The per capita consumption of plastic in India doubled from 4 kg in 2006 to 8 kg in 2010‚ and would touch the global average of 27 kg per person by 2020‚ according to industry representatives. Among the factors driving this growth are increasing use of plastics in packaging‚ infrastructure‚ agriculture‚ automotives‚ healthcare and FMCG segments. Ashok Goel‚ president‚ PlastIndia Foundation‚ an industry body‚ said the current size of the plastics industry is Rs 85‚000 crore‚ and would grow at an average
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Pollution Caused By Plastic Bags Written by: Erica Duncan Science 256 Professor Elizabeth Stevens Pollution Caused By Plastic Bags Plastic bags are one among many items that do not decay or professional terms non-degradable. Dod you know it takes thousands of years before one plastic bag cant turn into small particles? Yew‚ that is a long time for plastic bags to vanish from earth. Many people don’t understand how seriously something as simple as plastic bags affect us
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EUROPEAN UNION‚ BINDING ACTS AND ADAPTATION OF THE ITALIAN NATIONAL LAW TO THE COMMUNITY. The Treaty of Lisbon‚ signed on 13 December 2007 by the Heads of State and Government‚ was subject to ratification by all 27 Member States of the European Union. Article. 6 of the Treaty provided that it came into force on January 1‚ 2009‚ if by that date all Member States have deposited their instruments of ratification‚ otherwise on the first day of the month following the deposit of the instrument of
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Introduction Amongst the myriad of literature on the issue of plastic bag usage‚ multiple perspectives have been brought up and discussed. In this critique‚ I will be highlighting some of these issues discussed and provide my analysis on the article. Summary of Key Issues In Singapore‚ it is commonplace to issue free plastic bags. As plastic is non-biodegradable‚ it causes pollution and consumes significant amounts of precious resources including petroleum and land. The manufacturing also produces
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Plastic Surgery Boom in Korea In Korea‚ plastic surgery has become as commonplace as a dental checkup. Every year‚ a number of people who take plastic surgery are increasing dramatically. According to the recent research by the beauty magazine ‘Cosmopolitan’‚ Korean women’s plastic surgery population rate is 47.3%. This means nearly half of women in Korea have had plastic surgery. It’s not an exaggeration to say that plastic surgery became a trend in Korea these days. As a society became lookism;
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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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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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and Janis. They tell the rules of the high school to Cady. Also‚ they introduce “the Plastics” to Cady. The Plastics‚ which is represented attractive and beautiful‚ is a union of three girls. Karen Smith‚ Gretchen Wieners and Regina George are members of the Plastics. Regina George is the most attractive and scheming girl in the school because she always says something bad at people back. The three girls of Plastics write people’s bad
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The problem and solution of plastic Recently‚ plastic has become one of the most serious pollution problems in the world. According to a piece of news‚ it shows that every year worldwide plastic trash has been estimated at 260 million tons‚ and around ten percent ends up in the ocean. Many clean any more. As a result‚ in order to get back our beautiful ocean‚ people must recycle plastic and transform it into other energies. The tourism has become a great share that contributes to a country’s
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HARDING PLASTIC MOLDING COMPANY (Capital Budgeting: Ranking Problems) OBJECTIVE: The objective of this case is to explore the ranking differences that may result from using the PI‚ NPV‚ and IRR evaluation techniques. It illustrates the time disparity‚ size disparity‚ and life disparity problems and the appropriate approaches to the resolution of these problems. This case works well either as a homework problem coinciding with the introduction of project ranking and capital-rationing material or
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