Plastic Pollution - A Review on Impacts of Pollution on Environment

Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic particles and objects in the Earth’s environment that adversely affect humans, wildlife and wildlife habitat. Most of today’s plastics are made from Organic polymers produced from petroleum based chemicals. Plastics are in expensive and durable. These are the reason why the plastic production by humans are very high and the demand keeps on increasing day by day. Plastic, with numerous advantages and disadvantages, has now become an integral part of daily human life playing an important role in every aspect. Human activities have the potential to endanger human life and the natural ecosystems. This is experienced when plastics such as plastic bottle, plastic bags etc are being utilised/used for packaging, after they are being utilised, it is realised that they are discarded recklessly without thinking of what will be the consequence. These plastic wastes litters everywhere when not well discarded/disposed affecting the wildlife, wildlife habitat, humans and producing chocking, and pungent odour.