Environmental Hazards of Plastic Bags

Environmental, (Landfills Are Included)

    Plastic bags pollute the Earth in two major ways. Many plastic bags have been thrown into landfills and there, they stay and contaminate the Earth for at least 1,000 years and leak toxins into the Earth while degrading.This is known as photo-degrading. While the photo-degrade, they release the toxins into the Earth spoiling our precious fresh water reserves. Meanwhile, they release methane into the air and harm our ozone layer. Methane is the second most polluting that is causing global warming. Only carbon-dioxide pollutes more than the methane released from plastic bags.