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    Ever since plastic was first introduced almost a decade ago‚ we have seen an increased trend in pollution‚ especially in the ocean. You cannot hide or run away from plastic. Plastic is literally everywhere‚ from the clothes you’re wearing to even the IV bags used in hospitals. Do you see the toys your children are playing with? Yes‚ those are also made from plastic. Plastic has made itself into an everyday essential because it’s convenient and cost effective. Plastic isn’t the only thing that ends

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    Utilization of Plastic Waste Production of Hollow Blocks and Bricks ABSTRACT The objective of this IP is to prove that plastics can be recycled into reusable hollow blocks/bricks and help the environment by lessening plastic waste. In this experiment‚ plastics were cut into small pieces to use them in bricks/hollow blocks. INTRODUCTION The objective of this project is to help prevent water pollution that causes flood‚ by collecting and using plastic wrappers in making hollow blocks and bricks

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    RUNNING HEAD: INTERVENTIONS USED TO INCREASE RECYCLING Interventions Used to Increase Recycling with an Existing Curbside Program Interventions Used to Improve Recycling with an Existing Curbside Program Today‚ policy makers and waste management companies have been trying to find new ways to reduce the amount of waste entering the landfills because we are rapidly running out of space for such use. In 2000‚ U.S. residents and businesses produced more than 221 million tons of waste‚ which

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    Science Opinions Should plastic bags be banned from grocery stores? YES 51%of members Voice Your Opinion * My New Year’s Resolution is to say no to plastic bags!   Plastic bags should be banned from grocery stores. I often go to the store and buy 1 or 2 items and I am given so many bags. I feel that we have become an extremely wasteful society. If we could just say no to plastic bags we would be slowing down the waste in landfills. It takes a little more effort to remember to carry

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    Worldwide consumers use up to 1.5 trillion plastic bags every year. In the consumers possession the plastic bags stay with them for an average of fifteen minutes before they get thrown away or released to blow down into the wind‚ down our streets‚ and into our world. In Israel the average time of holding on to a single plastic bag is twenty minutes. The use of plastic bags tally’s up to $4 million per year for retailers. One company which buys half of the used plastic bags in the United States that are available

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    Musa Acuminata: Recycling Banana Peelings into Papers Cheska Mateo Garchelle Bagtas Julia Pascua Kristine Aira Boriongan Laine Medianesta May Ann Carpio Jerico Tangos National High School June 2013 Chapter 1 Introduction Background of the Study Banana is a seasonal fruit. All year round people around the country can eat this fruit anytime they wanted and so‚was my household and my neighbors. Now‚ banana peelings scatter along the street and trash bags are

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    Biodegradable Plastic from Gabi Leaves By: Mickaela Olan 9-Apple PLASTIC • A plastic material is any of a wide range of  synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically  organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic‚ most commonly derived from petrochemicals‚ but many are partially natural. ADVANTAGES OF PLASTIC: • Advantages of plastic are light in weight. • They can be easily moulded and have

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    biodegradable‚ therefore environmentally safe * Surgical applications‚ such as surgical pins/stiches => biodegradable/compatible‚ non-toxic and high tensile strength‚ therefore safe to use in the body * Replacement for petroleum-derived plastics => high tensile strength‚ insoluble in water‚ non-toxic and biodegradable ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTES: * Biopol is a biodegradable material‚ so it has a smaller impact on the environment than other polymers such as polyethylene (i.e. reduces

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    Land fill site A landfill site is an area of land that is used to dump rubbish‚ either directly on the ground (land rising) or filling an unwanted hole in the ground (landfilling). We need landfill sites to dispose of rubbish that cannot be reused or recycled. New technologies are being developed to reduce the amount of rubbish that is sent to landfill each year; Energy Recovery Facilities (ERF) and composting. There are many advantages and disadvantages in a landfill. Some of the advantages

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    DRAFT OUTLINE DISADVANTAGES OF PLASTIC SURGERY I. Introduction Just like almost every other thing in the world‚ plastic surgery also has its own disadvantages such as causing addiction‚ leading to health problems and involving a highly cost procedure. II. Body A. Plastic surgery has the potential to become an addiction. (Casey Holley‚ 2011) 1. Patients have low self-esteem. (Casey Holley‚ 2011)

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