Plastic happens to be one of those invention that has been designed to make human life easier. Cheap, convenient and easily available they have permeated our lives to such an extent that we have become highly dependent on it. However this obsession with plastic has led to a serious threat to the environment. It is not just the human beings who are affected by this seemingly harmful material but plastic has become a cause of worry for the whole ecosystem. The discarded plastic that comes in the form of shopping bags, wrappers, plastic bottles and tubes etc. gets swallowed by various animals including cows, fish and birds because of being mistaken as food. Also, the huge amount of plastic that are thrown into the ocean further endangers the lives of sea animals. But that is not all. The main problem with plastic is that it is non-biodegradable and sticks around for a much longer time than any other form of trash. It further contains toxic chemicals which acts as a magnet for ot