Opinion News Writing Contest | Will the plastic waste turn this world into a garbage dump?

Plastic is proving to be very dangerous for the environment all over the world. That is why there has been a demand to limit its use and ban many types of plastic. Similar demands have been made continuously in all countries, and strict instructions have also been issued by the courts from time to time for this, but the lack of strictness in the compliance with these directions has always been clearly visible. This is the reason that, despite many efforts, we are not able to achieve success in reducing the use of plastic.

Air pollution is increasing diseases, and if we don't act now, the situation will become serious. Similar rules are applicable in different countries regarding the ban on plastic, but the irony is that even after so much time has passed due to a lack of strictness, the use of polythene continues unabated in all the states. If the use of banned plastics is not decreasing, then it simply means that the attitude towards their production, sale, and use has been very irresponsible and careless.

It is often seen that due to our carelessness and flaws in waste management systems, polythene or other plastic waste gets clogged in the drains, which clogs the drainage and sewerage systems. This waste is blocking the flow of rivers, which plays an important role in creating flood-like situations in places where there is more rain. Plastic has always been the reason for the terrible floods in our country and in our neighboring countries, Bangladesh and Pakistan, because the accumulation of plastic blocked drains.

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Bangladesh, taking a lesson from this, banned the use of plastic in 2002. There is no surprise that countries like Ireland impose a tax of 90% on the use of plastic bags, resulting in a significant reduction in their use. Even India has restricted the use of plastic bags in most categories, but the implementation is not so strict, so the use has decreased significantly but not completely.

The use of these bags in Australia has been reduced by 90% as a result of the government's appeal. In Rwanda, a country on the African continent, there is also a provision for fines for making, buying, and using plastic bags. France began a campaign to ban plastics in 2002, and in 2010 it was fully implemented across the country.

  
Non-recyclable plastics are banned in New York City. Countries like China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Italy, etc. have imposed various types of restrictions on the import of plastic waste. China, which has been the world's largest importer of plastic waste, banned the import of plastic in 24 categories of solid plastic.

There is a need to take strict steps in a phased manner to ban plastic. Although a decision has been made to ban the use of single-use plastic items in the direction of making single-use plastic-free, at present, a large amount of plastic waste is generated in the world. If we look at the countries that buy the most plastic scrap in the world, then PET, also known as polyethylene terephthalate, the chemical name for polyester, is imported by Vietnam, India, and China. Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Turkey, to name a few

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It is a matter of concern that about half of the plastic waste generated every day either gets into the water bodies through drains or remains on the ground in an unrefined form, which causes pollution of the earth and air. The used sanitary napkins that remain in landfills and even in water bodies have their own role in making the situation worse. Pollution control boards are working all over the world, but to know how serious they are about their work, it will be enough to know that they are not serious about the production and import of plastic waste.

Both the government and NGOs will have to ensure accountability for all of these to control plastic pollution and also ensure strict compliance with increasing awareness to reduce the use of plastic.

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