40% of the global plastic production came from China and that 27% of the mismanaged plastic also came from China. Furthermore, banning sing-use plastic is not an effective way to save our ocean because it disrupts the economy, it is cheap and convenient and other alternatives for plastic is not as productive as plastic. Plastic is a cheap, lightweight and convenient material that Canada and other European countries planned on banning by 2021.

Banning sing-use plastic disrupts the economy. According to Polymer Database, more than 2 million employees in the U.S will lose their jobs if plastic industries were shut down. In addition, 359 million metric-tons of plastic is being produced worldwide every year. Coca-Cola is the largest plastic-using company and it uses about 3 million-tons of plastic is. If we ban sing-use plastic, millions of businesses and companies that manufactures plastic will be bankrupts or worse collapse. Not only that but more than 2 million people will lose their jobs in the U.S. These things could lead to the money cycle moving slower which means the economy will be worse.

Single-use plastic is a cheap and convenient material. The productions speed is relatively fast compared to other materials that is being produced, which means the price is going to go down since the supply is really high and the demand is lower, plastic is cheap, and it is affordable to most of the people. In addition to being cheap, it is also quite easy to carry too, single-use plastic is strong and durable and very lightweight which has a drastic difference with metal. Therefore, single-use plastic is a cheap/affordable and convenient material to use.

Opponents may suggest acrylic and metal as another alternatives to replace single-use plastic. Acrylic is a lightweight material and a cheaper material than plastic. However, single-use plastic is more durable and much more productive than acrylic. Metal could be a good choice as well except the material is heavier and expensive, not as convenient. Convenience is one thing, but renewability is another. Metal is an unrenewable material because there is a limited amount of metal on earth according to Craft Chind. Consequently, other materials are not as good as single-use plastic.

Banning sing-use plastic is not an effective way to save our ocean because doing that disrupts the economy, it is cheap and convenient and that other alternatives like acrylic and metal are not good enough. Millions of businesses will collapse and thousands of people will lose their jobs if we ban single-use plastic.