Polythene bags cannot be destroyed because they are made of-

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Polymers. Plastic is composed of polymers, large molecules consisting of repeating units called monomers. In the case of plastic bags, the repeating units are ethylene or ethene. When ethylene molecules are polymerized to form polyethylene, they form long chains of carbon atoms in which each carbon is bonded to two hydrogen atoms. Polythene bags are non- biodegradable due to the presence of polymers.

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