The Plastic Age is going strong. Plastic rules our lives and how! It’s durable‚ does not perish‚ and you don’t need to cut trees to make it. And despite being much frowned upon and debated‚ plastic has a strong presence in almost every nook of our lives. So deep is the plastic connection that we use the term to refer to anything fake — plastic smile‚ plastic snow‚ plastic surgery! Imagine‚ if the Titanic were made of plastic‚ it may never have sunk. So while we battle plastic bags choking our drains
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The Effects of Plastic Bags on Environmentt * | * The effects of plastic bags on the environment are really quite devastating. While there are many objections to the banning of plastic bags based solely on their convenience‚ the damage to the environment needs to be controlled. * There is no way to strictly limit the effects of plastic bags on the environment because there is no disposal method that will really help eliminate the problem. While reusing them is the first step‚ most people
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Negative Effects of Plastic Bags There are several issues on earth that need immediate attention; such as global warming and green house effect‚ air pollution‚ climate change‚ and plastic pollution. Current use of plastic bags and disposal‚ both not only create environmental problems‚ but also reinforce the perception of a wasteful society. Human beings invented plastic bags for the convenience of carriers and packers. However‚ plastic bags have become one of the today’s serious issues that need
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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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SAY NO TO PLASTICS!! As quoted by Lord Byron‚ “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods‚ There is a rapture on the lonely shore‚ There is society‚ where none intrudes‚ By the deep sea‚ and music in its roar: I love not man the less‚ but Nature more.” The earth is the only known world to harbour life. There is nowhere else‚ at least in the near future‚ to which our species could migrate. For 200 years we have been conquering nature‚ now we are beating it to death. One of the
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PLASTIC SURGERY One day‚ I went out for lunch with my friends. I shared a movie that I watched recently to them. Wow! I was excited and can’t even wait for a moment to tell them how nice was the movie and how good looking was the actress! But‚ when I mentioned her name‚ Angelababy‚ one of my friend said sarcastically that she did a lot of plastic surgery‚ that’s why she look pretty and prefect. Plastic Surgery? I had search some pictures of Angelababy that before she did plastic surgery from
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Plastic in Our Oceans 46‚000 pieces of plastic per square mile make up 90% of our ocean’s trash accumulation (Nichol‚ 2012‚ Plastics‚ like Diamonds‚ are forever‚ para. 1). Within the areas‚ many animals will either ingest‚ become entangled in‚ or even die due to the high plastic amounts. Nearly 267 species are harmed by plastic (Nichol‚ 2012‚ Fast Facts). With such deadly effects due to yearly accumulation‚ the banning of plastic bags and reduction of usage in a household will improve overall health
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The article addresses the popularly debated issue of reducing the use of plastic bags in all kinds of stores that give out free plastic bags as carriers‚ especially supermarkets in Singapore. No government legislation has been implemented in Singapore so far to make it compulsory for retailers to charge customers on plastic bags‚ which has already been done in a few Asian countries. However‚ environmental agencies have been urging Singapore government to do the same while the government is encouraging
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Refuse single-use and disposable plastics The facts Plastic is forever Plastic creates toxic pollution at every stage of its existence: manufacture‚ use‚ and disposal. Plastic is a material that the Earth cannot digest. Every bit of plastic that has ever been created still exists‚ including the small amount that has been incinerated and has become toxic particulate matter. Plastic poisons our food chain In the environment‚ plastic breaks down into small particles that attract toxic chemicals
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Millions of disposable plastic bags are used and discarded in Washington each year. A beached grey whale was found in West Seattle in 2010 with 20 plastic bags in its stomach. Small pieces of plastic can absorb toxic pollutants like DDT and PCB. Scientists have found that fish are ingesting these toxins when they ingest plastic‚ concentrating the chemicals in the food chain. There is a good chance that we also absorb these pollutants when we eat fish. The good news is‚ Washingtonians are taking
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