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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airplanes cause immense amount of pollution. We rely on them to fulfill our daily basic needs of transportation. But‚ there overuse is killing our environment as dangerous gases are polluting the environment. Carbon Monoxide caused by improper or incomplete combustion and generally emitted from vehicles is another major pollutant along with Nitrogen Oxides‚ that is produced from both natural and manmade processes. 2. Agricultural activities: Ammonia is a very common by product from agriculture related
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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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Executive Summary Four years after the splendid Olympics in Beijing‚ London hosted the Olympic Games last year in 2012 for the third time in History of the International Event that the World greatly anticipates. The trade mark of this event was “Inspire a Generation”‚ reflecting the sustainability concept adapted by the Olympic Federations to support the Agenda 21 (Hawkes‚2012). In the bid for 2012 Games‚ London did not aim to having the honor of organizing the event just like any other nation‚
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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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home-cooked meals. Also‚ the cheapest way to dispose of garbage is in a landfill. Recycling‚ however‚ costs a lot of money. The time‚ effort and money spent on picking materials and sorting them out costs more than it would cost to dump it in landfill. Then it would have to be re-processed. Tierney figures that the value of the labour of recycling to be literally hundreds of dollars per ton more. People might say that landfills are taking too much space. However‚ it is a common
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DOCUMENT SERIES HAZWAMS/25/2002-2003 GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT : SITE SELECTION FOR COMMON HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD OCTOBER‚ 2003 19 kesÀvêer³e Òeot 40.00 l Excellent (5) Ideal (4) Good (3) Poor (2) Bad (1) Slope Percent : Natural slope of a site is important from the drainage consideration. But‚ land with higher slopes may pose difficulty in the construction and may need leveling up. To prevent
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| |2012 | | | | Eco Health Centre (EHC) A conceptual project for the Solid Waste Management at Vadavathur‚ Vijayapuram Panchayat‚ Kottayam Prepared By Amal.K +91-8277022808 amal
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