How do polymers affect the environment and how can its impact be reduced?

Answer 1

I found this on Google. You could have too if you had looked.
How do polymers affect the environment?

"Even beyond their persistence in oceans and water pollution from their production, synthetic polymers are a significant challenge on land because they are often disposed of in landfills where they will remain for centuries into the future slowly leaking toxins into soil as time passes."
If you will Google this subject I'm sure you can find ways to mitigate the problem.