Throwing away one plastic bag may seem inconsequential to an individual,but across the world 500 billion plastic bags are used every year and thrown away,which causes environmental damage.This is an example of

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The scenario described in the question represents a tragedy of the commons, where individuals act in their own interests (using plastic bags) without considering the negative impact on the environment as a whole. The cumulative effect of everyone doing the same thing leads to the degradation of the common resource (in this case, the environment).

Throwing Away One Plastic Bag May Seem Inconsequential to an Individual,but