Plastic-The Malleable Gold and the Need of Paradigm Shift
Author : Dr. Anil Singh
Abstract :
Plastic which has become an indispensible part of our life on one side it has simplified our living by providing numerous solutions without which we cannot live an easier life, has also saved the cost, materials, energy and other factors of production which would have been used to serve the same purpose which plastic has served (though not as efficiently as plastic). Here if we closely observe the so called and much hyped hue and cry made regarding the menace of the trash generated out of plastic and the damage it is being done by the it to the environment i.e. to land, soil and water, the use of plastic is no way connected to this menace it only the after use treatment or disposing of the plastic and not the use of it. The need of the hour is the paradigm shift in this as we are wrong in our approach towards plastic. We need to find a solution for the after use rather than imposing a ban on its use.
Keywords :
Invention, usage, necessity, renewability, environment.
