Censorship Of Plastic Bags

Each year there is an increase in demands for plastic bags, and therefore more are shipped, creating further environmental pollution concerns. This increase in demand has lead to the phenomenal upsurge in the use and misuse of plastic bags globally, both in developed and developing countries. Statistics show that 4 to 5 trillion plastic bags are produced per annum, whereby North America and Western Europe account for nearly 80% (Geographical, 2005; Reusable Bags, 2005). Cheeseman (2007) states that approximately “380 billion plastic shopping bags are used in the United States annually”; in turn, only 0.6% of this is recycled.

Did you know that plastic bags are contained with recyclable materials. Plastic bags are hurting low income families and cause us to use more of our nonrenewable resource. It affects the low income family because maybe they're on a budget and can’t afford to go over it. Also it affect us because we are running out of nonrenewable resource. This is a problem because low income families are trying to feed their family on a budget. It will take more nonrenewable resource and after a few years it will be gone. We can’t get it back. There shouldn’t be a fee on plastic bags. Plastic bags are less harm to the environment than paper bags. Plastic bags make up a very small percent of municipal waste stream. Plastic bags are made out of recycled content

As I stated, plastic bags harm the environment tremendously and we should do anything we can to decrease its usage. The opposing side may say that alternatives I have given such as reusable bags, provide additional harm to the environment than plastic bags because of they are produced. However, the effect of plastic bags massively outweighs that of reusable bags because reusable bags are being utilized consistently and they’re not thrown out so they aren’t harming any animals. Plastic bags are mostly being thrown out, and that harms the environment way more. To provide evidence on the significant aid the plastic bag ban or fee has brought, the Upfront magazine article “Should There Be a Fee on Plastic Bags?” indicates , “It’s hard to believe that a small charge could have such a big impact on protecting our environment. But according to research, the fee has already proven its effectiveness in reducing plastic or paper bag use in..Washington D.C, Los Angeles, Germany and England. Some experts predict that a 5-cent fee will lead to a 60-90 percent reduction in the use of plastic bags in NYC.” This piece of evidence brings awareness to the massive assistance plastic bag fees have brought and will continue to bring to the US and potentially the entire world. The fee has made a

As the United States deals with the overwhelming amounts of waste building up, Nitin et al explain that “plastics take anywhere from 15 to 1000 years to biodegrade” once they are discarded (Nitin). Changes in recycling methods can no longer keep up with the exorbitant amount of waste produced in the United States. This is why some states choose to take their initiative one step further by placing either fees or a ban on the use of plastic bags. Due to the enormous waste the United States produces on a daily basis and the negative outcomes of this trash including adverse health effects, harmful impacts on nature, and the exponential piling of trash in landfills, the US government should ban plastic bags.

The majority of the group is compromised of college students from diverse backgrounds that attend DePaul University. The majority of participants in the group are not familiar with the reusable bag initiative that Chicago has requested all grocery stores to implement in their stores. The most convenient for this group are plastic bags or the paper bags that stores give out to leaving customers. This is convenient for this group, rather than bringing a reusable bag to the store, making it something that is not a part of their shopping experience.

plastic bags are one of the main issues in our country. These plastic bags are left behind after use, which can lead into these bags going into our oceans. It is important to focus on these issues because millions of sea animals die from consuming the bags that are left behind in their ocean home. I will be focusing on state law for possible solution to this problem. A policy solution to the problem would be to start charging 35 cents for paper bags instead of plastic bags. Paper bags with be a little more expensive but will motivate people to recycle and will promote dependence from plastic bags. This could be implemented by fully removing these plastic bags, that way we can make it harder to use plastic bags. By doing this through state law only it will start to change slowly in states.  My solution is the best because this way we have our oceans clean for our animals and for people to enjoy the waters on the beach. This will help us save animals as well people should be able to use reusable bags, even though paper bags might not be as “green” as we want to be it does help by reusing them. This will then enforce others to stop using plastic and switch to paper. Plastic bags take years to decompose into the earth, it is just too long to wait and so they just lay around on our earth, which cause harm. Taking your own bags that are reusable are better because you just use them repeatedly, they do not rip like plastic bags, and then you just end up throwing the plastic bags

I decided to write this report after watching a documentary called, “Plastic Bags Environmental Impacts" on YouTube. The video showed poor innocent animals wrapped up in plastic bags and it made me feel heartbroken. So I wanted to find out what other issues do plastic bags create and if we really need to ban them, or if we need to find other alternatives, or just manage our use of them. Plastic bags have a benefit ‘convenience’, as most people nowadays use plastic bags for all sort of things e.g. moving things, reusing for shopping, art and crafts which show people are reusing them seen they are so convenient. My hypothesis is: Plastic bags are causing a problem and together we need to find a solution. My key questions are: What are the issues that plastic bags create? Are their environmentally friendly alternatives to plastic bags? How can we manage the use of plastic bags?

