Junkyard Planet Travels In The Billion Dollar Trash Trade Summary

In order to get actively involved in preventing the Pacific Trash Vortex from getting even bigger people need to focus on using as little plastic products as possible and refrain from buying plastic products when they are not in need of such objects. "The best thing you can do to stop the growth of these monsters is use cloth bags, reuse and recycle plastic bags when you do end up with them, limit your purchase of new plastic products and use alternatives when available, and of course recycle any other plastic that ends up in your possession." (Hren & Hren 45) The world is thus in a critical condition as many fail to understand the degree to which their actions have a negative effect on the environment.

One of China’s best successes has in turn been one of its biggest downfalls. One of the main problems is China’s greatest success which has been its phenomenal economic growth. This is one of the main drivers of the current environmental problems that the country faces. Factories dump pollutants into the air and water. It is difficult to see the Chinese government making the significant sacrifices required to improve their environment if it means slowing down their economic growth.

“Luffy, how the hell do we get out of this situation!”, said Nami. She shook her hands as if it could get her out of the shackles, however her effort was in vain. She looked at her Captain for an answer, but Luffy was as silent as a statue. His face had a grim expression. He felt like a failure as a captain, he let his crew get captured. Now the Straw Hat crew were imprisoned in a basement of a Celestial Dragon. “Dammit!’’, shouted Sanji angrily kicking a nearby empty crate. The sudden startled the other prisoners, but they quickly settled down.

Plastic is in every part of modern day life. Today’s civilizations use it for everything from cleaning products to storage to safety equipment. Plastic has effectively become part of everyday life. It’s able to be used and discarded quickly, and often after it is tossed into the trash can it is forgotten. After it is thrown away, it may end up in one of two places, the local landfill or the oceans, where approximately fifteen to forty percent of plastics end up.

At the point of production lower income communities are the ones living in neighbourhoods surrounding the plants and so they are the ones affected most by the emissions that are produced making plastic products. At the point of use lower income people are the ones most affected by the use of cheap plastics that leak poisons into their foods. They do not have the privilege to choose BPA free. This creates sickness in their communities and hinders their ability to better themselves and move to higher income levels. At the point of disposal those in the developing countries are the bearer of the health risks associated with plastics. Our wastes travel over oceans to developing countries to be burned filling the air in that area with toxins released from the plastics as well as the toxins leaked into their soil in which they grow their food and their water(Van Jones,

America’s waste production is one of the highest in the world, with less than 27% of all its waste produced is actually recycled. The United States has lenient waste and littering laws, making landfills much fuller than what they would be if the laws were stricter. America also places little to no reward on recycling; those who recycle more often than not pay a fee making it more of a hassle. The U.S. is one of the biggest contributors to waste production in the world, in turn the least green of all countries. “Citizens and government alike in China are taking steps to encourage recycling; this has also become a profit machine” (Norleen). The Chinese have a system where one is able to turn in recyclables and therefore are paid for waste collected. China isn’t the only country others have also started this system and some even have integrated tax reductions. In Japan, one is able to pay for a beverage or a parking meter with recyclable items such as

Americans have yet to face the unnerving reality of the fact that “in 2008 only 7.1% of the 30.05 million tons of plastic waste in America was recycled” (Linn). This low percentage is shocking, outrageous, and should terrify the American public, but this number can change. Recycling is not just a feel good experience; it is a way to help save energy, space, and money. However, with the enormous amount of trash being thrown out each year, landfills are increasing in size creating numerous issues. The staggering amount of waste increases greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming and building up dangerous toxins that sink underground into our soil and water, overflows into wildlife habitats and oceans, and costs a large amount of money to remove. By fining residents who incorrectly dispose of recyclable goods, implementing recycling as a requirement in educational institutions and other business and residential settings, categorizing the

Plastic pollution is something that has plagued the world for decades, but no one has been able to figure out a viable solution for it, until now. Chãoyùe ping has a solution that first starts out locally, then globally. We are going to create youth groups using fundraisers, and send them out to China to clean beach shores of all of the filth created by big name companies who care nothing of their impact on the environment. The youth groups will also travel by boat out to China’s oceans and drag massive nets through the water to capture as much trash as possible. Many say that Chãoyùe ping can’t complete such a strenuous task, but we know we can. With the help of the community, and the goal to have a better tomorrow for everyone we can achieve any task. Plastic Pollution can be reduced drastically, but the only way we can do that is by we holding those accountable for their contribution to destroying our environment, and getting together as a community and cleaning up our beaches.

