When treating waste by burial, the soil will not retain water, nutrients, affect the growth and development of trees ... causing an imbalance in the ecosystem. And this is also the cause of great floods.
Burying plastic waste also pollutes groundwater, directly affecting the health and life of people.
When burning plastic waste, it will create toxic gases dioxins and furans that reduce immunity, hormonal disorders, infertility, cancer ...Therefore, reducing the amount of waste is very important:
Plastic eating utensils are cheap but durable, can not hold hot food and are exposed to toxins into food, which are hazardous to health.
So you should immediately consider replacing with spoon, spoon, spoon ... made of wood or stainless steel for much reuse. Although the initial investment cost can be high, but because it can be reused many times, it can still save a lot.
When shopping for utensils, the seller is always "generous" for you to add a plastic bag or a plastic box to hold. But if you feel it is not necessary, then you can say no.
Because you only store things in plastic bags for 10 minutes, it takes 1 second to be discharged, but the environment takes hundreds, even thousands of years to "digest" them.
Today, many people always like fast, neat and convenient products such as plastic cups and glasses. Just stop at the coffee shop to buy a cup of coffee in time to go to work, you have discharged a plastic waste into the environment, contributing to increasing environmental pollution.
So, change your consumption habits and bring a glass bottle with you when buying drinking water, going to work, going out or traveling. Both hygiene and economy reduce the burden on our mother earth.