Plastic bags should be banned becaues they contribute to the pollution in our world. Plastic bags are lightweight, so they can travel long distances by water or wind. Because they are lightweight they can easily blow out of trashes and they can possibly clog waterways, damage land (10 reasons why plastic bags should be banned, 2017,October 26). Also plastic bags can contribute and make ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes (which countries have banned plastic bags?, 2003-2018). They also litter our landscapes and when they do they can pollute our crops, get caught in fences and trees. They can float around in waterways and eventually make their ways to the ocean where they can pollute the waters and the animals that live there.
Plastic bags are costly to clean up and to make, we may not pay for plastic bags directly when we go shopping but we eventually do. Plastic bags cost about 3.5 cents each, but the cost to clean them up is about 17 cents per bag on average. Tax payers end up paying about 88 dollars per year just on plastic bag waste (10 reasons why plastic bags should be banned,2017,October 26). In an effort to help reduce the amount of waste and pollution by plastic bags some countries have banned plastic bag to help lower the risk of pollution. Africa has banned plastic bags or taxed them in …show more content…
Runoff water will collect in plastic bags and will be carried and will be collected in storm sewers. This will block the sewers and the flow water. Also, it will prevent water from runoffs to drain properly, for example roads often flood when storm sewers become blocked by plastic bags and this will lead to roads being closed because the water will be overflowing in them. The water in the streets form the storm sewers then can damage cars in the streets, and can also damage buildings and other
Plastic bags are costly to clean up and to make, we may not pay for plastic bags directly when we go shopping but we eventually do. Plastic bags cost about 3.5 cents each, but the cost to clean them up is about 17 cents per bag on average. Tax payers end up paying about 88 dollars per year just on plastic bag waste (10 reasons why plastic bags should be banned,2017,October 26). In an effort to help reduce the amount of waste and pollution by plastic bags some countries have banned plastic bag to help lower the risk of pollution. Africa has banned plastic bags or taxed them in …show more content…
Runoff water will collect in plastic bags and will be carried and will be collected in storm sewers. This will block the sewers and the flow water. Also, it will prevent water from runoffs to drain properly, for example roads often flood when storm sewers become blocked by plastic bags and this will lead to roads being closed because the water will be overflowing in them. The water in the streets form the storm sewers then can damage cars in the streets, and can also damage buildings and other