YES! It breaks down naturally and decomposes in around 2 weeks.

It's design, colour and shape of the package makes the product look good and this helps to market and sell the product

Most trash and packaging is sent to a landfill, where is is buried

Plastic is not biodegradable. It breaks down into micro and nano plastics which could be eaten, drank or even breathed in and this could be toxic.

It is another next layer of protection covers the product

Pollution is when chemicals, gases, smoke or other harmful materials damage the environment.

Packaging covers a product that you buy. It is designed as a container or wrapper to protect the sold goods.

Packaging that is not biodegradable can be harmful to the environment and the animals that live there

It means that something can naturally breakdown and return to nature without having a harmful impact on the environment

Three!

Plastic is versatile and cheap to make, so it is used to make lots of things.

We could recycle it or reuse it if possible.

Plastic takes an extremely long time to decompose. A plastic bottle can last for up to 500 years.