White Pollution Hu Jing, Introduction of white pollution. Affects of white pollution. Solutions.,Background,White pollutantsprimarily consists of foam boxes, plastic bags, plastic cups and other plastic materialsthose did not draw enough popular attention until 1995. Presently, the presence of white pollution along railways, rivers and on any corner of city streets have made people realize the severity of the problem.,What is white pollution?,White pollution refers to the environmental pollution which is caused by some plastic products such as shopping plastic bags and lunch boxes .Its very hard for the plastic products to be absorbed by the soil .Besides, they are disposable.,White pollution“ mainly refers to the two negative effects on the environment: “visual pollution“ and “potential hazards“.,“Visual pollution“,“potential hazards“,Visual pollution,“Visual pollution“ refers to the damage done to the citys appearance and landscape due to the plastic rubbish scattered in the environment . This pollution can create a slight feeling of negativity.,Potential hazards,“Potential hazards“ refer to long-term and deep-seated environmental problems, which occur when plastic rubbish is thrown away randomly in the natural environment, thus creating great difficulty in solving this kind of pollution problem.,Affects of white pollution,Its tough for soil to absorb them .As a result , the plants cant absorb water and nutrients from the soil normally .Worse still ,the plants will drop in production and even the farmers will have a poor harvest.,It will have a bad impact on underground water and thus influence peoples health. Because in the process the plastic products can produce carcinogen.,If we burn the plastic waste .It will produce harmful gas and result in air pollution ,which will also do harm to humans health.,Solutions, For the individuals, we can minimize the use of one-time items, drive low-emission cars and use the phosphate-free laundry detergent power when doing some washing. For the factories, exhaust gas, waste water and waste residue should be well disposed of before they are discharged. The factories can use some advanced manufacturing technologies to reduce the noise and improve their capacities of recycling., For the medium, they can report the positive and negative examples about the pollution as much as possible. Also, TV and radio can broadcast some public service advertisements to improve the citizens awareness of environmental protection. For the government, they should punish the individual and factory that pollute the environment harshly and reward those who contribute to the environmental protection. Also, the government can open a tip-off hotline.,Thank you!,