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What are the drawbacks of plastics?
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Drawbacks of plastics
- Plastics take a long time to fully break down in nature.
- The microbes that break down plastics are too few and the quantity of plastics we produce is too many.
- A lot of plastics do not get recycled and end up polluting the environment.
- Some plastics contain harmful chemical additives that are not good for human health.
- Burning of plastics releases toxic gases that are harmful to health and the environment
- One-time use and throwaway plastics end up littering and polluting the environment.
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