| Recycled plastic made products have become an | | | | to clean up sewage and blockages caused by |
| important issue for municipal authorities and state | | | | these wastes are high. Another impact of "white |
| government in the country. Discarded plastic | | | | pollution" is adverse affect on human population. |
| waste is nick named as "white pollution". What | | | | Many countries especially in western world were |
| makes this material dangerous waste product is | | | | environment guidelines for recycling are strict |
| its ability to break into toxic bits and then | | | | governments are off-shoring plastic waste to third |
| contaminate soil and water thus entering back into | | | | word countries. Of-shoring recycling facilities are |
| the food chain. | | | | cheaper to recycle plastic or other waste. This |
| Under plastic recycling process, waste product is | | | | approach is becoming popular in rich countries. One |
| recovered by chemical process designed to | | | | it is cheaper and second the laws in third world |
| recover scrap and turn them into useful plastic | | | | countries are less strict. Recycling plastic also |
| products. These days' modern recycling plants | | | | creates air pollution and it has potential to degrade |
| recover waste plastic from water bottles or | | | | the soil and water. |
| plastic containers and then turn them into useful | | | | The awareness of recycling and its disadvantages |
| products, which is used into making chair, tables, | | | | has led some government banning plastic bags for |
| and recycled plastic toys. Under recycling process | | | | use and in some cases applying higher taxes for it |
| discarded plastic is categorized into "Resin | | | | use. In South Africa consumers are charges extra |
| Identification Code". This is a method designed to | | | | tax for using plastic bags. In third world countries |
| identify material correctly for its polymer type. | | | | like Bangladesh government has put full ban on |
| This method was invented by "Society of Plastic" | | | | such products. People are being encourages to |
| in the year 1988. Ever since this method is used | | | | bring their own jute or cloth bags to carry |
| to separate different types of plastic for better | | | | grocery. All these factors are helping in reduction |
| recycling output. | | | | of plastic use and spreading the word about |
| Every year billions of waste material enters into | | | | recycling plastic. We are still miles away from |
| our sewage and water stream system. The cost | | | | putting ban on plastic use. |