Reducing Plastic Pollution: Embracing Eco-Friendly Bags in Laredo

Abstract

(Your Name) Address [Name] (Their Address) [Name] Receive my greetings. I hope you don't mind me writing to you about the realization and maintenance of a friendly environment by avoiding polythene bag use. I am aware that no restrictions are barring us from using these bags, but they prove a danger to our ecosystem now and in the future. According to Wagner (2017), Americans throw away approximately 100 billion polythene bags a year. Unfortunately, a polythene bag takes approximately 1000 years to degrade or break down (Hussain et al. 2020). What does this imply? Since polythene papers do not biodegrade, they photo-degrade thus break down into smaller toxic bits that contaminate the soil and waterways. It is sad to inform you that these smaller toxic bits get into the soil and waterways, enter the food chain as animals on land and in waters ingest them. If we continue using these bags, it means that soon, our water/land animals might terminate as, according to the U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, ocean debris kills at least 100 thousand mammals and 1 million seabirds a year worldwide. Cheap is always expensive. Have you ever wondered why these bags are so cheap as compared to cloth bags? It is because they are not durable, so the sellers invest in profit maximization rather than the quality of their product. For the past month, my team and I have managed to collect millions of polythene bags dumped after use. As you are all aware, our city has been having dozens of papers along the streets. Still, it has decreased significantly due to my teams’ effort to maintain an eco-friendly environment. Don't you feel the change of atmosphere since the "Ever Green Squad" started their polythene bag collection mission within Laredo and its suburbs? Together...