Prions Research Papers
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” — Dr. Seuss, The Lorax's . About a couple of months ago I was watching this movie, and when I heard this quote I knew what I had to do. At first my paper was on the importance of Prions, but I lost interest in them, and I could not come up with a project for my hours, so I knew I had to change it. From Prions to the impact of human waste, and how important it is for one to reduce the amount of packaging products they buy. There were many factors that played a part of my switch. The movie The Lorax, a specific video on BuzzFeed, and the influence of Instagram. The most influential was the video in which a girl tried to live without producing trash
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for a month. The video showed her struggles, motives, and emotions (Bagg). It was a raw video that truly affected me, and solidify my hunch of switching to the impact of human waste. The Lorax would made for think about the future of our planet, and how if at least one person cares enough to do something then there is a chance for hope. Finally I follow this women on Instagram who lives zero waste, and to me she always seems healthy, which is something I strive for. All of these factors influence me to do a weeks worth of it for my project, and for others out there it changed their whole life. The average American throws away 4.5 pounds of trash each day (Chardon). That adds up to over 30 pounds a week. Shocking, but true, and people do not realize how much trash they accumulate, and throw away every single day. This is where zero waste is implemented. Zero waste is a philosophy that promotes the redesign of resource life cycles, so that all products are reused. No trash is sent to incinerators
(Daley) - Digital image or landfills. The process that is recommended is one similar to the way that resources are reused in nature. This definition was adopted by the Zero Waste International Alliance also known as, ZWIA. I have taken this philosophy and I intend to break it down to a smaller scale for my upcoming project, by specifically buying products with no packaging for one specific meal which will be my dinner. I will also try throughout my day to not buy foods at school that come with packaging, and for my breakfast and dinner I will also try to reduce my packaging. I have high aspirations for my upcoming project based off everything I have learned from my research. The philosophy of Zero Waste is extremely important, and this practice should become more well known.
There are multiple benefits that come from this application. It reduces our climate impact, the U.S. EPA has estimated that about 42% of all the greenhouse gas emissions are caused by the production and use of goods, including food, products and packaging. Reducing, reusing and recycling will conserve that energy and can drastically reduce our carbon emissions. It also conserves resources and minimizes pollution. Extracting raw materials from natural spaces requires huge amounts of energy, and causes pollution, whether it is logging a forest, mining for minerals or drilling for oil in the bay. Processing these materials requires more energy, and causes more pollution. Once they’re used, the goods are simply dumped in a landfill or destroyed in an incinerator. Which only makes the matters worse because incinerators let out toxic fumes that only go straight into the atmosphere, and will only continue to add to the ever-growing amount of carbon dioxide emissions. Dumping everything in a landfill sounds like wonderful idea, but that requires acres of land that must be cleared out for said trash. All of the habitats, and trees will be replaced with a landfill that will only collect garbage instead of life. Juxtapose to the zero waste approach which conserves natural resources and reduces the pollution from extraction, disposal, and manufacturing
(Benefits). Reducing and reusing can cause for the demand to fall so fewer products will be made. Recycling will keep the waste out of the landfills, and incinerators, so the manufacturers will use recycled instead of raw materials to make new products. Another huge advantage that will come out of changing to a zero waste lifestyle or plan will be the reduction in methane. Landfills are one of the most notable sources of methane, and it is a potent greenhouse gas, much worse than carbon dioxide. This gas affects our ozone layer, and it is one of the contributing factors to the depletion of the ozone layer (Benefits). Additionally one would be eating more healthier whole foods rather than the noxious junk food. Since almost all junk food comes heavily packaged you would not be able to buy these products. In turn you will be eating whole fresh foods from the local stores or farmers market which is a great way to help out the community as well. Your body will thank you later for choosing this nutritious option. So what if this philosophy