The document discusses the health concerns of using plastic products and provides tips for safer plastic use. It notes that certain plastics contain toxic chemicals that can negatively impact human health, especially for young children. It also discusses the environmental impacts of plastic waste, noting that less than 1% of plastic bags are recycled and they can take thousands of years to decay, polluting the oceans. The conclusion states that negative information on product labels may have a greater effect on consumers with some interest in the environment.

1. Consequences of non
using green products
SURUTHI.K
DEPARTMENT OF
MANAGEMENT
STUDIES

2. SAY
NO
TO PLASTICS

3. Green products
Green products are being widely publicized as a
possible solution for concerns regarding the use of
traditional based plastics. Several challenges could be
faced in attempt to replace with green products .
In the early years, renewability of materials mostly pointed
towards the renewability of its sources where as now it is
redefined in the terms of the carbon foot print leaves.

4. Plastics & plastics toys:
Health concern:
Certain plastics are known
to contain toxic chemicals which
have negative impacts on human
health.
young children are also at
greater risk since they often insert
plastics into their mouth.
baby bottles, sippy cups,
and toys are often made in
phthalates and bisphernol A(BPA)

5. Some of the tips for safer use of plastics:
In this generation we can able to control the use
of plastics. Not only the polythene bags many products are in
plastics.here ate the some of the tips for safer us of plastics.
☻ Avoid plastics with recycling code #3,#6 and #7.
☻Purchase baby bottles and sippy cups labeled “BPA Free”.
☻Never heat plastic baby bottles.
☻Use PVC-free plastic wrap.
☻ Never heat or microwave food or drink in any plastic
containers.

6. Somewhere between 500 billion
and a trillion plastic bags are consumed
world wide each year.

7. Less than 1% of the be bags are
recycled. It cost more to recycle a bag than to
produce a new one

8. Bags get blown around. And to the
different parts of our lands……………..

9. Plastic bags photodegrade :
over time they break into smaller, more
toxic petro-polymers

10. Plastic in the ocean affecting human health:
over a few decades humans have
managed to dump tons upon the ocean. Of the most
devasting elements of this pollution is that plastics
takes thousands of years to decay. This is the largest
piece of evidence that leaves the problem of polluted
undeniable. It is upsetting that more of clean up effort
not taking place

11. On this June 5, World Environment Day,
2015,
or
June 8,world Ocean Day
lets decide our
INDIA Plastic Free!

12. We Can Make
A
Difference!!!!

13. Conclusion:
Negative information on a product label can
have a greater effect than the positive information on
consumers who have an “intermediate interest” in the
environment