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.

In the world today, not a single of us can truly say that we don’t at lest come in contact with plastic. They are everywhere, in our cars, carpets, food, and virtually every other product we consume; it has becomes a globalization needs that we can’t run away from. As according to the National oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) state the approximately 1.4 billion pounds of trash enters the ocean per year. Most of it get washed up on the beaches by waves and tides, some of it sinks to the bottom of the ocean floor, some got eaten up by marine animals mistaking it for food. Ultimately plastic pollution is a man made catastrophe, as soon as it enter the Oceans it is causing harm to the ecosystems and environment, as wells as affecting

For countless students, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) might help their school experience glide along with more ease; however, for many other individuals their IEPs might be either too broad or too narrow, which could be crippling in both cases. Unfortunately identifying a student can often blemish his or her learning path entirely. As an 18-year-old college student who can neither recall the months of the year nor read a clock I have concluded that I am evidence of the latter.

The recycling system most of America uses, is flawed, like the majority of any type of system, used in America. The main type of recycling companies, use machines that “sort” through the different types of plastic, then proceeds to be melted or crushed into one hunk of plastic. (Terry,Beth page 73) On the contrary, the plastic we recycle, does not stay in the U.S.A, we send it to China, to then be used to resell back to us (“Made in China: Our Toxic, Imported Air Pollution”). Not only do we do the main processing, the machines often get clogged with the thin plastic bags, so most of them do not even get to the melting stage. Plastic bags really are just a nuisance, with no positive attributes. Washington D.C. even put a tax on plastic bags, in hopes to reduce the amount being distributed. It worked, but too well. (“No Paper, No Plastic. The Tax That Works Too Well.”) According to a survey made by councilman Tommy Wells, the use of plastic bags by shoppers has dropped 50% (“No Paper, No Plastic. The Tax That Works Too Well”). In even better news, for the supporters of a clean Earth, the funds that were made by the tax, are now being used toward clean-up efforts for the Anacostia River, which is a polluted urban waterway clogged with plastic bags. Since the clean up began, the amount of plastic found in the river have significantly decreased. Legislature members are arguing though, that with the decreased amount of plastic bags being used, so will the contamination in the river, thus making the clean up crew pointless. The tax created to help reduce the amount of plastic bags, is slowly making its way around, California tried the bill, but was not passed. Getting involved in your community, can help the government pass bills, like the plastic bag

China witnesses rapid economic growth after the economic reform in 1978. This economic development brings people great wealth and also a huge cost on the environment. Water and air pollution are among most serious environmental problems, others like soil retrogression and degradation, deforestation, and human health problems coming with these issues are becoming more severe too. In addition, due to China’s biggest population on earth, the impact of these pollutions goes beyond border and becomes a global issue too.

Human everyday actions and decisions are negatively impacting the environment in a long-term run, causing pollution, by destroying our motherland, destroying our oceans, and killing wildlife due to the plastic trash. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is a floating landfill of garbage in the Pacific twice the size of Texas, is mostly composed of plastic (“US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”, 2010).

First day of 7th grade was amazing! Final period came and it was computer class. We would just sit on the computers and learn how to type fast. Once I finished I would play online games while everyone else got into groups. I sat alone because I had recently transferred to a new school due to moving to a new house. My first day of school finished and I had no clue how to get home, I had to remember what my grandma told me and just trust my gut. Walking home wasn't so bad but I took the longest way home. There was a group of girls I thought seemed nice so I followed them. They noticed me as the new kid and asked me to come join the walk home.