Plastic Pollution Paragraph or Short Note on Plastic Pollution

Plastic Pollution 

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Plastic is considered the best invention of  all time and it has proven to be a curse in recent times due to over production and consumption. The ever-increasing plastic production, consumption and waste generation are escalating the threat to marine and terrestrial ecosystem. According to a World Bank report, Dhaka city generates 6,464 tons of  household garbage a day, while 10% of it is plastic waste. It says 48% of plastic  waste goes to landfills, 37% is recycled, 12% ends up in water bodies and 3% is . dumped in drains and unserved areas. According to the U.N, the proliferation  of plastic has grown astronomically, from more than 2 million tons produced in   1950 to nearly 400 million tons produced  in 2017. More than 12 million tons of  plastic waste flow into. the world's  oceans each year and that figure could triple by 2040. Plastic pollution is one of the leading causes of marine pollution, killing a million of sea birds every year. According to a research in Florida, plastic degrades slowly if exposed to ultraviolet  radiation, but the rate of degradation is so slow that it might require years to reach the half-life of a single plastic disposable cup. Plastic bags are often  swallowed by marine creatures. Under Bangladesh Environmental Conservation Act (BECA) 1994, section 6(A) has a   section entailing ban on polythene bags,  which only curtails polythene bags which  are less than 55micron in thickness. UN member states have agreed to start interactional negotiations on drawing up a global plastics treaty that could set rules for production, use and disposal of plastics. The decision was made at a meeting of the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi on 3 March 2022.

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