5/23/2012 Plastic Pollution • History • Quantities • Marine life • Toxicity • Research • Solutions FOR A PRIZE Precautionary Principle (in this context) • When/If an action or choice has the potential to be harmful to ourselves or the environment‚ that action should be avoided. 1955 Life article“Throwaway Living” AMRF How is plastic made? Nurdles Pre-production plastic pellets 1 5/23/2012 Ballona Creek after a rainstorm Why should a disposable product outlast
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Plastic Pollution in Hawai’i Plastic plays a big part of our lives. The food we eat is wrapped with it‚ the toys our siblings or children play with is made from it‚ the television we watch is made with it‚ we play video games with plastic controllers‚ we listen to music with plastic head phones and the shelves we use is made with plastic. Material items made with plastic can be useful‚ cheaper‚ and durable but it can also harm the environment. All of these plastic items don’t just disappear
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The Evolution of Sauces “Sauce: (noun) 1. Any flavorful soft or liquid dressing or relish served as an accompaniment to food. 2. Stewed or puréed sweetened fruit often served with other foods. 3. Anything that adds zest‚ flavor or piquancy to something.” Culinary authors all seem to agree that there was once an insurmountable body of literature on the subject of cooking and gastronomy in ancient Greece. Although‚ little of it has ceased to survive‚ possibly due to the catastrophic fire that
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April 2012 Essay III How Plastic Pollution is Out of Control Many individuals underestimate the amount of plastic we use each day. According to the article “Plastic Bags Wars”‚ “the world consumes 1 million plastic shopping bags every minute”. Plastic bags‚ along with many other types of plastics‚ have become a leading source of pollution worldwide (Doucette). Captain Charles Moore‚ founder of the Algalita foundation states that we use two million plastic bottles in the United States every five
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Plastic Pollution Introduction The world population is living‚ working‚ vacationing‚ increasingly conglomerating along the coasts‚ and standing on the front row of the greatest‚ most unprecedented‚ plastic waste tide ever faced. Washed out on our coasts in obvious and clearly visible form‚ the plastic pollution spectacle blatantly unveiling on our beaches is only the prelude of the greater story that unfolded further away in the the world’s oceans‚ yet mostly originating from where we stand: the
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* Plastic Bottle * Pencils(stand) * Duct tape Procedures: 1. Take 1 scoop of baking soda 2. Put it in the middle of the paper towel‚ and then roll it. 3. Put the funnel in the mouth of the bottle‚ and pour vinegar before the duct tape.(it’s up to you) 4. Fix the cork‚ put some paper towel‚ to make sure it fits perfectly‚ and won’t pop out really quick. 5. Put the rolled paper towel with baking soda inside the bottle. 6. Then shake it‚ turn the bottle upside-down
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problem with plastics The problem with plastic is that it doesn’t break down and go into the soil it just sits there for years and years and it’s way overused. We use plastic for A LOT of things: packaging‚ transporting‚ manufacturing‚ etc‚ but do we ever stop to think about what happens to the plastic after we’re done using it‚ or where it ends up? The ‘out of sight‚ out of mind’ saying is perfect when it comes to a lot of environmental issues‚ especially the issue with plastic. Plastic is made
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pretty shapes‚ sizes‚ color‚ and costly bottle that is taken control of the environment because of all this plastic in the land fill that cannot be recycled. To really help with this problem‚ one could just go and buy a real cool container that can hold tap water and just refill when needed. Tap water has been around for years and has been used more often than the resent years when bottle water came into the picture and everyone wanted to carry that bottle and be in the style with the others.
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Professional Discussion 1 A 2.2 assess candidates performance against the agreed standards Q. How do you use observation of performance to demonstrate achievement of particular standards? * Observation is used to assess the competency of a candidate in performing physical tasks in a realistic working environment‚ usually the workplace. * To be competent‚ the candidate must show that he/she has the ability to carry out a task safely against the occupational standards of the relevant
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minced beef * 2 medium onions‚ chopped * 2 sticks celery‚ finely sliced * 2 medium carrots‚ diced * 400 g canned chopped tomatoes * 2 tbsp tomato purée * 500 ml beef stock‚ made with 1 beef stock cube * 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce * 1 tsp dried mixed herbs * 4 tbsp cornflour * 1 tbsp cold water For the leeky potato topping: * 750 g floury potatoes‚ such as King Edwards or Maris Pipers * 2 tsp sunflower oil * 2 slender leeks‚ trimmed and cut into 1cm
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