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A customer demanded a polybag for storing the goods he had bought but the shopkeeper handed over a paper bag instead.(a) Why the shopkeeper did not give a polybag to the customer? (b) Give two harmful effects of polythene bags. (c) What is the value associated with it? |
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Answer» (a) Plastic is non biodegradable (b) Plastic releases harmful dioxin into the air. People who work in plastic industries are at a greater risk for cancer and other diseases. Plastic bags discarded in fields decrease the productivity of fertile land, Coloured plastic bags contain harmful toxic metals like chromium and copper which can cause allergies. (c) Awareness of harmful effects of polythene bags on the environment |
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