...Recycling Environmental Science October 18, 2012 Abstract This research paper is about the pros and cons of recycling and how it affects our environment in positive and negative ways. The research used for this paper is the most up to date and relevant to the subject. Mandatory recycling is taking place in some communities around the United States and has its benefits and negative effects on the community as well as the environment. The recycling process for Aluminum cans is complex and is beneficial to the environment, although others believe the opposite. There are certain things to look forward to concerning recycling as there are negative impacts. Recycling Pros & Cons Recycling is something some individuals have in mind while others do not worry about the topic too much, but it does have its benefits as well as its negative outcomes. When we recycle it benefits the environment, because there less demand for raw material, which is extracted from the earth. By recycling we can just melt and process the material we already have and use it again and again. We do not have to use it for the same thing we could use the material for other purposes. When aluminum is recycled as well as plastic you receive a CRV back, which is a tax that is charged to the consumer when he or she purchased the product. Not everybody likes to donate money to the government and by taking their aluminum cans and plastic bottles to a recycling center he or she receives in return their money...
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...4/29/2014 Discussion Why do companies issue shares? In order to raise capital, generally to expand the business Suggestion • Raising capital • Expanding the business Discussion Why do people buy the shares? Shares give their holders part of the ownership of a company. (Shareholders have a part of the ownership.) Shareholders receive a proportion of a company’s profits as dividend, and may be able to make a capital gain by selling their shares at a higher price than they paid for them. (Shareholders receive dividend and may be able to make a capital gain by selling their shares at higher price than they paid for them.) 4/29/2014 2 4/29/2014 1 Discussion Why do most companies use a mixture of debt and equity financing? Discussion Why do most companies use a mixture of debt and equity financing? The advantage of borrowing money by issuing bonds is that interest payments, unlike dividends, are tax-deductible. But interest has to be paid even in a year in which a company makes no profit, so it is safer to have equity capital as well, on which no dividends need be paid if there are no profits. 3 4/29/2014 4 4/29/2014 Stocks and Bonds Which security is better? • What are differences between bonds and shares? 4/29/2014 5 1 4/29/2014 STRUCTURE BONDS - a form of debt with which you are the lender instead of the borrower. - contractual loans made between investors and institutions that, in return for financing, will pay a premium for...
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...Parktopia’s First Recycling Program Supply Chain Department Parktopia Executive Summary Situation In recent years, St. George has been plagued with a landfill scarcity crisis. Growing environmental negligence has caused this scarcity. Parktopia produces 15% of all total waste in St. George, making us the largest waste producer in the area. We need to take responsibility and help solve our city’s landfill scarcity problem. Methodology We used a framework called MECE (mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive). MECE allows us to find problems that are relevant towards our situation. The methodology allowed us to identify three areas of research that influence the solution that solves our problem; these three spheres of research are cost, community, and competition. Research The first sphere of research is about cost. We identified that the largest increasing cost in Parktopia is the trash disposal cost. The second sphere of research, which dealt with community, identified that our community is burdened by the increasing trash disposal cost and landfill scarcity. The last sphere of research identified that recycling programs are helping our competition reduce costs. Solution The solution that solves all three spheres of research is a recycling program. Our recycling program includes 100 plastic and 100 paper containers, along with formal employee training. The proposed start date is January 1, 2015. Introduction Since 1954, Parktopia...
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...REPORT Improved waste management of textiles Project 9 Environmentally improved recycling David Palm B1976 April 2011 This report approved 2011-04-20 Anna Jarnehammar Department Manager Organization Report Summary Project title IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute Ltd. Address P.O. Box 5302 SE-400 14 Göteborg Telephone Towards Sustainable Waste Management – Environmentally improved recycling Project sponsor Swedish Environmental Protection Agency +46 (0)31-725 62 00 Author David Palm Title and subtitle of the report Improved waste management of textiles Summary In Sweden, we consume 15kg of textiles per capita and year. Of this roughly 8kg are incinerated and 3kg are reused by charity organisations. The remaining 4kg either accumulates (e.g. in a closet or wardrobe) or are handled through other means of waste management (e.g. recycling centres). This way of waste management is not optimal from an environmental point of view. The textile waste flows are small by weight but large by environmental impact. The production of virgin textiles give rise to about 15 kg of carbon dioxide per kg textile and uses large amount of water; energy and chemicals and poses a risk both for the environment and human health. Policies and measures to reduce the consumption of virgin textile are needed. Hindrances for a more sustainable textile waste management are primarily economical: The environmental cost is not incorporated in the production...
