The document discusses the rise of plastic pollution over the past 500 crore years. It notes that the first man-made plastic, called Parkesine, was created in 1862 and polythene was first synthesized in 1898. Nature is now dangerously surrounded by plastic, which pollutes the soil, air, water and threatens all life on Earth. Plastic pollution can even cause natural disasters like tsunamis and floods. The conclusion calls on people to save the planet from the engulfing threat of plastic.