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    Biodegradable Plastic

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    Additive Masterbatches 15 16 17 5 EMERGING APPLICATION AREAS IN AUSTRALIA ......................................19 5.1 Coated Paper 5.2 Agricultural Mulch Film 5.3 Shopping Bags 5.4 Food Waste Film and Bags 5.5 Consumer Packaging Materials 5.6 Landfill Cover Film 5.7 Other Applications 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 6 STANDARDS AND TEST METHODS...............................................................22 6.1 Biodegradation Standards and Tests 6.2 Compost Toxicity Tests 6.3 Difference Between Standards

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    Industrial Waste Management

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    Industrial waste is a type of waste produced by industrial activity‚ such as that of factories‚ mills and mines. It has existed since the outset of the industrial revolution.[1] Much industrial waste is neither hazardous nor toxic‚ such as waste fiber produced by agriculture and logging.[2] Toxic waste‚ chemical waste‚ Industrial solid waste and Municipal solid waste are designations of industrial waste. Sewage treatment can be used to clean water tainted with industrial waste. Penalties and fees

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    Groundwater

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    supplies over time. Road salt‚ toxic substances from mining sites‚ and used motor oil also may seep into groundwater. In addition‚ it is possible for untreated waste from septic tanks and toxic chemicals from underground storage tanks and leaky landfills to contaminate groundwater. Sources of Groundwater Contamination * Storage Tanks May contain gasoline‚ oil‚ chemicals‚ or other types of liquids and they can either be above or below ground. There are estimated to be over 10 million storage

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    LITTERING EFFECTS

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    PART A Littering is one of the global problems faced by the people of the world. Every year the amount of rubbish dumped into the environment is increasing. Garbage piled up in the landfill and the matter is a waste. In the developed countries recycling and disposal garbage done by segregated by type. While in countries that are not yet practice garbage just dumped and left it to decay. It will take a long time. Among the materials thrown by humans is paper from sources such as newspapers‚ books

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    Benefit of Recycling

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    PSSI Recycling Center‚ if you recycle 1 ton of plastic‚ it saves up to 5‚774 kilowatt-hours of energy. » A study by the Harvard University shows that one of the most important benefits of plastic recycling is that it increases the shelf life of landfills‚ which have been predicted to become exhausted in around 20 years time. » The most prominent benefit of recycling plastic is that it reduces the amount of metals required for its production. » Plastic is manufactured from derivatives of crude

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    Nuclear Waste: An Ongoing Issue In the United States‚ nuclear energy has been viewed as a cleaner and potentially limitless source of energy‚ especially compared to other fossil fuel sources such as coal and oil. There are over 100 reactors operating in the United States‚ which provide roughly 20% of the nation’s electricity.1 Of those reactors‚ there is no permanent waste disposal site currently existing in the U.S‚ after plans to build a facility in Yucca Mountain in Nevada were scrapped due

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    ‘Rubbish has no value’. Identify the arguments for and against this view. Essay Plan: Introduction: I will explain the concept of ‘value’. I will also briefly explain how this links with peoples ideas/impressions of rubbish and waste. Main part: I will identify the points – that rubbish has value and also rubbish no value and try to include some stats/figures to show this. |Rubbish has value: |Rubbish has no value:

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    Question… Using a country of your choice as an example‚ demonstrate how the government seeks to compensate for market failures. Name: Alex Dagnall Word count: 2382 Seminar tutor name: Lawrence Green. Group Number: 5Q4Z0008/9/Tutorial/A/09 In my essay I am going to talk about the way in which the UK government deals with market failures and the several approaches they can and have taken with the aim of preventing certain aspects of market failure from re-occurring. I will be particularly

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    Reverse Logistic

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    Going Backwards: Reverse Logistics Trends and Practices Going Backwards: Reverse Logistics Trends and Practices University of Nevada‚ Reno Center for Logistics Management Dr. Dale S. Rogers Dr. Ronald S. Tibben-Lembke © 1998‚ Reverse Logistics Executive Council Contents in Brief CHAPTER 1: SIZE AND IMPORTANCE OF REVERSE LOGISTICS 1 CHAPTER 2: MANAGING RETURNS 37 CHAPTER 3: DISPOSITION AND THE SECONDARY MARKET 73 CHAPTER 4: REVERSE LOGISTICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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    Human and Helpful Dust

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    summer has come at my window. With its sights and murmurs; and the bees are Plying their minstrelsy at the court of the flowering grove. Now it’s time to sit quiet‚ face to face with thee‚ And to sing dedication of life in this Silent and overflowing leisure. The child who is decked with the prince’ robes And who was jeweled chain around his neck Loses all pleasure in his play; his dress Hampers him at every step. In fear that it may frayed‚ or stained With dust he keeps himself from the

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