Answer:
Because discarding plastic bags can create litter, overload landfills, and harm wildlife, banning plastic bags is becoming more common in American cities.
The gerund is discarding and the object is plastic bags.
Explanation:
A gerund phrase is a phrase made up of a gerund and any associated modifiers or objects. A gerund is a noun formed from a verb stem plus ing (a present participle). and it can act as a subject, an object, or a nominative predicate.
