5/23/2012 Plastic Pollution • History • Quantities • Marine life • Toxicity • Research • Solutions FOR A PRIZE Precautionary Principle (in this context) • When/If an action or choice has the potential to be harmful to ourselves or the environment‚ that action should be avoided. 1955 Life article“Throwaway Living” AMRF How is plastic made? Nurdles Pre-production plastic pellets 1 5/23/2012 Ballona Creek after a rainstorm Why should a disposable product outlast
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An essay on Plastic The issues involving Plastic has been a popular topic amongst scholars for many years. There are many factors which influenced the development of Plastic. Cited by many as the single most important influence on post modern micro eco compartmentalism‚ it is impossible to overestimate its impact on modern thought. Inevitably feelings run deep amongst global commercial enterprises‚ many of whom blame the influence of television. Though I would rather be in bed I will now examine
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Say No TO Plastics:-Not long ago in Cairns a beautiful whale beached itself and sadly the wahle died. When the scientists conducted an autopsy to find out what made it die they found 6aq m – that’s 6 sq m – of plastic bafs inside the whale’s digestive system. The poor thing had beached itself because it was slowly choking on all that man-made plastic – the exact plastic bags we get from Coles‚ Woolies or the mall. Say no to plastic bags. Whales are not the only animals dying from plastic bags.
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Blanket ban on plastic carry bags unlikely January 22‚ 2011 9:58:21 PM M Madhusudan | New Delhi Despite a popular demand for it‚ and Delhi‚ Jammu & Kashmir‚ West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh having already set a precedent‚ India will not have a blanket ban on plastic carry bags. The Environment Ministry has instead proposed putting in place a stricter regulatory regime for plastic manufacturers. If the manufacture of ‘biodegradable’ plastic carry bags is planned to be made mandatory‚
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|Just about everyone knows that plastic valves‚ pipes‚ tanks‚ and fittings are molded‚ but there ís a bit more to it than that. Knowing something | |about the processes that are used to produce these products will help to make you more knowledgeable in selecting and using them in various | |applications. | |
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the perception of people towards plastic money. Secondary objectives:- •To know the importance of plastic money in the daily life of consumers’ W.R.T credit and debit cards. •To study the benefits of debit card and credit cards. •To find out the market leader among the various banks/companies issuing credit and debit cards •To know the problems faced by respondents using plastic money. •To study the satisfaction level of consumers towards plastic money. NEED AND SCOPE OF
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that a person considering having a procedure should know. Cosmetic surgery has been practiced for many years however‚ it is dangerous and many people face addiction. Before having a cosmetic procedure it is important to know all the facts. Cosmetic surgery being so popular‚ many people are not aware that there are two types of plastic surgery: Cosmetic plastic surgery and Reconstructive plastic surgery. Cosmetic surgery is the improvement of a person’s natural features on a purely aesthetic
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Non-biodegradable They litter our streets Plastic bags suffocate and kill Wildlife concerns Spread Awareness Environment destroyement Paper It messes up future with too much plastic bags and ends ups that we might have to leave earth. All the No points No need to ban‚ add a tax Used as a marketing ploy Freedom of choice people forget their re-useable bags Causes expense to consumers in a time of recession causes loss of jobs People can and do recycle plastic bags the environmental war needs
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08 Robotic Surgery The ultimate surgeon Zander Brais Zander Brais Page 2 of 13 2 Robotic Surgery Robots are slowly taking over the world of surgery. Why? There are numerous reasons. For one‚ the machines have higher precision and more stable “hands and fingers”. They will not tie large knots with thick sutures and will not cut into healthy‚ normal tissues. Secondly‚ infections are less likely. Since these robotic surgeons do not need to insert large incisions in the body‚ depending on
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Plastic money is a term that is used predominantly in reference to the hard plasticcards we use everyday in place of actual bank notes. They can come in many different forms such as cash cards‚ credit cards‚ debit cards‚ pre-paid cash cards and store cards. Katie Harry answered Plastic money are the alternative to the cash or the standard ’money’. Plastic money is used to refer to the credit cards or the debit cards that we use to make purchases in our everyday life. Plastic money is much more
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