1、.1White Pollution Hu Jing.2 Introduction of white pollution. Affects of white pollution. Solutions.3Background 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 wh
2、ite pollution along railways, rivers and on any corner of city streets have made people realize the severity of the problem. .4What 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 ve
3、ry hard for the plastic products to be absorbed by the soil .Besides, they are disposable.5 White pollution mainly refers to the two negative effects on the environment: visual pollution and potential hazards“. Visual pollutionpotential hazards.6Visual pollution Visual pollution refers to the damage
4、 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. .7Potential hazards Potential hazards refer to long-term and deep-seated environmental problems, which occur when plastic rubbish is thrown
5、away randomly in the natural environment, thus creating great difficulty in solving this kind of pollution problem. .8Affects of white pollution.9.10 If we burn the plastic waste .It will produce harmful gas and result in air pollution ,which will also do harm to humans health.11Solutions For the in
6、dividuals, 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 ad
7、vanced manufacturing technologies to reduce the noise and improve their capacities of recycling.12 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.13.14