Garbage bags, as the name implies, are packaging garbage bags, a small package, which brings great convenience to millions of households, and also provides an important guarantee for the protection of the environment, and even facilitates the collection and classification of garbage. Many people use plastic bags as garbage bags, but many countries and regions have banned or restricted plastic bags. The San Francisco City Council banned retailers such as supermarkets, pharmacies from using plastic bags. In cities such as Los Angeles, the government has launched plastic bag recycling activities. Canada, Australia, Brazil and other countries have also introduced regulations that prohibit shopping bags or paid use of plastic garbage bags.
The plastic bags people use for daily shopping are mainly made of petroleum. Due to the huge amount of use, they cause waste of resources and environmental pollution. The plastic bags buried in the ground rot for about 200 years, and the soil pollution is serious; if it is burned, it will produce harmful dust and toxic gases, which will pollute the environment for a long time.
China buys food every day and spends 1 billion plastic bags, and other plastic bags cost more than 2 billion yuan every day. Beijing abandons 2.3 billion plastic bags every year, resulting in 14 million tons of waste plastic packaging waste, accounting for 3% of the total garbage. Shanghai produces 19 million tons of waste plastic packaging waste every year, accounting for 7% of the total household waste. The annual waste plastic packaging waste in Tianjin is over 100,000 tons. The plastic bags of shopping bags are mainly non-degradable. If they are used as garbage bags, they will seriously harm the environment.
The main hazards of plastic garbage bags
Many countries and regions have banned or restricted plastic bags. The San Francisco City Council banned retailers such as supermarkets, pharmacies from using plastic bags. In cities such as Los Angeles, the government has launched plastic bag recycling activities. Canada, Australia, Brazil and other countries have also introduced regulations prohibiting shopping bags or paid use.