Plastic bag ban

Dear Prime Minister

My letter to you is based on the impact of the damage and pollution plastic materials have caused. Plastics have caused disturbing destruction not only to the sea but to animals and other living things.

Over a million sea birds and marine mammals suffocate and die from plastic material. In any moment, many species will be close to extinction. Sea birds and marine mammals mistake the plastic material for prey or food.

Plastic pollution could be worse than climate change. 86% of ocean debris is caused by plastic pollution and many beaches are infested with plastic material.

Plastic does not sink, it floats on the seas surface. The plastic comes from many food sources so it attracts many sea life and sea birds.

Plastic will not be easy to digest. It could take hundreds of years to break down. It’s not safe to leave children around plastic material. Children could accidentally eat it or have a plastic bag on top of their head. Either way, it won’t end well for children.

My main point is that we should ban plastic bags forever and start using cloth bags. We should also try to clean up the pollution the sea has suffered from the plastic material.

Your sincerely. Neo