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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Ocean Turns Into Plastic Island? Could Happen Have you ever wondered what happens to that plastic bottle or plastic bag that you throw away? What if I told you that the bag and the bottle are slowly killing off marine life and slowly turning our oceans into dumps? This is the case and the problem is only growing and everybody is responsible for it and everybody needs to pitch in and clean up this mess. We all use plastic because it’s convenient for us‚ but in the end it ends up killing the marine
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WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT PLASTIC POLLUTION Plastic bags and bottles‚ like all forms of plastic‚ create significant environmental and economic burdens. They consume growing amounts of energy and other natural resources‚ degrading the environment in numerous ways. In addition to using up fossil fuels and other resources‚ plastic products create litter‚ hurt marine life‚ and threaten the basis of life on earth. We are producing over 25 million tons of plastics per year in the United States‚ a trivial
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Christopher Lalic CHAPTER III MARKETING ASPECT Description of the Product It is a fact that disposable plastic shopping bags are usually for one-time use only and are non-biodegradable which means we keep on throwing them away and they will be nuisance garbage for hundreds of years to come. They can clog our waterways and poison our air and land. On the other hand‚ a reusable shopping bag is for long-time multiple use therefore you can use them regularly for months or even years to come thus lessening
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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 and plastic bags are roughly equal in pros and cons. While they are convenient addictions‚ they both gobble up natural resources and cause significant pollution. Get basic design benefits of a paper and plastic bag with our award-winning replacements - the ACME Bags Workhorse (the plastic bag replacement) and the EarthTote (the paper bag replacement). Same brilliant basic design as their wasteful relatives‚ but designed to be used thousands of times. ISSUE 1: ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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Course: Paper or plastic Paper or Plastic? Can we answer the question? Why should we be worried about the kind of bag we use to carry our purchases? We have to make so many decisions when we are shopping that we should not have to be worried about how we will carry our things home. However‚ if you want to help the environment and our society to decrease the wasting of materials and pollutants‚ and as a consequence improve our quality of life‚ you should be concerned about the kind of bag you are using
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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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Killer to the Environment—Disposable Plastic In Minnesota‚ people can get several plastic bags when they go shopping in many shops‚ like Walmart‚ Target‚ or some other kinds of shops. When people go to the drive-in the buy some drinks‚ they will get the plastic cup. Disposable plastic bowls‚ plates‚ forks and spoons are sailed in many supermarkets. Living in Minnesota‚ plastic products are easy to get and use in many situations. Many people think that plastic products are very helpful and convenient
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In his essay “Bag Ban Bad for Freedom and Environment‚” Adam B. Summers expresses his opinions on the downside of restricting plastic bag usage. Summers effectively conveys his points by using ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos. Summers employs ethos‚ or the citing of reputable sources‚ to authenticate his claim that a plastic bag ban would not be effective in helping the environment. He states‚ “According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‚ plastic bags‚ sacks‚ and wraps of all kinds (not just
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