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    issue of excessive usage of plastic bags in Singapore‚ and explores the possibility of reducing this usage by levying a fee when large retail outlets issue plastic bags. While some retailers feel that a formal governmental legislation should be passed before proceeding with the charge‚ others feel that retailers should implement these measures even without such mandatory policies. As this measure may potentially be feasible and effective in reducing the usage of plastic bags in Singapore‚ the government

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    | Latent heat is a science term used to describe the amount of energy that has been absorbed or released when a substance goes through the process of changing states. | Latent Heat of Fusion - heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature  The heat absorbed as a substance changes phase from liquid to solid‚ a process called fusion or solidification. For water‚ Latent Heat of Solidification - heat liberated

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    Nonviolent action takes low risk Name: Feng Ji Nonviolent action has been widely used in political and economical change that people can use it to fight for their true power of holder. This article is based on Merriman’s article “Agents of Change and Nonviolent”(Merriman‚ 2008)‚ Yunus’s article “The Role of the Corporation in Supporting Local Development” (Yunus‚ 2000) and DuVall’s article “Outside View: Liberation by People” (DuVall‚ 2004)--the nonviolent action is the best way to people for

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    Plastic Bags affect on the Environment GS104 Intro to Environmental Science In the slide presentation The Danger of Plastic bags really opened my eyes to the amount of damage and the cost of using plastic bags. The damage done from plastic bags is a global concern it affects all aspects of the environment from the land we live on to the sea we travel to the food we eat‚ plastic bags are consuming the world we know. We are consumers and if we are not carful the things we use and take

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    of us‚ the problem is seen as one of visual pollution‚ where plastic bags litter streets‚ roadways‚ and in some cases scenic areas across the country. No one will argue that polythene is useful. The plastic bags we use to carry home food or products are for the most part very light and very strong. Using these bags is not really the problem. The problem‚ leading to polythene pollution‚ is the improper methods of disposing of the bags. They’ve been marketed as throw-away items‚ and that is all too

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    government policies‚ rules and regulations regarding accounting for negative externalities in the Philippines. Since climate change is a global issue‚ the government of the Philippines is in need to intervene with institutions or companies that contribute to it. For the local government of Misamis Oriental‚ this study will help them on having a good picture on what is the accounting practice related to negative externalities of the companies located within the premises. This will help them on

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    Topic : Plastic Bag VS Non-woven Bag (to prove non-woven bags are not environmentally friendly and less should be used). Say NO to non-woven bags! ’Thanks for taking your own recyclable bag!’ many sales of retail shops say this as to reduce the use of plastic bags. Nowadays‚ it is not difficult to find at least one non-woven bag in each single family in Hong Kong and its usage has been skyrocketed. But does it mean they are more environmentally

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    Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Ambox current red.svg This article is outdated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2013) Single-use plastic shopping bags are usually distributed (for free) to customers by stores when purchasing goods. It is a popular method that is practiced in many countries for being a strong‚ cheap‚ and hygienic way of transporting items. Lightweight bags are commonly made from

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    Sustainability Issues with Plastic Bags A plastic bag is used for 5minutes on average but requires more than a thousand years for it to decompose (Sharma‚2008). After decomposition‚ the tiny particles continue to contaminate our water sources and threaten wildlife (West‚ n.d.). Yet‚ the global usage of plastic bags hits an unprecedented annual rate of 1 trillion (Facts‚n.d.)‚ with Singapore contributing 3 billion in 2011(Tay‚2012). Hence‚ it is vital that we pay more attention to our environment

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    Plastic bags are not biodegradable‚ so they get littered onto a wasteland which causes soil erosion causing damage and harm to the trees. If plastic bags are burnt‚ they emit hazardous gases causing air pollution which causes damage on the ozone layer. The Plastic can be reduced by u not using lots of plastic and use things in yr homes then going to buy a plastic bottle from the shop. Plastic bags are made out of non-biodegradable substance.(not organic)Because they are durable they do not

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