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. Plastic Pros Convenient
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Website Material on Plastic Waste Management Central Pollution Control Board‚ Parivesh Bhawan‚ East Arjun Nagar‚ Delhi-110032 June‚ 2013 Chapter – 1: Annual Report (2011-12) on Implementation of PWM Plastic products have become an integral part in our daily life as a basic need. It produced on a massive scale worldwide and its production crosses the 150 million tonnes per year globally. In India approximately 8 Million tonnes plastic products are consumed every year (2008) which is
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Comparison of Effective Biodegradable Plastics from; Saba(Musa paradisiaca) and Taro (Colocasia esculenta) An Investigatory project Submitted to the College of Arts and Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Plant and Animal Genetics Submitted by: BS Biology 3 Abstract: The purpose of this experiment is to help one of the biggest issues concerning the environment‚ the massive production of plastics. The researchers will use environment-friendly
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Summaries of Newspaper Articles Article: 1 Action against Noise Pollution Overdue Shihab Ahmed The Financial Express Monday‚ January 18‚ 2010 The article reports that there is a draft for noise pollution control law that the government has not yet paid enough importance to in spite of its urgency. The law proposes a fine of Taka 10‚000 and a maximum imprisonment of six months for producing noise higher than the permissible limits. The Society for Assistance of Hearing Impaired Children
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University IBMS department Tutor: Location: HZ University of Applied Sciences‚ Vlissingen/Netherlands Date: 9.01.2014 Course: Information Literacy Student: Student number: Plastic Recycling What should we do with our plastic rubbish? Content 1. Introduction The task for the students was to write about a topic that interested them‚ and to apply the learned knowledge and skills in connection with the course information
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A Term Paper Entitled: “The Implementation of No Plastic Policy in Some Municipalities in the Philippines” Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in the English Communication Skills II‚ 12:30-2:00 p.m.‚ TTH‚ CS204 Submitted by: Morales‚ Maria Lee Pasaje BS Chemical Engineering Submitted to: Prof. Roland R. Calubayan March__‚ 2014 Table of Contents Title page ………………………………………………………………………………….. i Table of Contents ………………………………………………………………………….. ii Background of the Study
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people don’t realize that the oceans are becoming more damaged? People don’t realize that the ocean is suffering from‚ pollution‚ overfishing‚ plastic‚ garbage‚ etc. Not a lot of people notice this is happening to the oceans. This is why we need to stand up and stop some of these things from damaging the earth’s oceans. The ocean is a place people enjoy traveling to every year‚ but most people don’t realize that the ocean and it’s wild-life is struggling. The ocean can no longer take the damage
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Plastic Waste Management 1. Plastics Waste: Environmental Issues and Challenges The quantum of solid waste is ever increasing due to increase in population‚ developmental activities‚ changes in life style‚ and socio-economic conditions‚ Plastics waste is a significant portion of the total municipal solid waste (MSW). It is estimated that approximately 10 thousand tons per day (TPD) of plastics waste is generated i.e. 9% of 1.20 lacs TPD of MSW in the country. The plastics waste constitutes two major
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Could pollution lead to the “End of the World”? Many people do not care about the consequences of some of their actions such as not following the rules to prevent harm to the environment when they are over manufacturing or when people are wasting some products made by natural sources‚ for example plastic bags or paper. The three negative effects of pollution are the decrease in the quality of human life‚ animal extinction and damage to the natural environment. The first effect caused by pollution
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Country: Mexico Topic: Marine Protection and Biodiversity The oceans cover 70% of the planet’s surface area‚ and marine and coastal environments contain diverse habitats that support an abundance of marine life. Especially Mexico‚ where is bordered on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. The sustainability of our biosphere significantly relies on the goods and services provided by deep-sea ecosystems. Biodiversity
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