did not even exist? Our world would be a pay a heavy cost because at the rate we are consuming all of these nonrenewable resources, the amount of manufacturing that is being done, the amount of pollution that is spewing into the atmosphere, the ocean, the soil, and our homes. For those who still do not take this subject seriously, at least take it seriously for your children children who will have to suffer on whatever is left of this planet after your generation dies off. We must conserve the most of what we have, and become more informed of ways to help. This may be the first time you heard about the zero waste philosophy, and it does not surprise me because about a couple months ago I was not aware such a thing existed. Then again in the couple months that I have become aware to it, I have seen the increase in popularity for this plan. There are multiple people who
(Rubino) - Digital image document their path on this plan through the means of Instagram or through blogs (Feinburg). These are used as resources for others who will be curious of their new lifestyle, or they may try it for the first time, and personal experiences are an excellent source full of pointers for beginners. Knowing that there is a gaining interest in this category excites me very much because this is information that should be broadcasted all over the world, so others can begin to make the switch or to learn of new ways that they can help. Did you know that the Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA), the automaker’s only U.S. manufacturing plant, has not sent waste to local landfills in over twelve years. The same goes for two of Subaru’s manufacturing plants whom are located in Japan (Markham). Toyota’s companies in the North American facilities reduced, reused or recycled 96% of their non-regulated waste in 2015 which totaled over 900 million pounds. Also, the U.S. EPA recognized Toyota Motor North America with a WasteWise Partner of the Year Award in 2016. Microsoft is also a big player who has achieved Zero Waste Facility Certification at the Gold level at its global headquarters in Redmond, Washington, where more than 44,000 employees work in 125 buildings. Through the certification, Microsoft is helping to protect the environment by rerouting 90 percent of its waste from its headquarters from landfills and incinerators (Mazzoni). These are just some examples of companies who have come to the realization that there needs to be something done about it, and have contributed a helping hand to the issue of trash accumulation. Every little thing we do seems very tiny, but when all of the population does just a tiny harmful act this accumulates into about 7.347 billion people doing the same thing (Public). Now what if it were the opposite, and people did one tiny helpful thing? We would have amazing results and help out our dear planet. I know it may seem hard for you to believe that there is such a pragmatic solution to what may seem like an everlasting issue, but there is and one shall not lose hope because even if the world becomes a cold, dark planet as long as one person cares enough to act on it then there will always be hope for human kind.
for a month. The video showed her struggles, motives, and emotions (Bagg). It was a raw video that truly affected me, and solidify my hunch of switching to the impact of human waste. The Lorax would made for think about the future of our planet, and how if at least one person cares enough to do something then there is a chance for hope. Finally I follow this women on Instagram who lives zero waste, and to me she always seems healthy, which is something I strive for. All of these factors influence me to do a weeks worth of it for my project, and for others out there it changed their whole life. The average American throws away 4.5 pounds of trash each day (Chardon). That adds up to over 30 pounds a week. Shocking, but true, and people do not realize how much trash they accumulate, and throw away every single day. This is where zero waste is implemented. Zero waste is a philosophy that promotes the redesign of resource life cycles, so that all products are reused. No trash is sent to incinerators
(Daley) - Digital image or landfills. The process that is recommended is one similar to the way that resources are reused in nature. This definition was adopted by the Zero Waste International Alliance also known as, ZWIA. I have taken this philosophy and I intend to break it down to a smaller scale for my upcoming project, by specifically buying products with no packaging for one specific meal which will be my dinner. I will also try throughout my day to not buy foods at school that come with packaging, and for my breakfast and dinner I will also try to reduce my packaging. I have high aspirations for my upcoming project based off everything I have learned from my research. The philosophy of Zero Waste is extremely important, and this practice should become more well known.
