do you think we should abolished using plastic in our daily lives?

plastic is of different grades according to the utility. plastic cover/bag gradation is in micron units and somewhere near 30 microns is defined harmful for the ecosystem. it is not biodegradable and so it cannot be disposed or burned. moreover burning can emit poisonous fumes which can pollute the atmosphere and even lead to global warming. so the real danger is for mother earth. banning plastic is the realisation of a dream but a suitable alternative as a substitute should be discovered that can impose no harm to our environment and us. plastic containers should be banned as other alternatives are there in market in the form of clay , aluminium , stainless steel , glass , porcelain etc . so banning these is a necessity as plastic is harmful especially when coming into contact with heat. it can dissolve in minute proportions and merge into the hot food and cause health problems.

I don't think plastic should be banned,but it should be used wisely.we were so used to plastic bags in india.one day the government stopped plastic bags and asked us to use paper or jute bags.this happened because there were floods.it becae very difficult to buy things,we had to catch things in our hand and come home.

Maybe we can start doing so, however maybe this was not possible cause they have not found anything better that can actually replace the use of plastics - basically in everything. Also, there is quite a problem in cost. Maybe plastics are so much cheaper than anything else. Like for groceries, others use recycled papers, etc - but in our country, plastics are used because recycled papers are costly.

Plastic is not only responsible for cancer, but i think for many more things. it is proven to be bad for environment. earlier there was not so much of use.But it has come out as cheap alternatives to many nature friendly things. we should abolish but then we need better alternatives.

I think totally abolishing the use of plastic may lead to more environmental problems... since we would have to cut more trees and mine more iron ore to create substitute products for the plastic... the solution maybe to limit... because plastic is not at all that bad... We just need to be more careful in the kind of plastic that we should use... and how to dispose of them properly... If give the choice between using a paper bag and a platic bag... i would rather use the plastic bag...

i dont think abolishing is the answer. smeone else said that scientists might come up with something new, but it culd turn out to be far worse than what we have now. they used to think saccharine was FABulous.. then they got rid of it cause it caused cancer and went to nutrasweet, which theyve since gotten rid of because it causes the same symptoms as MS and was paralyzing people and are now on this kick of splenda.. which im sure down the line will be found to do something else to people thats horrible. eggs are good for you ,nope wait, theyre terrible for you, nope, sorry, theyre good for you again.. the mind boggles with all of the back and forth of whats OK and what isnt. i dont cook in plastic. even those lil microwaveable frozen thingies, i pop out of the container they come in and either put it into a baking dish in the oven or a glass plate/bowl before i nuke it. mainly tho, i do it because i cant stand the taste of it in the plastic. same reason i drink beverages out of glass bottles over cans/plastic. i think if you spend yer entire life worrying over whats gonna make you sick possibly 50 years from now, yer wasting 50 years. stick by the adage of moderation.. and ya should do aiight.

I think it is more of the matter that maybe it should be investigated to see the cons of plastic and maybe it should be made safe, with all the technology today a better alternative should be able to be produced..as far as the cancer scare is that if we listened to every report that comes out to what causes cancer we wouldn't eat, drink or move out of our house...I did a vegetarian cooking class some years ago and the chef was telling us that the biggest cancer food is actually meat but Governments won't admit to it because there is too much money riding on the back of the animals we eat...another friend who works in the x-ray department of a hospital backed this statement up saying it took him one day working in this area , after seeing what meat does to our bosies to make him give up meat....so I guess we just need to eat everything in moderation and be as happy as we can be for the time we have and most of all stop worrying which is also not good for us....

I once worked in as accountant in a plastic factory, which produces polythene bags. As we all know it is made from a petroleum by product and can be considered toxic. During the time I was working there a campaign went on to ban the use of polythene in Sri Lanka. The opinion of everyone was considered. The main argument of the anti polythene crusaders was the harm it was doing to the the environment. But knowing and working among polythene all the time we pointed out that the most environment friendly packing material was polythene. For instance if we used paper to lift the weight that is lifted by polythene bags how many trees will have to be felled to meet the demand. We proved with figures that the result would be catastrophic. The point was that because it is cheap people liberally throw it around and they clog drains etc. But this is because proper disposing methods are not used. It can also be recycled very easily. As for plastic containers, they can get mixed with the food for the heat. This is very minute in quantity. We might be breathing more carbon monoxide during the day. Also other containers can also release minute particles of atoms into the food.

It would cost quite a bit to get rid of plastic containers, if you do believe that storing food in glass and ceramics is much better. It also could be that your friend is ulta sensitive. I do not mean that she thinks she is sensitive, but she really is. It is kind of like the story of the princess and the pea. Some do not feel the pea hidden under several down mattresses, but there is one that will. Now I would never make green tea in a pitcher because I make it hot. And I take multi=vitamins, although not the ones recommended for people over fifty, because they do not contain iron, and I am slightly anemic. I do feel it is all right to store things in plastic, but when I heat them up, I transfer the food into a ceramic or glass container. So it is all right to freeze in plastic, just do not heat the food in them. You just have to be sensible.

Plastics are definitely suspect in many areas..the plastic grocery bags will forever be in our land fills as they cannot biodegrade..recycling is the only answer to the plastics that are already in the world..and many people just aren't informed well enough to properly dispose/recycle things. It is very easy to taint an entire recyle bin with products which mix with and undermine the ability of the recycler to do his job. When I grocery shop, I take 10 recycled sturdy bags, some cotton, some canvas, some made of recyled plastic...I then can easily carry my groceries from the car to the house without tearing/ripping plastic bags..I can carry much more weight than in paper..and for me the beauty is that I can reuse the same bags every time I shop. I even have begun taking a very attractive bag when I go shopping for clothing ...it is portable in my purse/car and it is stronger and reusable. The department store I shop at has commented many times that they would love people to do this so they could cut the use of plastic/paper....it is only my little attempt at making myself feel like I'm no longer adding to the landfill things that my great grandchildren will have to deal with!!! I agree about the stress...it can destroy your body and your mind...but I don't stress over these issues...just problem solve for myself and what I as one person can do...no stress involved. We have ignored the environment for many years.and have information that can help change the toxins we put into our atmosphere each day...if we can each do one little thing different to improve a condition, I see a better world ahead...it doesn't have to be a huge change we make in our lives..just a single positive change...and it will multiply..Have a great day..Be well..

I don't think getting rid of plastic is the answer. For every study that says plastic emits harmful substances, there is one that says it is harmless. Even if it is harmful, there are plenty of other things that are a lot worse. Like air and water pollution. Smoke, smog, car emissions, to name a few. Plastic is synthetic. When it first came out it was the best thing since sliced bread. Now, after years of using it and seeing its effects, we are seeing that there may be problems with it. If scientists came up with something new, it may seem great at first, but before long there will be problems with it. The bottom line is everything has the potential to be harmful. All we can do is use our best judgment. All things in moderation. Use natural products whenever possible.

I think it is ridiculous to take all those supplements to prevent cancer if you are using all the other things that cause it. There is nothing wrong with taking the preventative measures, but using the plastic products should also be avoided.I don't know much about how plastic works, but I do know that cancer has become much more prevalent in recent years. Before refrigeration, they didn't get food until they used it so they didn't need to use plastic and you couldn't use plastic to cook over a fire so it was not a problem. Now people are so into convenience that they forget about what problems that convenience may cause them.