Plastic pollution is a major global problem. Hundreds of billions of plastic bags are consumed yearly but less than 1% are recycled, and they persist in the environment for centuries. Plastic kills and harms wildlife, pollutes oceans and waterways, and poses health risks. Many countries and cities have implemented bans and taxes on disposable plastics to encourage alternatives and clean up efforts.

1. Ban On Plastic

2. Introduction
 Plastic - made by polymerizing molecules of monomer
materials derived from coal, petroleum, or natural gas.
 The first known manmade plastic –
- introduced in 1862
- at the Great International Exhibition in London
- by Alexander Parkes.

3. Statistics
 500 billion to a trillion plastic bags - consumed each
year.
 Less than 1% - recycled.

4. Why ban plastics?
 Plastics are Lethal.
 They don’t degrade.

6. In our Oceans, Lakes and Rivers

7. In ALMOST Every Country!

8. Effects due to plastics
 Kill animals
 Non-biodegradable
 Litter the landscape
 Use of Petroleum
 Hazardous to human health
 Pollute the oceans,seas

10. Coast Lines
Africa
mumbai

11. We Find Plastic Bags
Everywhere from the
Antarctic to the South Pole
British Antarctic Survey

12. Lets clean it up

13. What Can We Do?
 Cut disposable plastics out of your routine.
 Recycle.
 Take Responsibility
 Clean up your reachable places
 Start using green bags instead of plastic bags

14. Implementation
 Charge EXTRA
 Introduce taxes
 Educate : use of alternatives

16. BAN IN MUMBAI
 Plastics bag which are less then 50
microns in width was banned by BMC

17. Protest in front of UN HQ
In 2006

18. Our Planet Does
NOT
Need to Look like This!

19. Save MOTHER Earth