Describe a time when you saw a lot of plastic waste.
Where and when you saw the plastic waste?
Why there was a lot of plastic waste?
And explain what your thoughts were about this?
There is no doubt that plastic waste has become
burning issue in my nation. It is also a serious threat to the marine life as well as humans. However, today I am going to talk about a time when I saw a lot of plastic waste. It was about two weeks before, when I went to Nature Park. It is in the mid of my town. I visited there after a long time due to my busy schedule. Actually, I was surprised to see that garbage was spread in the whole park like as, plastic bottles, bags, straws etcetera. I got to know that many new shops have opened nearby, where individuals purchase eatable things and mineral water bottles. As well as they throw the empty plastic bottles and eatable thing's wrappers in the park. Moving further, I tried to call park management to complain about the garbage, but they were unresponsive. Then, I called my classmates and aware them with the issue. We all divided our responsibilities and cleaned the whole park in just few hours. In addition, we also kept new dustbins in all corners of the park. No doubt, it was unexpected from locals. Moreover, I was also angry on people's careless attitude. Lastly, I also wrote an e-mail to local authorities regarding the strict action against humans who spread garbage in the park. So, that was a time when I saw plastic garbage in a public park.
Follow ups :-
1 Do you think we should use plastic products?
Ans.No, I don't think that usage of plastic products should be encouraged. Every day in the newspaper we read about how plastics are destroying our planet, and there is not much we can do about it except prohibit their usage Most of the plastic waste cannot be recycled and ends up in landfills or is dumped in the sea
2 How can we reduce our use of plastic?
Ans There are many simple everyday things that we can do to reduce our plastic consumption, For example, people can always carry a steel water bottle with them so that they don't have to buy a plastic one. Another thing that people can do is to use jute or any other cloth bags for carrying goods from grocery stores
3 What kinds of plastic waste are often seen in your country?
Ans.The most common plastic waste in my country would definitely be the plastic bags that people use for grocery shopping The plastic water or soft drink bottles take the second spot.
4 Why do people like to use plastic products?
Ans.I think there are two main reasons behind it. One is that plastic is more convenient as it doesn't get damaged easily and keeps the goods safe and dry. Secondly, plastic is cheaper as compared to metal or other alternatives.
Q5.Is waste a serious problem in your area?
Ans. Unfortunately, the biggest threat my society is facing in recent years is of waste. Garbage has accumulated in my area and is inviting various disease spreading pests. People, especially, young children are falling sick frequently due to this. In addition, this waste has defamed my area to a great extent.
Q6. What can government do to reduce waste?
Ans. Government can install recycling plants to recycle waste products, especially plastic waste. Apart from this, the officials can install big dustbins at various public locations in the societies, so that people start disposing waste in those bins rather than littering everywhere.
Q7. Have you ever done anything to help reduce waste?
Ans. Definitely, I have contributed a lot at my level to reduc waste. I always throw the thrash in garbage bins. Apart from this, I avoid using plastic bags and prefer bags made of biodegradable materials like paper for carrying anything
Q8. How can people contribute in reducing electronic waste?
Ans. Well, there are various strategies that people can adopt to combat E-waste. They can use their current gadgets for longer time rather than getting allured by latest gadgets and discarding the old ones. Also, the old electronic items can be recycled.
Q9.Do you think plastic products must be banned?
Ans. No doubt, the plastics items must be banned as they are biggest threat to the environment. Apart from being non- biodegradable, the use of plastic containers in packaging food and drinks leads to various life-threatening diseases. Thus, government must ban plastics and promote usage of paper bags and other products that could easily get decomposed.