Plastic shopping bag is one of the most common items in our daily life. It is light, durable, easy to carry and use. It is an essential tool for us to shop and carry items conveniently. However, with the improvement of people's awareness of environmental protection, plastic shopping bags have gradually become one of the main sources of environmental pollution. This paper will discuss the environmental impact and countermeasures from the three aspects of the manufacture, use and treatment of plastic shopping bags.

Manufacture of 1. plastic shopping bags

Plastic shopping bags are mainly made of plastic materials such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). The manufacturing process consumes a lot of energy and chemicals, and produces a lot of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane and toxic waste gas, causing serious environmental pollution. Moreover, due to the low production cost and high profits, the production and use of plastic shopping bags are extremely large, and the impact on the environment is correspondingly huge.

Use of 2. plastic shopping bags

The use of plastic shopping bags is huge, more than 1 trillion are used worldwide every year, most of which are used for disposable items and garbage bagging. However, due to the difficult degradation of plastic shopping bags and easy to drift away, they are often discarded in the streets, parks, beaches and other places, causing serious pollution and harm to the environment. Plastic shopping bags such as marine garbage not only affect the survival of marine life, but also destroy the marine ecological balance and environmental health.

Handling of 3. plastic shopping bags

In view of the environmental impact and harm of plastic shopping bags, it is necessary to take effective measures. On the one hand, degradable materials can be used instead of traditional plastic shopping bags, such as starch, paper, etc., which have good degradability and recyclability and can effectively reduce environmental pollution. On the other hand, we can strengthen the formulation and implementation of policies and regulations, promote the concept of environmental protection and green consumption, encourage people to use reusable items such as environmental protection bags and shopping baskets, and reduce the use and waste of plastic shopping bags.

To sum up,plastic shopping bagIt is one of the items that cause serious pollution and harm to the environment, which requires our common attention and response. In the future, we should actively promote the concept of green consumption and environmental protection, reduce the use and waste of plastic shopping bags, and protect our environment and the earth's home.