Plastic bags are turned into harmless substances in soil and water.

A is true and R is false

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Both A and R are true

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Solution

The correct option is B
Both A and R are true

Plastic bags or polyethene bags are non-biodegradable and they are turned into harmful substances in nature.
Substances are usually degraded by the enzymatic activity of soil microflora [bacteria, fungi]. These microbes do not possess the enzymes or bio-catalysts to degrade substances like plastics.

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