There are multiple benefits that come from this application. It reduces our climate impact, the U.S. EPA has estimated that about 42% of all the greenhouse gas emissions are caused by the production and use of goods, including food, products and packaging. Reducing, reusing and recycling will conserve that energy and can drastically reduce our carbon emissions. It also conserves resources and minimizes pollution. Extracting raw materials from natural spaces requires huge amounts of energy, and causes pollution, whether it is logging a forest, mining for minerals or drilling for oil in the bay. Processing these materials requires more energy, and causes more pollution. Once they’re used, the goods are simply dumped in a landfill or destroyed in an incinerator. Which only makes the matters worse because incinerators let out toxic fumes that only go straight into the atmosphere, and will only continue to add to the ever-growing amount of carbon dioxide emissions. Dumping everything in a landfill sounds like wonderful idea, but that requires acres of land that must be cleared out for said trash. All of the habitats, and trees will be replaced with a landfill that will only collect garbage instead of life. Juxtapose to the zero waste approach which conserves natural resources and reduces the pollution from extraction, disposal, and manufacturing
(Benefits). Reducing and reusing can cause for the demand to fall so fewer products will be made. Recycling will keep the waste out of the landfills, and incinerators, so the manufacturers will use recycled instead of raw materials to make new products. Another huge advantage that will come out of changing to a zero waste lifestyle or plan will be the reduction in methane. Landfills are one of the most notable sources of methane, and it is a potent greenhouse gas, much worse than carbon dioxide. This gas affects our ozone layer, and it is one of the contributing factors to the depletion of the ozone layer (Benefits). Additionally one would be eating more healthier whole foods rather than the noxious junk food. Since almost all junk food comes heavily packaged you would not be able to buy these products. In turn you will be eating whole fresh foods from the local stores or farmers market which is a great way to help out the community as well. Your body will thank you later for choosing this nutritious option. So what if this philosophy did not even exist? Our world would be a pay a heavy cost because at the rate we are consuming all of these nonrenewable resources, the amount of manufacturing that is being done, the amount of pollution that is spewing into the atmosphere, the ocean, the soil, and our homes. For those who still do not take this subject seriously, at least take it seriously for your children children who will have to suffer on whatever is left of this planet after your generation dies off. We must conserve the most of what we have, and become more informed of ways to help. This may be the first time you heard about the zero waste philosophy, and it does not surprise me because about a couple months ago I was not aware such a thing existed. Then again in the couple months that I have become aware to it, I have seen the increase in popularity for this plan. There are multiple people who
(Rubino) - Digital image document their path on this plan through the means of Instagram or through blogs (Feinburg). These are used as resources for others who will be curious of their new lifestyle, or they may try it for the first time, and personal experiences are an excellent source full of pointers for beginners. Knowing that there is a gaining interest in this category excites me very much because this is information that should be broadcasted all over the world, so others can begin to make the switch or to learn of new ways that they can help. Did you know that the Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA), the automaker’s only U.S. manufacturing plant, has not sent waste to local landfills in over twelve years. The same goes for two of Subaru’s manufacturing plants whom are located in Japan (Markham). Toyota’s companies in the North American facilities reduced, reused or recycled 96% of their non-regulated waste in 2015 which totaled over 900 million pounds. Also, the U.S. EPA recognized Toyota Motor North America with a WasteWise Partner of the Year Award in 2016. Microsoft is also a big player who has achieved Zero Waste Facility Certification at the Gold level at its global headquarters in Redmond, Washington, where more than 44,000 employees work in 125 buildings. Through the certification, Microsoft is helping to protect the environment by rerouting 90 percent of its waste from its headquarters from landfills and incinerators (Mazzoni). These are just some examples of companies who have come to the realization that there needs to be something done about it, and have contributed a helping hand to the issue of trash accumulation. Every little thing we do seems very tiny, but when all of the population does just a tiny harmful act this accumulates into about 7.347 billion people doing the same thing (Public). Now what if it were the opposite, and people did one tiny helpful thing? We would have amazing results and help out our dear planet. I know it may seem hard for you to believe that there is such a pragmatic solution to what may seem like an everlasting issue, but there is and one shall not lose hope because even if the world becomes a cold, dark planet as long as one person cares enough to act on it then there will always be hope for human kind.