The People's Ministry for the Environment, will present a resolution to regulate the use of plastic bags and packaging due to serious pollution problem causing the excessive use of this material. The information was released by the Deputy Minister of Environmental Conservation, said that this resolution shall be accompanied by a proposal to gradually replace these containers for biodegradable. The time it takes to decompose a plastic bag is 150 years on average, and when burned produce dozens of toxic smoke emanating from combustion altering human health.
Disposal of bags affect hundreds of marine species that die each year from poisoning, suffocation and starvation, while recycling costs are still high. "This initiative is based on the replacement of the bags plastic bags biodegradable materials, the aim is to reverse the environmental damage they cause and thus contribute to the world. "
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