Waste of which of the following two materials in more polluting? Polythene or paper. Give reasons for your answer

Waste of which of the following two materials in more polluting? Polythene or paper. Give reasons for your answer.

Polythene is more polluting than paper because it is non-biodegradable and it is not broken into simpler components by decomposing micro-organism for many decades. So, they pollute the environment.