resources--"Every time we use a new plastic bag they go and get more petroleum from the Middle East and bring it over in tankers‚". "We are extracting and destroying the Earth to use a plastic bag for 10 minutes.". They harm wildlife and marine life-plastic bags are now in all places in our environment‚ and animals‚ on land and water‚ are getting choked‚ strangled and killed by them. They create litter-Aside from polluting beaches and waterways‚ plastic bags for example in China plastic bags are blowing around streets
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charging for plastic bags The article highlights an idea to cut down on plastic bag usage in Singapore by imposing charges for them on people patronising supermarkets‚ provision shops and even food outlets and hawker stalls. The proposal deals with one of Singapore’s significant source of waste and it can be seen as a small move towards eco-friendliness. As with any other new initiatives‚ it is worth discussing its potential effectiveness‚ and any other impacts that the charges on plastic bags may have
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Plastic has an abundant amount of uses in daily life. Whether someone knows it or not‚ plastic is prevalent in everyday objects: containers‚ computer screens‚ and even DVDs. One of the main uses of plastic is in bags‚ and people use them for everything‚ from carrying lunch to lugging groceries. Although they are an ingenious invention‚ there are also many negative effects associated with plastic bags‚ as they are not biodegradable. These types of bags are made from natural gas and petroleum and plastic
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question: What are the main problems associated with using plastic bags? Identify solutions to reduce these problems. Word count: 742 Tutor name: Bird‚ Marianne City University Number: 110065767 Submission Date: 26/10/2011 Plastic bags have been used on a daily basis since 1977 (Williamson‚ 2003) as a means of carrying items such as groceries as they are not only convenient but also cheap. However‚ the over-use of plastic bags has posed significant threats to the environment in recent times
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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‚ and what will happen to the bags after they
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California State University‚ Chico Institute for Sustainable Development Life Cycle Assessment of Reusable and Single-use Plastic Bags in California January 2011 Produced under contract by: California State University Chico Research Foundation Author: Joseph Greene‚ Ph.D. Sustainable Manufacturing Program California State University‚ Chico Chico‚ CA 95929-0789 Funding provided by Table of Contents Table of Contents..........................................................................
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The Effects of Plastic Bags on Environmentt * | * The effects of plastic bags on the environment are really quite devastating. While there are many objections to the banning of plastic bags based solely on their convenience‚ the damage to the environment needs to be controlled. * There is no way to strictly limit the effects of plastic bags on the environment because there is no disposal method that will really help eliminate the problem. While reusing them is the first step‚ most people
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remains: plastic. As the waves roll upon the beach‚ they hold within their grasp plastic wrappers‚ containers‚ but most of all bags. They drift in the wind over America’s great prairies and are caught on rocks at the highest peaks. Animals are seen wrapped in plastic struggling to move and breathe while others lie motionless on the ground having given up the struggle to free themselves. Society’s descendents can no longer lie on the beach and enjoy the sun due to the thick layer of plastic covering
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SAY NO TO PLASTICS!! As quoted by Lord Byron‚ “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods‚ There is a rapture on the lonely shore‚ There is society‚ where none intrudes‚ By the deep sea‚ and music in its roar: I love not man the less‚ but Nature more.” The earth is the only known world to harbour life. There is nowhere else‚ at least in the near future‚ to which our species could migrate. For 200 years we have been conquering nature‚ now we are beating it to death. One of the
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the reasons why plastic pollution has become a problem. How can the problems be solved in the future? 5. Tutor Name: Claire Swanwick 6. Student ID Number: 200939477 7. Date of Submission: 30/11/2012 8. Word count:727 Plastic pollution It is evident that plastic pollution has become a serious problem .More and more people are concerned about how to solve this problem .Using plastic is very normal in human’s life .People use plastic everyday like plastic bottle‚ plastic bag. After people use
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