“Paper or plastic?” Perhaps one of the most commonly questions in the past‚ is now rarely heard by consumers. Four out of five grocery bags in the US are now plastic (Reusablebags.com). However‚ the answer should not be merely plastic‚ the real answer is neither. Plastic bags are very harmful for the environment‚ and paper bags even more so. The best alternative is a reusable bag‚ which can save thousands of plastic bags over its lifetime. Plastic bags are everywhere. We see them anywhere
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COUNTRY LIVING LAR OMPSO CAN K RISE N: DLE T FOR O D TH FLO RA WH THE GHT EELWR ’S S I HO P GEO R STU GE RT October 27th‚ 2008 e-mail: alexandra_zielinska@mac.com Who was She? A SHORT STORY OF FLORA JANE THOMPSON (1876-1947) Awriter‚ she was born in Juniper Hill‚ a hamlet in north-east Oxfordshire‚ on 5 December 1876‚ the eldest child in the family of four daughters and two sons of Albert Timms‚ a stonemason‚ originally from Buckingham‚ and his wife Emma‚ a nursemaid‚ daughter
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that employees are paid weekly or monthly by their employers) is derived from the Latin word salarium meaning a payment made in salt. The expression "He’s (not) worth his salt" is probably derived from this because it was used to mean that someone’s work was (or wasn’t) worth the amount of money (salt) he or she was being paid. There is also evidence that‚ during the Middle Ages‚ pepper was used as a form of money‚ hence the old French saying "As dear as pepper." In England‚ one could actually pay
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WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT PLASTIC POLLUTION Plastic bags and bottles‚ like all forms of plastic‚ create significant environmental and economic burdens. They consume growing amounts of energy and other natural resources‚ degrading the environment in numerous ways. In addition to using up fossil fuels and other resources‚ plastic products create litter‚ hurt marine life‚ and threaten the basis of life on earth. We are producing over 25 million tons of plastics per year in the United States‚ a trivial
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ABSTRACT A conducting plastic has been used to create a new memory technology which has the potential to store a mega bit of data in a millimeter- square device-10 times denser than current magnetic memories. This device is cheap and fast‚ but cannot be rewritten‚ so would only be suitable for permanent storage. The device sandwiches a blob of a conducting polymer called PEDOT and a silicon diode between perpendicular wires. The key to the new technology was discovered by
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Gutierrez Mrs. Thompson Language Arts B2 15 April 2014 KILLER PLATIC BAGS DAN DAN DANN! Have you ever wondered why lots of marine animals are dieing? “Thousands of marine animals are dieing because of confusing plastic bags with food”. (Environment CA). Plastic bags are also bad for the environment because they are not 100% decomposable. Distributors and investors say that the ban began because plastic bags where such a success. (Bag the Ban) Plastic bags are killing
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to say no to plastic bags! Plastic bags should be banned from grocery stores. I often go to the store and buy 1 or 2 items and I am given so many bags. I feel that we have become an extremely wasteful society. If we could just say no to plastic bags we would be slowing down the waste in landfills. It takes a little more effort to remember to carry reusable bags in the car but it is worth saving our environment. I am proud to say that my young daughters have said no to the plastic bag when they
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as Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans I. Introduction A. For the past 60 years‚ plastics production and use has dramatically increased‚ and the vast majority of plastic generated is not recovered at the end of its use life. B. How many plastic products do you guys consume everyday? C. Plastic is a useful material with myriad applications‚ but a non-renewable material that requires careful lifecycle management so that it does not degrade land‚ oceans‚ human health‚ and sustainable economies. D
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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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Utilization of Waste Plastic in Bituminous Mix for Improved Performance of Roads’ (Plastic Road) Disposal of waste plastic is a major problem .It is non-biodegradable .It mainly consists of low-density polyethylene .Burning of these waste plastic bags causes environmental pollution.To find its utility in bituminous mixes for road construction.Laboratory performance studies were conducted on bituminous mixes .Laboratory studies proved that waste plastic enhances the property of the mix .Improvement
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