Dangers of Waste Plastics for Environment and overcome Efforts

One of the factors that cause environmental damage in Indonesia is a factor plastik.Kantong plastic waste disposal has become a hazardous waste and difficult to manage. It took 1000 years for plastic to decompose by the soil decomposed or broken down by sempurna.Ini is a time of great lama.Saat dispersed, the particles will contaminate soil and groundwater. negative impacts of plastic wastes, among others:

1. Plastic waste that littered the streets, in public places make the scenery becomes uncomfortable. 
2. Can reduce soil fertility, because if the plastic waste was buried in the soil. 
3. Waste plastics can cause flooding if trash bag dumped multiplied, because the clog water channels, embankments. 
4. Plastic waste can also cause changes in climate. Why? Because the piles of garbage in the open air release of methane, one of the gases responsible for warming global.Selain that land disposal of plastics in landfill (TPA), plastic waste is also a greenhouse gas issue. 

Reduction of the Waste Plastics

1. Reduce use of plastic bags now and use cloth bags every time you shop. If you only buy a little, put the groceries into the bag. Remind the person's house or your friends to always carry cloth bags when shopping. Contact supermarkets, malls and bookstores subscription you to stop providing plastic bags. 
2. Reduction of plastic waste can also be overcome by creating environmentally friendly plastics are plastics made from raw materials of living things that can be parsed by the soil, for example: Biobag which is a kind of plastic bags made of leather raw materials of corn, called bi-mates. There are also plastic made from raw palm oil. 
3. In addition to the above two methods of plastic waste can also be overcome by processing plastic waste into berharga.Misalnya goods as practiced by citizens Cihampelas Iyom Rochaeni Bongkaran RW 15 Bandung.Ia City could turn plastic waste into exclusive bags, fruit baskets, knick-knacks Barbie dolls, table cloths, prayer rugs, and various other items.