Final Draft: Comparison/Contrast Essay Paper or Plastic? It ’s an age old question when checking out at the local grocer: Paper or plastic? It seems like an easy choice but there is a myriad number of details hidden in each bag. Both types of bags are designed to make carrying a variety of items easier. The type of bag that is chosen will affect consumers health and the environment. Consumers need to be informed on how these bags are created‚ what effects these bags will have on the environment
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Paper Bags Versus Plastic Bags Every day in this country‚ people are given the choice of paper or plastic before exiting the supermarket. Although most of those same people would agree that neither is necessarily the best choice‚ the decision between paper or plastic bags is commonly made without the knowledge of the differences between them. While paper bags and plastic bags serve the same purpose‚ there are many important differences concerning consumption
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Compare plastic bags to other alternative packaging‚ they are actually more environmentally friendly. They are lightweight‚ waterproof‚ hygienic and totally recyclable. They can be reused and they are made from a by-product of refining oil into petrol‚ so there is no waste from raw material. The plastic bags produce no greenhouse gases and less energy needed in the production. Through a lifecycle energy analysis‚ plastic is the better bag. At current recycling rates two plastic bag use less energy
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Paper Pros Paper decomposes more easily than plastic Paper is recycled more frequently than plastic Cons 14 million trees are cut down yearly for the manufacturing of paper. Thousands of gallons of fresh water and bleach are used to clean the pulp in the production of paper bags Paper produces 70% more air pollution and 50 times more water pollutants than plastic bag production. It takes 4 times as much energy to manufacture a paper bag as it does to manufacture a plastic bag.
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I. Introduction a. Why paper vrs Plastic b. The effects on our environment b.i. Paper b.i.1. Destroying our forest (http://web.archive.org/web/20070619104819/http://www.ecology.com/feature-stories/paper-chase/index.html) b.i.2. High level of consumption and waste b.i.3. paper polution b.i.4. Pulp Mills contribute to: b.i.4.a. air and land polution (Discarded paper is a major component of many landfill sites. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_paper#cite_note-epa-1)
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“Paper or plastic?” is the age-old question when you reach the end of your grocery-shopping trip. Have you ever wondered which is more environmentally safe? Paper and plastic in comparison have many pros and cons. They both effect our environment and animals positively and negatively. Their similar and contrasting qualities have a great impact on our earth. Plastic comes from oil‚ a hole is drilled and a pipe is inserted into the earth. Oil is forced by the earth’s pressure up the pipe‚ into a
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Paper vs. Plastic: Which is better? Thousands and thousands of people are shopping in grocery stores each day using either plastic or paper bags. They think of it as something that just holds their items. What they don’t know is how much it harms our environment. So the question is which is better? “3.14 billion Plastic shopping bags and 53 million Kraft paper bags are produced annually to satisfy the national market‚ consuming 28.5 million kilograms of plastic
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Paper or Plastic? You are at the grocery store checking out and the clerk asks you‚ “paper or plastic?” Which one will you choose? Do you choose paper because you think it is better for the environment‚ or do you choose plastic because its easier to carry? Whatever choice you make is up to you‚ but I hope that after reading this essay you will be more informed about the choice you do make. Paper comes from trees. It starts from logging‚ where trees are marked and cut down. In the logging process
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Comparison Paper Tania Perkins 03/26/2012 CJA/314 Crime Data Comparison Crime has become very serious all over the world. In some areas‚ crime is extremely high and law enforcement officer really do not know how to keep up with it as a whole. However‚ in every city the crime rate can vary from year to year‚ or month to month it all depends on the crime. In this paper there will be examples of two metropolitan areas and the different data they may hold. Also‚ this paper will be
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three choices are paper‚ styrofoam‚ and plastic. Plastic cups are the cheapest to purchase but they can’t be used for hot drinks. Pricewise‚ plastic cups cost $11 for 1000. Styrofoam costs $25 for 1000. Paper cups cost $80-120 for 1000. 100% compostable paper cups costs around $100 for 1000 made from natural corn starch. These prices are taken from Office Max based on a company pricing research done by Joanne. Paper is actually more expensive but is biodegradable. Paper production can cause
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