Degrading our planet, one nanoparticle at a time
This year, India and the United Nations (UN) are jointly hosting the global World Environment Day celebrations, with ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ as the central theme. There is no reason to celebrate, really. Recently there was alarming news of how we are ingesting plastic nanoparticles in the food that makes it to our tables. It’s time to fix the problem but where do we even begin?
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
What can I do? Plastic is ubiquitous in our lives in the modern world. The wings of the plane you fly in uses carbon-fibre reinforced plastic, glass-fibre reinforced plastic and quartz-fibre reinforced plastic extensively. We have produced more plastic in the last decade than in the whole last century, 50 percent of it is in the form of single-use or disposable products, says a UN Environment report. Every year the world uses 500 billion plastic bags. What can I do? You don't need Quora for answers. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
Credits: UN Environment, Wikipedia.
