PLASTICS

Consequences of non using green products

SURUTHI.K DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

SAY NO TO PLASTICS

Green products

Green products are being widely publicized as a

possible solution for concerns regarding the use of

traditional based plastics. Several challenges could be

faced in attempt to replace with green products . In the early years, renewability of materials mostly pointed

towards the renewability of its sources where as now it is

redefined in the terms of the carbon foot print leaves.

Plastics & plastics toys: Health concern: Certain plastics are known to contain toxic chemicals which have negative impacts on human health. young children are also at greater risk since they often insert plastics into their mouth. baby bottles, sippy cups, and toys are often made in phthalates and bisphernol A(BPA)

Some of the tips for safer use of plastics:

In this generation we can able to control the use

of plastics. Not only the polythene bags many products are in

plastics.here ate the some of the tips for safer us of plastics.

☻ Avoid plastics with recycling code #3,#6 and #7.

☻Purchase baby bottles and sippy cups labeled “BPA Free”.

☻Never heat plastic baby bottles.

☻Use PVC-free plastic wrap.

☻ Never heat or microwave food or drink in any plastic containers.

Somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed world wide each year.

Less than 1% of the be bags are

recycled. It cost more to recycle a bag than to

produce a new one

Bags get blown around. And to the

different parts of our lands……………..

Plastic bags photodegrade : over time they break into smaller, more

toxic petro-polymers

Plastic in the ocean affecting human health:

over a few decades humans have

managed to dump tons upon the ocean. Of the most

devasting elements of this pollution is that plastics

takes thousands of years to decay. This is the largest

piece of evidence that leaves the problem of polluted

undeniable. It is upsetting that more of clean up effort

not taking place

On this June 5, World Environment Day, 2015, or June 8,world Ocean Day

lets decide our INDIA Plastic Free!

We Can Make A Difference!!!!

Conclusion: Negative information on a product label can

have a greater effect than the positive information on

consumers who have an “intermediate interest” in the

environment