Polythene benefits and harms to us and the Environment

The name of Polyethene is actually Polyethylene.
A tough, light flexible synthetic resin made by polymerizing ethylene, chiefly used for plastic bags, food containers, and other packaging.
Polyethene or polythene is the most common plastic.
The Indian plastics industry made a promising beginning in 1957 with the production of polystyrene. Thereafter, significant progress has been made, and the industry has grown and diversified rapidly.
As we got many advantages of Polythene like they are corrosion resistant and chemically inert. They have low thermal expansion of co-efficient and possess good thermal and electrical insulating property. Advantages of polythene is very good water resistant and possess good adhesiveness. Polythene is strong, good and cheap to produce.

1. Polythene

2. What is Polyethene The name of Polyethene is actually Polyethylene. A tough, light flexible synthetic resin made by polymerizing ethylene, chiefly used for plastic bags, food containers, and other packaging . Polyethene or polythene is the most common plastic .

3. When Polyethene came to India The   Indian plastics  industry made a promising beginning in 1957 with the production of polystyrene. Thereafter, significant progress has been made, and the industry has grown and diversified rapidly.

4. Production of Polythene We are now producing nearly  300 million  tons of polythene every year. H alf of total produced Polythene at global level is for single use . According to UN estimates, every year the world uses  500 billion plastic bags . Half of the total plastic used is single-use or disposable items such as grocery bags, cutlery and straws. India generates about  15,342  tons of plastic waste per day (TPD ).

5. Polythene  was thought to be a boon but it turned out to be a curse.  Polythene  can be very harmful as it produces harmful gases when it is burned. As it is non bio degradable, it is harmful to the soil and takes hundreds of years to degrade or decompose . Polythene  waste, such as  polythene  bags, often becomes litter. More than 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into our oceans every year .

6. Why Polythene is a Boon As we got many advantages of Polythene like they are corrosion resistant and chemically inert. They have  low thermal expansion of co- efficient  and possess good thermal and electrical insulating property. Advantages of polythene is very good water resistant and possess good adhesiveness. Polythene is strong, good and  cheap  to  produce.

7. Advantages of Polyethene

8. Advantages of polythene are corrosion resistant and chemically inert. Its primary use is in packaging ( plastic  bags,  plastic  films, geomembranes, containers including bottles, etc .). They have  low thermal expansion of co- efficient  and possess good thermal and electrical insulating property . Another advantage of polythene is very good water resistant and possess good adhesiveness. Polythene is strong, good and  cheap  to  produce.

9. Durable: Because Polythene/Plastic  packaging is so durable,  polythene/ plastic  packaging can be very thin. This means it  uses  fewer resources and takes up less space for transport which means fewer trucks, trains or planes are needed to transport it . Versatile : Polythene/Plastic  can be transformed in many different ways. Polythene/Plastic  is  very useful  because it can be coloured, melted, shaped, squashed, rolled into sheets or made into fibres  Polythene/Plastics .  Polythene/Plastic  is used made ropes that are  very  strong and fishing lines, glues and paints .

10. Polythene has been  used  in  medical  applications for over 50 years. Medical uses  for  polythene  materials include: Thin tubes called catheters are  used  to unblock blood vessels. The vessel support is made of a  polythene  developed specifically for the  medical field  and charged with active substances .

11. Visqueen is a brand of polyethylene plastic sheeting (typically Low-density polyethylene) often suggested for use in greenhouses . Greenhouse

12. Plastic waste helps increase the strength of the road, reducing road fatigue. These roads have better resistance towards rain water and cold weather. Since a large amount of plastic waste is required for a small stretch of road, the amount of waste plastic strewn around will definitely reduce.

13. Why it became a Bane Plastic  was thought to be a boon but it turned out to be a  curse .  Plastic  can be very harmful as it produces harmful gases when it is burned. As it is non bio degradable, it is harmful to the soil and takes hundreds of years to degrade or decompose. ... Plastic  waste, such as  plastic  bags, often becomes litter.

14. Why Polyethene is Non Bio degradable " It's easier for organisms to synthesize peptide bonds than carbon-carbon bonds," he said. ... Environmentalists might wonder why plastic manufacturers don't use peptide bonds to build polymers rather than carbon-carbon bonds, so that they'll biodegrade  rather than lasting forever in a landfill.

15. Harmful effects of Polyethene

16. Polythene  bags have  harmful effects  to the environment. Polythene  bags are one kind of plastics which are non-biodegradable and cause environmental pollution. They undergo a process known as photo degradation, in which they break down into smaller and smaller toxic particles. Chlorinated  plastic  can release  harmful  chemicals into the surrounding soil, which can then seep into groundwater or other surrounding water sources and also the ecosystem of the world. This can cause serious harm to the species that drink the water.

17. How Animals are getting affected

18. Carry reusable shopping bags . Bring your own bottle . Shop your local farmers market . Buy from bulk bins as often as possible . Carry your own containers, utensils, and travel mug for take out food and leftovers . Avoid single-serving sizes . Compost food waste to avoid plastic garbage bags . Ways to minimize the use of Polythene

19. The popular and well-known  concept  of " 3R " refers to Reduce , Reuse and Recycle , particularly in the context of production and consumption. It calls for an increase in the ratio of recyclable materials, further reusing of raw materials and manufacturing wastes, and overall reduction in resources and energy used. Importance  of the 3 R's-Reduce , Reuse, Recycle. ... Reduce: Reducing the amount of waste you produce is the best way to help the environment . For instance buying products with minimum packaging, borrowing things which we do not use often, starting a compost bin, saving energy and water by turning are ways to reduce By following ‘‘3R’’

20. The popular and well-known  concept  of " 3R " refers to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle , particularly in the context of production and consumption. It calls for an increase in the ratio of recyclable materials, further reusing of raw materials and manufacturing wastes, and overall reduction in resources and energy used. Importance  of the 3 R's-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. ... Reduce: Reducing the amount of waste you produce is the best way to help the environment. For instance buying products with minimum packaging, borrowing things which we do not use often, starting a compost bin, saving energy and water by turning are ways to reduce. By following ‘‘3R’’

21. We can aware people with the help of youth clubs and NGOs in the society . A program was recently launched by our honorable Director Mr. Vijay Mugdal; i.e. “She The Change”. He organized seminars with youth club of Agilo foundation, and created awareness among people about the harmful effects of ployethene. He introduced the jute bags made by Agilo foundation and distributed in his seminars among people and many peoples got motivated with his speeches in seminars and stopped using polyethene bags .

22. Under "She the Change" for women's upliftment activities being run by the Agilo Foundation, Mr. Vijay Mugdal , President Agilo Foundation has been awarded the Human Rattan Award - 2018 .

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