Letter to BS: To save earth from plastic, difficult choices have to be made

Because plastic is cheap, it gets discarded easily and its persistence in the environment can harm

This is with reference to “Treat Mother Earth as a human being” (June 14). Innovation is generally for the welfare of the society but it can cause destruction as well. Plastic is one of the materials that poses environmental problem though it is light weight and flexible to use. Synthetic polymers are easily moulded into complex shapes, have high chemical resistance, and are more or less elastic. Some can be formed into fibres or thin transparent films. These properties have made plastics popular in many durable or disposable goods and for packaging materials. Plastic, in the environment, is regarded more