Solution:
The statement given in the problem is true, but for greater precision, the following should be commented:
It is well known that when plastic is discarded, it remains in the environment for many years. For example, a plastic bottle can take approximately 500 years to decompose. Which makes its environmental impact enormous. The problem is that the current industry constantly demands plastics for human consumption and most of the plastics are used in the manufacture of packaging, that is, in single-use products. This generates a great environmental problem because its accumulation generates damage to different ecosystems and their components. For example, the seas and oceans are recipients of up to 12 million tons of garbage a year and part of the plastic goes to the body of the 100,000 marine mammals that die each year from this pollution.
Plastic not only affects marine ecosystems but also terrestrial ecosystems because this plastic generates polluting particles, which end up in the atmosphere through the incineration of these plastics. Therefore, the growing production of plastic threatens to contaminate every corner of the planet, especially the seas, where it seriously harms the health of aquatic ecosystems and the survival of the species that inhabit them.
Another problem is that it is not possible to recycle plastics that are mixed with other materials such as glue, aluminum, or resins because it is very difficult to separate them; It is also not possible to recycle some colored plastics because of their pigments could damage machines. It is also difficult to recycle plastic waste that has been degraded by the sun for a long time because it loses quality, and it is not possible to recycle plastics whose composition is unknown because this can alter the entire reuse process.