Pollution

Modern business houses are often referred as soulless corporations. This is because they pose a threat to the environment and violate environment laws often. Pavan Sukhdev heads the United Nation’s investigation into how to stop destruction of the natural world. He states those business corporations often tend to pollute the environment as they place more importance to achieving their short term goals. In the process, they ignore the long term environmental hazards.

The indiscriminate use of plastic bags poses huge threat to the environment and poses serious health hazards for life on the earth. The main problems with plastic bags are they are non-biodegradable, they choke drains and sewers, and when burnt, they emit poisonous gases. Plastic bags form a major part of Delhi’s garbage heaps, most of which are disposed off into the Yamuna.

Indian laws on plastic use notwithstanding, approximately 1.2 million tons of plastic are recycled in Delhi per year, 90 percent of which is recycled illegally.