Plastic Bags The passages present a debate about arguments concerning whether or not reusable bags should be put into mandatory use. This is an important debate because of the potential impact that it will have on both the environment and small business owners. The two positions argue whether or not stores should be made to use reusable bags. Both viewpoints have valid claims warranting consideration. For example‚ evidence suggests that reusable bags will be too expensive for small shop owners
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Plastic bags are not biodegradable‚ so they get littered onto a wasteland which causes soil erosion causing damage and harm to the trees. If plastic bags are burnt‚ they emit hazardous gases causing air pollution which causes damage on the ozone layer. The Plastic can be reduced by u not using lots of plastic and use things in yr homes then going to buy a plastic bottle from the shop. Plastic bags are made out of non-biodegradable substance.(not organic)Because they are durable they do not
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usage of plastic bags in Singapore‚ and explores the possibility of reducing this usage by levying a fee when large retail outlets issue plastic bags. While some retailers feel that a formal governmental legislation should be passed before proceeding with the charge‚ others feel that retailers should implement these measures even without such mandatory policies. As this measure may potentially be feasible and effective in reducing the usage of plastic bags in Singapore‚ the government should consider
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Plastic Bags and Sustainability Often times‚ there are debates surrounding controversial environmental issues‚ such as global warming‚ deforestation and nuclear power. But then‚ there is little or no public debate on the impact of plastic bags on the environment. Plastic bags kill tens of thousands of animals every year. In the marine environment plastic bag litter is lethal‚ killing tens of thousands of birds‚ whales‚ seals and turtles every year as they often mistake plastic bags for food such
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brown paper bag which the 40-year-old housewife held at the bottom‚ all 10 ¬¬¬¬¬¬-fingers at full stretch. But one side of the bag ruptured‚ too weak to hold even its meagre content. Aling Saling coddled her torn paper bag like a baby to keep what was left of her precious rice from spilling onto the wet pavement. She was torn: should she kneel and pick up her rice one grain at a time or take refuge from the rain and protect what was left? She walked on‚ her shoulders hunched over her bag. Her experience
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Sustainability Issues with Plastic Bags A plastic bag is used for 5minutes on average but requires more than a thousand years for it to decompose (Sharma‚2008). After decomposition‚ the tiny particles continue to contaminate our water sources and threaten wildlife (West‚ n.d.). Yet‚ the global usage of plastic bags hits an unprecedented annual rate of 1 trillion (Facts‚n.d.)‚ with Singapore contributing 3 billion in 2011(Tay‚2012). Hence‚ it is vital that we pay more attention to our environment
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Propsoing a bag tax can indeed be a good thing. Many of our nation’s polution comes from plastic bags. When charging an additional 25 cents for a plastic we can use that money to clean up our world. Enforcing the bag tax wouldn’t be a problem‚ the cashier will add an additional 25 cents to your total for each plastic bag. A bag tax should be imposed upon communities because of the problems plastic bags impose on our enviroment. I support having a 25 cent bad tax. A bag tax is good for three reasons
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a day and billion times a year is the plastic bag. Yes the plastic bag‚ the one that is at grocery stores‚ clothing stores and even restaurants. Several cities have even started to implement to some degree the plastic bag ban into their cities meaning the bags are banned from that city or there is a fine/ tax to use and purchase the plastic bags. This ban obviously has its supporters who agree with the ban and like the idea of reducing and banning the plastic use in their cities and there are the
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do plastic bags affect our ocean? Plastic bags affect our environment by getting into soil and slowly releasing toxic chemicals. Most ocean pollution starts out on land and is carried by wind and rain to the sea. Now‚ the plastic bag pollution does not only affect humans‚ it also affects animals. Plastic bag pollution affects our economy‚ costing us untold dollars spent in beach cleanups‚ tourism losses and damages to fishing and aquaculture industries. To a sea turtle‚ a floating plastic bag looks
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popular-yet destructive- plastic bag. Although it may not be the pristine solution‚ a ban eliminating the widespread usage of plastic bags may direct consumers to the solution of using reusable bags when shopping. Like it has already been done in multiple other concerned cities‚ the ban should be placed into effect in New York City- the removal of the bags will eliminate
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