In the “Yaksha Prasna” episode of Mahabharata, the Yaksha, among other questions, asks Yudhishtira, “What is surprise (kim ascharyam)?”. The eldest Pandava replies, “In spite of seeing countless creatures going to the abode of Yama daily, people believe themselves to be permanent. What can be more surprising than this?” So is man’s ignorance with respect to plastic.
Despite being fully aware that plastic is non-biodegradable, pervasively polluting and lethal to foraging bovines and marine creatures, he is strangely fooling himself that it is indispensable to one's life and recycling will take care of the waste problem. First, the blame should go
