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