NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Plastic bags are difficult and costly to recycle and most end up on landfill sites where they take around 300 years to photodegrade. They break down into tiny toxic particles that contaminate the soil and waterways and enter the food chain when animals accidentally ingest them.

Detailed explanation-2: -The problem is most waste ends up in traditional trash bags, which aren’t biodegradable. This means any waste trapped in the garbage bag is unlikely to biodegrade, which is one problem with waste ending up in landfills. Traditional garbage bags are made from plastic, which is the reason they can’t biodegrade.

Detailed explanation-3: -Benefits of Biodegradable Plastic Pollution from plastic is a global problem. Biodegradable plastics don’t solve the waste issue, but they do help. Changes like using biodegradable garbage bags are a great start to helping reduce plastic waste pollution. Reducing carbon emissions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Like degradable bags, biodegradable are often still plastic bags that have microorganisms added to break down the plastic into lots of tiny pieces of plastic. Biodegradable bags are not compostable – unless a bag is specifically marked as ‘100% compostable’, it will contaminate your green organics bin.