Plastic has been around for nearly a century finding application across various fields and industries. In fact if we take a look around us we can find at least one or two items made entirely of plastic. For a short period of time low weight plastic bags were considered as the most used product in the world. Customers were given these lightweight plastic bags when they purchased a product from any vendor. They provided a convenient and hygienic way of transporting goods. Moreover since these bags were extremely cheap to manufacture they were given free of cost to the customers. However the environmental implications of plastic can be observed now. Lightweight plastic bags were traditionally made of low density poly ethylene plastic. These plastic items were primarily produced using petroleum or natural gas which is non renewable resources. It also became increasingly difficult to dispose of as it was not biodegradable. Over time these plastics quickly accumulated in landfills thereby reducing its efficiency. One of the solutions proposed for resolving this problem is recycling. However it is not widely implemented especially in India. As stated previously the production of plastic uses non renewable resources like coal and natural gas. This directly contributes to global warming and an increased carbon footprint. Using non reusable resources directly contributes to the production of greenhouse gases which can change the dynamics of the planet. In the long run this can have disastrous consequences on our planet like extreme weather patterns and instability in the ecosystem. Humans will be drastically affected if the ecosystem becomes unbalanced. There would be widespread shortages of food which can directly affect an economy. Continued production and usage of plastic will only worsen the situation. The biggest problem of plastics was its inability to decompose. Currently charges and bans are the two solutions to curb the usage of plastic.