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life of plastic

WHAT IS SINGLE USE PLASTIC

A Plastic product used only once before being dumped away. Examples - the plastic water bottle purchased during travelling, plastic straws for drinking shakes and juices, the polythene bags etc.

AS PER United Nations ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - 

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  • SINGLE USE PLASTIC FORMS 30% OF WORLD'S TOTAL PLASTIC

  • OF THE TOTAL PLASTIC WASTE EVER PRODUCED, ONLY 9% HAS BEEN RECYCLED, 12% INCINERATED, AND REST 71% DUMPED IN LANDFILLS AND OCEANS,  SLOWLY POISONING OUR PLANET

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  • The Ganga Brahmaputra system alone is carrying 72,000 tonnes of plastic.

  • Oceans are carrying 100 MILLION tonnes of plastic. Annually, 13 million tonnes of plastic is dumped in oceans.

  • Single use plastic forms 49% of beach litter

  • Ingestion of plastic waste leads to mortality of both tertiary and marine wildlife. 

PLASTIC PRODUCTS ARE CHOKING OUR WATER BODIES

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PLASTIC BOTTLES AN OTHER PRODUCTS POLLUTES SOIL AND PRISTINE ECOSYSTEMS

  • Most of the single use plastic ends up being dumped in landfills. 

  • Toxic chemicals then leach out of these landfills into soil, thereby decreasing crop productivity and causing various forms of pollution.

  • These landfills also serve as breeding ground for various diseases. 

  • The Himalayas are becoming a dump yard for plastic products like water bottles left behind while trekking or mountaineering.

  • Single use plastic is choking the marine ecosystems and marine life

GLASS IS 100% REUSABLE & RECYCLABLE

  1. Glass can be used endlessly without loss in quality or purity.

  2. When required, glass can be recycled easily  compared to single use plastic.

  3. Thus, glass products also contribute to circular economy and are commercially viable for consumers. 

  4. It puts us on path of long cherished 3Rs - Reduce , Reuse, Recyle.

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PLASTIC HAS DELETERIOUS IMPACT ON HEALTH

  • Single use plastic is a cause of microplastic, which is harmful for both human and marine health

  • Plastic products consisting of bisphenol A[BPA] may prove to be carcinogenic.

  • Plastic products are major cause for clogging of sewers, which in turn become breeding ground for vector borne diseases,

  • Incineration of plastic waste in open landfill releases toxins like furans and dioxins.

GLASS PRODUCTS ARE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH

  1. Glass products dont leach harmful chemicals.

  2. They are free of BPA

  3. They are non corrosive

  4. Unlike single use plastics, they are not derived from fossil fuels. 

  5. Hence, you can be sure of an authentic taste!!

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GLASS PRODUCTS ARE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING TO SEE AND HOLD

  1. People often avoid to reuse plastic products like bottles because they are not visually appealing. 

  2. Glass products on the other hand are ergonomically and visually appealing. They look great, even when empty!

  3. Further, you can proudly own a glass product with you outside, knowing that it wont reduce the carrying capacity of our mother nature. 

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ADOPTING GLASS WILL HELP US ATTAIN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Just think of it. A single choice to shift from single use plastic, can bring us closer to 3 SDGs!!

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  1. SDG 13 - take urgent action to combat climate change

  2. SDG 14 - conservation of oceans

  3. SDG 15 - conservation of forest and terrestrial ecosystems

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