majority of the human population has died out due to unsustainable methods of resource use. All this is in the ancient past‚ but still‚ one thing remains: plastic. As the waves roll upon the beach‚ they hold within their grasp plastic wrappers‚ containers‚ but most of all bags. They drift in the wind over America’s great prairies and are caught on rocks at the highest peaks. Animals are seen wrapped in plastic struggling to move and breathe while others lie motionless on the ground having given up
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Many solutions exist to reduce the negative externalities of plastic bags. The three main solutions available are taxations on plastic bags‚ bans on plastic bags and subsidies to improve methane capture technologies. The following provides a discussion on each of the solutions‚ including the advantages and disadvantages of each solution: Solution 1: Taxation on plastic bags Imposition of a tax equal to the cost of the negative externality can internalise the externality amongst consumers and
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In “More-than-Human Politics: The Case of Plastic Bags” Gay Hawkins argues that culture is anthropocentric in the way that humans interact with objects and matter. Hawkins argues that people should become more aware of the subject-object relationship. Hawkins is attempting to equalize the relationship between object and human‚ and escape from the cultural view always focused on humans. As Hawkins says‚ “My broad aim is to show why socio-ecological humanities research needs to pay more attention to
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of plastic grocery bags during its life cycle‚ I should first explain what does the carbon footprint term stand for‚ I would take the definition given in the textbook of this course‚ "The carbon footprint is the total emissions of CO2‚ more specifically greenhouse gases as CO2‚ equivalent (CO2e)‚ that is generated by individual‚ organization‚ event‚ product or process over its life-cycle". Knowing what the carbon footprint means now‚ I know that for discussing the carbon footprint of plastic grocery
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The first known use of the word in biological text was in 1961 when employed to describe the breakdown of material into the base components of carbon‚ hydrogen‚ and oxygen by microorganisms. Now biodegradable is commonly associated with environmentally friendly products that are part of the earth’s innate cycle and capable of decomposing back into natural elements. Biodegradation is the chemical dissolution of materials by bacteria or other biological means. Biodegradable matter is generally organic
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Plastic is infinitely useful and makes life unbelievably simpler for everyone. Plastic however can have harmful effects on not only the environment but also on human health. Whether plastics advantages out way it potential health causes is the subject of debate. Plastic is used in everything from cell phones to water bottles. The fact that such a versatile and exhausted product can cause health problems should be taken into consideration. Plastic also has a harmful affect on the environment. This
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OCEAN PLASTICS POLLUTION: A GLOBAL TRAGEDY FOR OUR OCEANS AND SEA LIFE Plastic never goes away. And it’s increasingly finding its way into our oceans and onto our beaches. In the Los Angeles area alone‚ 10 metric tons of plastic fragments — like grocery bags‚ straws and soda bottles — are carried into the Pacific Ocean every day. Today billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences making up about 40 percent of the world’s ocean surfaces. Plastics pollution has a direct and
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stroller‚ diaper bags‚ and other accessories. Being responsible for other people’s children with this gear‚ I put a
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these issues and try to solve them. It is remarkable that all literary works deal with various social issues. Authors explore‚ show and develop them in different ways. This helps a reader to understand the concepts of these social issues better. The Paper Bag Princess written by Robert Munsch‚ and Hana’s Suitcase written by Karen Levine are two significant pieces of literature that deal with similar social issues. Their main characters‚ princess
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plastic-def. A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic‚ most commonly derived from petrochemicals‚ but many are partially natural. Plastics Characteristics Plastics are made from fossil fuels--petroleum‚ natural gas‚ coal--‚ wood and some plant materials‚ air‚ water and sometimes other common materials
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