Plastic pollution manifests in several damaging forms. Visual Pollution occurs when discarded plastics litter urban and natural environments, creating an eyesore and degrading the aesthetic value of public spaces. Marine Pollution is a critical issue, with millions of tons of plastic waste entering oceans annually, entangling, suffocating, and being ingested by marine animals, leading to devastating declines in biodiversity. Soil Pollution happens when plastic films and fragments accumulate in agricultural land, hindering water and nutrient absorption by crops and potentially leaching additives into the soil and groundwater. Perhaps the most insidious is Microplastic Pollution, where plastics break down into tiny particles that persist in the environment, contaminating water sources, entering the food chain, and posing a potential risk to human health through ingestion and inhalation.