The first plastic bags named ‘baggies’ in 1975 in the United States of America (Leo Hickman 2009). For the original use of plastic bag is to convenient and easy carrying food. In a long time, people dependence on plastic bags is embodied in many aspects of daily life, it makes people ignore what and how plastic bags contribute to environmental damage. The cost of produce plastic bags is low and plastic products are using a wide range, especially in large retailers, offering free plastic bags is one of the most basic service and standard for customers in a large supermarket.

1. How strong is the evidence to support Dr. Splinter’s arguments in favor of the plastic bag ban, and what are the limitations of this evidence? Specific claims are that litter will be noticeably reduced, the drainage system will be less prone to clogging, utilization of the landfill will be reduced, and there will be fewer environmental hazards for endangered wildlife. What specific information in the documents do you find compelling and why? Be sure to cite the information in the documents as well as any other factors you considered that led you to this conclusion.

Introduction: Have you ever wanted to help the environment, but you just didn’t know how? When we go shopping we see a lot of people carrying bags made of plastic. I must admit; plastic bags can be very convenient at times, but the use of plastic bags has it disadvantages. If you knew about the dangers of the use of plastic bags, then I'm sure you will think twice about using plastic bags and use tote bags instead.

Simply choosing plastic over paper as a convenience is no excuse for discounting the harmful effects of the choice. Some persons reading this will be too young to remember when grocery stores first started asking their patrons if they would prefer the new convenient plastic bags or the old paper sacks in which to carry their groceries. It seemed a simple enough question at the time. The question was merely inquiring of the patron their opinion of convenience. But what if the same exact question being asked was not referring to the convenience of each product, but instead to the detrimental effect of each product? If submitted as a question in relation to which product is worse for the environment, the correct answer is unquestionably plastic. Proponents of plastic will cite deforestation as the evil averted by switching from paper to plastic. They will incorrectly tout the recyclability of plastic bags. Proponents of plastic will push countless studies showing the lower costs of using plastic bags. The only argument they may be able to win is that it is probably easier and more convenient for the consumer to carry groceries in a plastic bag. What they must concede is the overwhelming detrimental effects that plastic bags have on the environment, and that paper is the only correct response to the question “paper or plastic”. Their reasoning on the topics of deforestation, recyclability, and cost can be refuted. The positive effects in selecting to use paper over plastic as a

Five hundred billion used globally and one hundred billion of them end up in U.S. landfills, taking about one thousand years to decompose, but only 5.2 percent were recycled (Borrud, 2007, p.75).-These are the figures plastic bags have produced every year. Human beings invented plastic bags for the convenience of carriers and packers. However, just as other great inventions, say, nuclear energy and biotechnology, plastic bags are causing serious issues like global warming, environment pollution and energy consumption. They are gradually becoming sword towards ourselves. In responding to this problem, the city of San Francisco has become the trail blazer to prohibit non-biodegradable plastic bags in its large supermarkets and pharmacies.

Plastic bags produce environmental pollution. People need to reduce the use of plastic bags in order to save the environment. This

In a response to a recent rise in the number of plastic bags, debate has resurfaced in the media regarding the extensive use and deposition of plastic bags. Stakeholders which include the Australian Retailers Association, governments of different states and various legislations have implemented measures to reduce the total number of plastic bags that are being consumed and eternally contaminated. The wider implications include, soaring death rates of a number of marine animals and the exponential cost on recycling plastic bags. In the opinion piece titled, “Forget, reuse and recycle. Let’s flat out reject plastic bags,” which appeared on 31 August 2017 in the Courier Mail, author Jane Fynes Clinton contends in a controlled and authoritative tone that the use of plastic bags are an ongoing concern and change that is necessary is disregarded. Dr Clinton has put forward this article to citizens of Australia, local supermarkets, governments and institutes.

From this diagram we can see the negative externalities that arise from the use of plastic bags. The MPC curve highlights the private cost of the use of chopping bags and the MSC highlights the cost to society of the use of shopping bags