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    http://www.earthworksaction.org/pubs/OGAPMarcellusShaleReport-6-12-08.pdf CoPhysics Corporation‚ 2010. Radiological Survey Report. “Marcellus Shale Drilling Cuttings from Tioga and Bradford Counties‚ PA. and New England Waste Services of N.Y.‚ Inc. Landfill Sites in Chemung‚ NY‚ Campbell NY‚ Angelica NY.” April 2010.

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    only affect Brazilians but they also affect the world and people all around it. This is because deforestation causes greenhouse gases to be released. In Brazil there is also to much waste produced every day which results in there being many large landfills that pollute the land and cause the soil to become toxic which makes it very hard for plants to grow and plants to live. This issue is very important because major forest such as the Amazon rain forest and the Atlantic forest are being deforested

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    That’s never going to happen. It makes me so angry when I watch students in my school throw their plastic water bottles in the trash can when there is a recycling can right next to it! * "Nearly 70 million tons of material are kept away from landfills each year thanks to recycling‚ according to the National Recycling Coalition. * "If we have just 30 percent of the population recycling‚ we’d reduce greenhouse gas emissions as much as if we removed 25 million cars from the road! Imagine how

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    materials for American paper and paper mills. The average American uses 18 tons of paper‚ 23 tons of wood‚ 16 tons of metal‚ and 32 tons of organic chemicals in one lifetime. The oil from an oil change in a car can end up in oceans‚ sewers‚ and landfills‚ contaminating millions of gallons of water. These and other facts show us that our world cannot continue to sustain this amount of waste. Conservation and recycling need to become more frequent actions. (Clean Air Council Waste Facts and Figures

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    Acknowledgement First acknowledgement is to almighty for guiding the intellect long the correct path. We hope it is a continuous process. Not forgetting our family for not providing everything that is related to this project work and their advice‚ which is the most needed for this project. We would also like to thank them for providing internet‚ books‚ computer and all that as our source to complete this project. They have also supported me and encouraged me to do this project. Then we would like

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    Sight‚" by Heather Rogers‚ is about how garbage is collected and processed. The centers where garbage is being disposed are concealed‚ and not exposed to the public. The way we deal with our garbage is unhealthy; [mention groundwater]. Actually‚ landfills are a better alternative to garbage on our city streets. Litter-trash thrown on the street and in other improper places-is unhealthy for the public‚ a waste of money‚ a bad example for other cities‚ and bad for the earth. Litter is unhealthy for

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    Ecological Solid Waste Management Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 also known as R.A. 9003 refers to the systematic administration of activities which provide for the segregation at source‚ segregated transportation‚ storage‚ transfer processing‚ treatment and disposal of solid waste management activities which do not harm the environment. It aims to elucidate the benefits of having facilities in every places in which can be stored of biodegradable materials or places where it can be

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    CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Since the purpose of the study is the problem concerning plastic banning‚ the researchers focused on the haphazard posed by the issue. Plastic bags are one of the plastic products produced in greater numbers‚ and one of the products most commonly dispersed in the environment. Unlike any other waste products‚ plastics have a slow rate of decomposition and accounts for various mishaps of flooding e.i. Plastic bags have been

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    AP Biology Concept Checks Gina Andraos Concept Checks 1.1 1. For each biological level in Figure 1.3‚ write a sentence that includes the next “lower” level. Example: “A community consists of populations of the carious species inhabiting a specific area. ❖ The biosphere consists of all the environments that take place on Earth‚ including most regions of land‚ most bodies of water‚ as well as the ecosystems that combined to help make up the biosphere. ❖ An ecosystem consists of

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    People have argued about the use of plastic bags for a long time. The arguments for both sides seem to have more and more reasons every time. I believe that plastic bags are great for many reasons. Plastic bags convenient and take up less space in landfills than a paper bag. Plastic bags are an inelastic good. Replacing it would not be easy to do. Plastic bags are super convenient. They have many good things about them. They are light weight so it is easy to transport them and carry them. They are

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