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Plastic WastesDANGERS TO MARINE LIFEPlastic bags are now amongst the top twelve items of debris, most often found along coastlines. Animals and sea creatures lose their life every day due to plastic bags discarded in water bodies. A dead turtle with a plastic bag hanging from its mouth isn%u2019t a pleasant sight. Mistaking plastic bags for food is common amongst marine animals. Plastic bags clog their intestines and lead to slow starvation. At times, they get entangled in plastic bags and drown.Excessive use of plastic bags produces a large amount of waste.Fill in the blanks with the help of the Clue Box.1.................................... are the biggest source of plastic waste.2.It takes 500-1,000 years for plastic to ................................... .3.The amount of plastic that is thrown away annually can circle the earth ................................... times.4.Plastic bags are highly ................................... .5.................................... became the first Indian state to ban plastic bags.215 trillion plastic bags are produced every year.File-O-Facttoxic, Sikkim, four, degrade, Water bottlesClue Box34