environmental framing as racially driven, in which people of color (i.e. minorities) are affected disproportionately by poor environmental practices. Communities of color throughout the United States have become the dumping grounds for our nation’s waste disposal, as well as home to agricultural and/or manufacturing industries that pollute the land. Government regulations and cultural practices have all contributed to environmental racism. The government’s policies have also negatively impacted low income
Argentina, and southern Brazil, the consequence of plastic being ubiquitous is evident. 133 Dead South American Fur Seals (SAFS) were found in this area; the stomach of these individuals were examined. Solid waste found in the ocean is called marine debris, given that the source of the waste is from humans. Of the sampled seals, ten of them had marine debris in their stomach; the seals found to have marine debris in their stomach were typically young. Most of the marine debris extracted from the
The pollution identified throughout the markets comes mainly from the inability for them to dispose of waste properly due to lack of transportation in and out of the market, and also the sprawl of stalls. The accessibility of owners and locals through the market comes as a struggle and therefore require a plan in which would assist owners to receive their transported goods and also dispose of waste that was not sold throughout the day. The pollution affects both the
population’s waste. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of trash floating in the ocean where there is a high density of garbage because of the Pacific Gyre. “Though their name suggests rafts of bobbing refuse, the patches are instead areas with high concentrations of trash — mostly wee bits of plastic particles that have degraded from larger pieces of litter such as water bottles. The bits amass within ocean vortices, driven by wind and ocean currents.”( Mole) The types of waste found in
Tourists are one of the sources of waste production in some cities and parts of the world [1] and sometimes their waste production is several times of locals' waste [2], so that the amount of tourists' waste has been estimated 200 times of that of locals in Silver Pagoda, Cambodia, 250 times in Gianyar Island, Indonesia, 180 times in Cusco, Peru and 120 times in Bellwald mountainous region, Switzerland [3,4]. Therefore, their appropriate collection and disposal requires accurate and efficient management
fossil fuels, deforestation of rain forests, pumping of greenhouse gases into the air, pollution of water by fertilizers, use of pesticides, animal wastes, emission of toxic chemicals, and rapid erosion of top soil. In addition, until recently people were unconcerned with conservation because they seemed to be so vast a storehouse of resources that waste was not considered a problem. (p. 97). This may explain the tendency to be wasteful, but it is only a partial answer. The underlying sources of our
of plastic factories are producing tons of plastic goods which are popularly used by the people because of their ease, cheapness and convenience. Due to non-biodegradable nature they cause hazardous negative impact on the environment. Disposal of plastic waste which are major cause of environment pollution becomes carcinogenic to human, birth defects, impaired immunity, endocrine disruption, development and reproductive effect. In addition to dumping of plastic material into marine, a large
construction waste and develop a way to reuse a prominent part of typical construction waste. The effects of the environment from construction projects and the ways to reduce these effects. In America, one of the most well-known green building or sustainable building is LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Therefore, this recycling collection program will help consumers’ disposal initiatives and will reduce the possibility of LEGO bricks contributing to plastic pollution. Ultimately, consumers will feel more confident about their act of sustainability through this recycling solution. Environmental Canada and the United States dispose of about 22 million pounds of plastic waste into the Great Lakes annually. The winds and currents carry this waste onto the shores of the Great Lakes, which is responsible
Hospital waste is one of the world’s growing problems. Hospitals on average produce 29 pounds of waste per staffed bed in just one day (2016). One of the reasons for medical waste is that a large amount disposable products used for sanitary reasons such as drapes, basins, and sponges (Conrardy J et al, 2009). However, new methods using reusable products in operating rooms have provided a means to decrease the regulated medical waste generated by an average of 65% (Conrardy