could fill a convoy of garbage trucks that would stretch around the world how many times? 9. What is the % of the recycling/composting rate of U.S. municipal solid waste? 10. What % of the solid waste produced in the U.S. is buried in landfills or incinerated? 11. Consumers throw away enough aluminum to rebuild the entire U.S. commercial airline fleet about every _____________________. 12. Which of the following is not one of the four properties that make waste hazardous?
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The government must give incentives for textile companies to change their businesses through the better. The government must do this in two different ways‚ grants and tax incentives. This way companies could save money‚ or receive money in return for changing their ways. Companies would change because it would save them money. They would receive tax incentives or breaks‚ meaning they would have to pay less. Also‚ grants would pay the companies for changing to have recycling programs‚ safer agriculture
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Disposable Diapers John Smith Environmental Science with Lab SPRB12 - Sec C Professor Mukami Disposable diapers came about during World War II‚ as there was a shortage of cotton to make cloth diapers. One of the first diapers to be developed was a plastic covering that was made from a shower curtain and had layers of tissue paper as an absorbent lining. During the 1970’s the demand for disposable diapers had increase and there were improvements made to reduce the bulkiness
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burning waste - common in countries with limited landfill space - great for treating waste with contamination (like those from hospitals) and hazardous waste from factories - produces too much carbon dioxide - very common in Denmark‚ Germany and the Netherlands - effective‚ but expensive Sanitary Landfills as waste disposal: - a large piece of land away from living places where all the waste from a town is deposited. - Proper landfill management involves sorting out all the waste (waste
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A Critical Review of the Studies for Integreted Waste Management Facilities Phase 1 Chapter 1: literature review of EIA 1. What is EIA An environmental impact assessment (EIA) is an assessment of the possible positive or negative impact that a proposed project may have on the environment‚ together consisting of the environmental‚ social and economic aspects. The purpose of the assessment is to ensure that decision makers consider the ensuing environmental impacts when deciding whether
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reprocessed into new products‚ and as a result the amount of rubbish sent to landfill sites reduces. There are over 1‚500 landfill sites in the UK‚ and in 2001‚ these sites produced a quarter of the UK’s emissions of methane‚ a powerful greenhouse gas. Also what happens to the land we use to dump all our rubbish‚ eventually it will fill up and we won’t have anywhere else to dump our rubbish at‚ we will end up with more landfills the more we recycle. I talked about this issue with 4 pupils in my class
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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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F.5 Liberal Studies Independent Enquiry Study Assignment Process Part II Student Name ____Chong Chak Mo______________________ Class__________5Y____________ Supervising Teacher ___________Mr. Kenny Tung________________________________________ Date of submission ________________24/3/2014_________________________________________ Instruction (1) It is essential to gather data and/or study various secondary data for your enquiry‚ so as to respond to your focus question(s). In this regard‚ you are required
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Hokan‚ Albert AP Language‚ Period 5 26 March 2013 Proposal Paper Environmental awareness has been a deep concern and arising issue that has crept up slowly due to mass industrialization. Americans have become the number one consumers of paper (TheDailyGreen) consequently causing a significant increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and destruction of forests and habitats throughout the world. In order to cope with this environmental destruction caused by tree paper production‚ we
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McDonough explains how this primitive view‚ considered the norm during the Industrial Revolution‚ is still seen as the driving force in modern day production. However‚ I don’t exactly agree with McDonough’s bold claims. While for some companies this idea may still be relevant‚ others have followed different business models. With the public demand for environment accountability‚ companies are inclined to be more responsible for increasing the public’s perception. While such responsibility may increase
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