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Plastic Pollution in California The beauty of California is slowly fading away and as environmentalists would say, “There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surrounding” (Carson, 366). According to the findings revealed by research foundations in California, marine life is and has been in great danger as a result of plastic remains that accumulates in the Ocean. In his article Daniel Woods states, “Approximately eighty percent of remains

Nowadays, the use of plastic bags has increased. It can be seemed that plastic bags are really needed by everyone especially for their daily life. Comparing to the past in the early 1950s when people still used the paper bags instead of plastic bags. Literally, plastic bags are very useful for human, but at the same time it is also bring disadvantages. Plastic is made from fossil fuel sources, such as natural gas and petroleum. It is not biodegradable and it will always exist. This is why the excessive

Article 2: The way plastic and paper bags negatively affect our environment. Summary: Plastic bags disturb the environment in a very serious way. The plastic bags get into the soil and as time passes they slowly release toxic chemicals. Eventually the plastic bags break down into the soil and the unfortunate consequence is that the animals will eat the plastic, choke on it and then die! The petroleum and gas used to create plastic bags is a limited source, it is non-renewable. We already have a

“Bhutan first banned the use of plastic bags in 1999. This was reinforced in 2005 and again in 2009. Now in 2013, we still see plastic bags in use” Topic: Write an easy on weather banning plastic bags is the right approach to waste management or are there other means to achieve waste management. Plastic bag waste has become one of the serious problems that have threatened the health of natural resources, ecosystem, biodiversity, animals, human life and environment. We can see tens and thousands of

The Pros and Cons of Plastic Bags In her article, “Advantages of Plastic Grocery Bag,” Sandra Ketcham gives the positive view of plastic bags in society. Ketcham believes that “while [plastic bags] have ecological drawbacks, plastic grocery bags can be beneficial to retailers, consumers, and even the environment” (Ketcham). This type of persuasion is logical because most consumers do not intend to hurt the environment when using plastic bags. The author of the article also claims that there were

single use plastic bags each year of which 50 million ending up in Australia’s litter system, green-minded Australians have started using the green reusable shopping bags (Plastic as a Resource, 2015). Although some people switched over to using the green bags, there is evidence that suggest they are not as environmentally friendly as some people might think. This report will investigate triple bottom line sustainability, materials and provide a recommendation for future shopping bags. Triple Bottom

the way to school and some pieces of fruit from the supermarket which you chuck in one of those plastic bags for fruit and then another plastic bag at the checkout. The issue is that too much waste is being produced in Australia and it is negatively impacting the environment and people need to think about the waste they are producing, in particular single use plastics; including plastic bags, plastic packaging and take away coffee cups. Many people are unaware of the vast amount of waste which

Did you know that in California recently, the senate tried to pass a bill that would ban all plastic bags in the state? In “Bag Ban Bad for Freedom and Environment”, Adam B. Summers explains the consequences this bill would have caused if it had passed. Although this problem isn't brought to your attention every day, the consequences really could affect your daily life. During the article, Summers uses evidence, reasoning, and stylistic or persuasive elements to support his thoughts and opinions

The Plastic Bag Takeover 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

In 1948, Spinneys opened its doors to the Lebanese public in the old Beirut Souks. 1967 Spinneys started opening in Raouche, Verdun and Jnah selling high quality fresh products, grocery, and baked goods at a fair price and in a fresh and friendly shopping environment. Yet unfortunately, in the early 1970’s Spinneys closed its doors due to the civil war in Lebanon. After an absence which lasted for 30 years, Spinneys reopened its doors in Dbayeh with a fresh new vibrant concept in the year 1998. The