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Impact of Plastic Waste   §   Economic Losses:  Plastic waste along shoreline has a negative impact on tourism revenue (creates an aesthetic issue). o    For example, the Andaman and The Nicobar Islands, are under the plastic threat and facing the aesthetic issue because of the  international dumping of plastic waste   at the island. §   Implications for Animals:  Plastic wastes have profoundly affected animals in aquatic, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems. o    PLASTIC INJESTION   upsets or fills up the digestive systems of the animals thus contributing to their death due to intestinal blockage or starvation. o    Marine animals can also be  trapped in plastic waste  where they are exposed to predators or starve to death. o    The plastics may also contain  toxic chemicals  which can harm the animal’s vital organs or biological functions. §   Implications for Human Health:  The chemicals leached from the plastics contain compounds, like polybrominated diphenyl ether (an