The Environmental Effects Of Plastics

The author proves the falsehood of the long known assumption that plastic is a threat to our planet. By citing the research done by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the author convinces his readers that not only are plastic bags not harmful as people think, but also beneficial. This surprises his audience and shows them how exaggerated the cries of environmentalists, which gets the readers wondering what else have they falsely believed in and what other information are paper-bags advocates hiding from them, and that pulls them into the argument and intrigues them further. Additionally, Summers lists the harmful consequences of using reusable bags by presenting research results and observations. This alarms the audience and raises concern in their

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.

Due to the proximal ban of plastic bags in California, Adam B. Summers argues the reasons why they should not be banned in his article, “Bag Ban Bad for Freedom and Environment”. In order to build his argument, Summers includes an effective use of factual data and evidence, relating to the audience, and appealing to the audience’s emotion.

The author Adam B. Summers states in his article "Bag Ban Bad for Freedom and Environment" that plastic grocery bags are not that bad for the environment as we thought, but will infringe citizens' basic right. He effectively builds his argument by using comparison and reliable statistics.

Summers’ facts and examples in this article to support his claim that banning plastic bags would be bad. A fact that he uses in his article is that the bill would have prohibited grocery stores and convenience stores at least $2 million in gross annual sales. People often debate that plastic bags hurt the planet and marine life. However, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, plastic bags, sacks, and wraps make up about 1.6 percent of all solid waste materials. Out of that little percent, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bags, the most common plastic grocery bag, only make up about 0.3 percent of them.

The upcoming elections is drawing near—thus many people in California are deciding which of the bills should be suitable for it. Out of the propositions, I picked 67 and 63 as they peaks my curiosity. Plastic Bags is constantly being used—only once by many Californians and it’s damaging to wildlife such as animals. Thus, I would vote YES on Proposition 67 because it is time to move away from plastic bags and started focusing on recycled and reusable bags. Even if there’s an increase of sales by .10 cents, should not mean much anyways as many Californian consistently paid multiple taxes anyways. Plastic bags; however, only decompose after 450 years—a handful of extra pennies being charged fails in comparison to the longevity of dangerous materials onto the environment.

The objective of this report is to illustrate the effect of the implementation of a plastic bag tax in Australia. By providing a brief overview of issues, correlated with plastic bag consumption in conjunction with current and proposed changes to policies in Australia. Through the application of economic theory, it can determined whether a tax would decrease consumption and through supporting evidence indicating its efficiency when applied in practice.

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

Plastic bag waste has become a huge issue in our state and must be put to an end. I believe that enforcing a bag tax is the best way to do this. Along almost every street or highway, you will find plastic bags strewn about carelessly. This is very unsettling and unattractive for the people coming in and out of our state. If we were to place a bag tax, people would be more likely to save their bags, or use less, limiting

Another reason why there shouldn't be a fee on plastic bags is amount to additional taxes, The author Lee Califf in upfront magazine explain “The fee amounts to a tax will make people hard to make end meet, A recent study suggests that the total number of plastic bags used in Washington, D.C.,* has actually increased since 2010, when a 5-cent fee went into effect.” The amount of additional taxes for plastic bags would cost it more than the taxes of plastic bags now and will make people to think not to buy plastic bags in stores just because of the taxes. If there will be more additional taxes than five cents human in the place that had taxes on the store that had more than five cent would not be getting the bags in that store that had more

To whom it may concern, Since the 1960s, polyethylene bags has been a catalyst for the American economy and have directly effected employment opportunities in the United States. In recent years, the plastic bag industry created over 25,000 new jobs. However, it has made headlines due to the detrimental effects it has on the environment. With such risks, critics claim that it is crucial to control this activity through a bag tax. In this letter I will inform you about the damage this law presents and a possible solution to this issue. The implementation of a bag tax will put many out of work and devastate many businesses in America. For instance, the National Center for Policy Analysis reported that the 10 cent tax on plastic bags in Los Angeles forced a ten

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.

I vaguely remember the bag tax that was short-lived in Dallas. While the ban and 5 cent tax on plastic bags was created with an environmentally friendly goal, the execution of the plan would not work, just as what happened in Dallas. Plastic bags are a portion of pollutants that are present. The tax and ban would also have to apply to other types of trash that people use and throw away on a daily basis. Some consumers will just pay the tax, especially if they are using few bags or forgot that the tax was established. If someone wants to use plastic bags without paying the tax, they will go out of their way to visit neighboring areas that do not have the policy. Stores that are obligated to abide by the policy will lose customers and, in turn,

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.

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.