'of all the problems facing us when disposing of our waste the problem of plastics is the greatest.'?

Question

write a paragragh setting out arguments both agreeing and disagreeing with this statment!

Answer 1

I would say plastic forms the greatest % of waste from a house.

So retailers could be banned from using plastic in packaging. Plastic milk cartons should be banned and replaced by glass. There are many ways to control plastic use.

It's cheap, quick and profitable for companies to use plastic packaging. This has increased because of supermarkets and us not using the local milkman/butcher etc... The key here is profit, so these compaines don't give a stuff about the environment. Erm. Could be wrong, but did Sainsburys announce a little while ago they were scrapping plastic from packaging? Maybe one retailer has got it right.

Answer 2

Although there are many problems with waste disposal the main problems are nuclear waste and plastic. Nuclear waste is more dangerous than plastic waste and remains dangrous for a very long time. This kind of waste, however, comes from industrial sources, not from homes. It is produced in very small quantities and so it is not too hard to find places to dispose of it. Households and industry create plastic waste and so there is a much greater volume. It takes a very long time to break down and we are running out of places to put it. The disposal of plastic waste can harm wildlife as it takes away their habitats and food and small animals can get stuck in bags and suffocate.

Answer 3

Plastic is one of the biggest problems. Here in Newport
S. Wales we can recycle plastic bottles and plastic household cleaner bottles in the kerbside boxes but they will not take plastic food containers eg. yogurt pots, trays you get fish,bacon and some fruits in although they have the recycling monogram on them also they will not take plastic wrapping or polythene which can be a high percentage of waste much of which I feel is unnecessary and contributes towards the cost of the products being purchased

Answer 4

To agree, I would concentrate on the issues surrounding the disposal of plastics and the fact that they are not biodegradable; to argue against, think of the problem surrounding the disposal and storage of nuclear waste.
Now write your own paragraph and good luck!

Answer 5

Plastic is at least visible & solid, so you can get get hold of it to reuse and recycle; if we choose to.

the greatest problems are those that are not easily contained or seen and anything that can be considered some one else's problem.; eg radioactive waste; Co2, NoX; particulates, nitrate run-off, acid rain; agro-chemicals & anti-biotics; PCBs, di-oxins, genetic modified organisms/genes; - take your pick as to which is "greatest"