higher rate. By recycling simple everyday items‚ such as glass or plastic‚ resources can be replenished. The cost of recycling is very economical because everyone profits from it. Landfills are filled with some materials that are not biodegradable and recycling these items reduces not only the amount of waste in the landfills‚ but also keeps energy consumption and pollution down. For example‚ recycling the newspaper or any type of paper will prevent
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Did you know that more than one billion bottles of water end up in California’s landfills each year‚ taking 1‚000 years to biodegrade and leaking toxic additives such as phthalates into the groundwater? Bottled water should be banned from schools all across the U.S. because studies have shown that only about 14% of bottled water makes it to the recycle bin. The other 86% are left to be littered‚ wasted‚ landfilled‚ or incinerated. Bottled water can be found in classrooms by students or teachers.
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1. Climate Change and the Philippines Recent scientific studies reveal that human activities have contributed significantly to the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that causes climate change. The Philippines is a hotspot for climate change disasters particularly the risk for agriculture and food security due to extreme El Nino and severe tropical cyclones. The spread of infectious diseases are influenced by fluctuations in climate variables‚ temperature‚ relative humidity and
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ADECER‚ Rex Francis B. #2014125601 ENG11/A29 JOSE‚ Nicholas Matthew Q. #2014108586 JUANILLO‚ Lawrence Anthony C. #2014105540 This extended essay aims for a positive solution to global warming in terms of reducing‚ reusing‚ recycling‚ and disposing of garbage properly in rural and middle class environments in the Philippines especially to those who live in riverside and areas. This essay will
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achieved all waste minimisation targets and action plan objectives that were due for completion by the end of FY10. Key achievements over the term of the current three-year action plan include: • a 43% reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfill‚ driven by continuous improvement in recycling rates on cardboard‚ paper and plastic film; a sustained reduction in the amount of resin used to produce the same number of plastic carry bags; the launch of the David Jones “Community and Environment”
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Also‚ do not keep the temperature unnecessarily low. • Recharge Your Batteries – If you recharge your batteries‚ you will save money and help stop multiple environmental problems. You can prevent potentially hazardous metals from getting into landfills or the air‚ where they can be dangerous. So‚ buy rechargeable batteries and recharge them. • Recycle – It is essential that you start the recycling process at your own home. Sort out recyclable materials‚ which includes everything from plastic
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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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down the use of plastic bag‚ improve recycling and reduce packaging. M&S also stop sending the wasted food to landfill and used it for produce green energy via ’anaerobic digestion’. In year 2009‚ M&S have successful recycled 125 million hangars and 27 million plastic bottles into polyester. They also make sure their customer can eventually disposal of their clothes will not sent to landfill. They also trial to recycling in their café revives that are making new packaging from old packaging called
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Types of wastes : 1. Municipal Solid Waste Municipal solid waste (MSW) is generated from households‚ offices‚ hotels‚ shops‚ schools and other institutions. The major components are food waste‚ paper‚ plastic‚ rags‚ metal and glass‚ although demolition and construction debris is often included in collected waste‚ as are small quantities of hazardous waste‚ such as electric light bulbs‚ batteries‚ automotive parts and discarded medicines and chemicals. Generation rates for MSW vary from city
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Jennifer Anderson BI 112 Case Study 1 February 11‚ 2011 But It’s Just Bottled Water Part I-Moving In 1. Should Sally’s mother buy the bottled water? Why or why not? There were many facts provided in this paper to support why people should not buy bottled water. They included arguments against the quality of bottled water‚ information on the harmful effects of bottled water on the environment‚ and the negative implications of water extraction. Sally’s mother should not
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