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...Recycling, Reducing, and Reusing Dasheen M. Jennings Ecology and Environmental Sustainability | SCI201 A05 Instructor: Jennifer Parker-wright July 31, 2013 Recycling, Reducing, and Reusing 1 “Richmond, VA (WTVR) – More people are living in Virginia. According to a new study, Virginia’s population is outpacing the rest of the nation. Virginia’s population grew by 2.3% between 2010 and July of 2012. At the same time, the United States’ population grew by 1.7%.More than half of the State’s growth occurred in Northern Virginia, Virginia Beach, and Richmond. The study, done by demographers at the University of Virginia, also puts the states current population at 8.2 million.” (http://wtvr.com) when I read these amazing facts, I was blown away I didn’t know that Virginia has grown and still is growing. I remember when I first moved to Virginia, at the teenager age, I couldn’t believe that this state was so big and the scenery was beautiful. In the Richmond, we have a recycling bin that collects metal, plastics, and paper. This company has a website I would like to put some information: “Since 1985, Richmond Recycling has been one of the Mid-Atlantic’s premier recycling centers. One of the reasons...
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...Inquiry | Resources | How can sustainable living reduce our carbon footprint? | Secondary SourceInternetWebsite:http://homeguides.sfgate.com/using-sustainable-resources-reduce-carbon-footprint-78811.html | Why is sustainable living very important to adapt at this period of time? | Secondary SourceInternetWebsite:<http://www.unfpa.org/6billion/populationissues/generation.htm> | Is recycling important? Why? | Secondary SourceInternetWebsite:http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/whyisrecyclingimportant/ | How can we conserve our non-renewable resources? | Secondary SourceInternetWebsite:http://www.preservearticles.com/201012251666/conservation-of-non-renewable-resources.html | What are earth resources? | Secondary SourceInternetWebsite:http://www.ecofriendlykids.co.uk/naturalresourcesearth.html | How can sustainable resources aesthetically pleasing? | Secondary SourceInternetWebsite:http://www.steelconstruction.info/Sustainable_steel_bridges | First of all carbon footprint is a measurement of the amount of greenhouse gases produced by the activities in your daily life. One main source of greenhouse gas is burning fossil fuels. That includes the gas in your car and the coal burned at your power plant. Scientists have concluded that humans are producing more greenhouse gases than ever before. These gases trap heat in our atmosphere, causing our planet to warm up and changing our climate. (See References 1) Your carbon footprint, therefore, measures the amount of...
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...Unit 8 Assignment: Research Paper Final Name: Course Number: -BU224: Microeconomics Section Number: -01 Unit Number: - 8 Research Date: -May 14, 2013 Conservation and Recycling – What’s the Difference? Abstract: This paper is to discuss the differences between recycling and conservation. e Recycling is reusing resources. When you recycle, you are putting raw compounds such as paper and plastic back into circulation without the need for digging up new raw materials. By merely recycling your old newspapers and magazines, you’ll be saving natural resources such as our forests. According to recent surveys by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 32 percent of municipal solid waste has been recycled by American households. That translates into over 79 tons trash that didn’t need to be incinerated or dumped in a landfill. (http://life.gaiam.com/) For example, a soda can is usually made of aluminum. A recycled aluminum can uses 95 percent less energy needed to made the can from the beginning. Conservation usually deals with saving energy, and wildlife. How this works in the workplace deals with acting as if you were at home. Some examples are replacing light bulbs with the florescent light bulbs, turning off all lights, computers, monitors, and copy machines. Close all windows and blinds to block direct sunlight, this reduces the need to use cooling and heating units. Recycling in the workplace is also feasible. To save paper, only copy what you need...
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...INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Of ACADEMIC RESEARCH LCC: T10.5-11.9 Vol. 2. No. 1. January 2010 E-CYLING E-WASTE: THE WAY FORWARD FOR NIGERIA IT AND ELECTRO-MECHANICAL INDUSTRY Prof. Dr. Oliver E. Osuagwu *, Charles Ikerionwu a a b b Coordinator of PG Programs, IP Vice-President, CPN Department of Information Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri (NIGERIA) * E-mail: drosuagwu@yahoo.com ABSTRACT An average of 500,000 tons of obsolete Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipments (WEEE) are dumped into Nigeria monthly with its associated health and environmental hazards. E-waste includes computers, entertainment electronics, mobile phones and other items that have been discarded by their original users. While there is no generally accepted definition of e-waste, in most cases e-waste consists of expensive and more or less durable products used for data processing, telecommunications or entertainment in private households and businesses. Dumping of e-waste in Nigeria has negative health consequences such as leaching toxins into the soil, air and groundwater which later enter into crops, animals and human body systems causing contamination and pollution. Medical experts have warned that exposure to these substances can cause damage to blood and nervous systems, DNA, immune systems, kidneys and can lead o respiratory and skin disorders and lung cancer and can interfere with regulatory hormones and brain development. This is bad news for Nigeria and Africa...
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...enhances the quality of life. The idea of ‘reuse’ and ‘recycle’ of many construction materials is a smart decision for all builders whether they are interested in environmentally-friendly building or not. At baseline, the research project will adopt three aims: 1) to examine the current issue with waste minimisation, cost implication by effectively management; 2) to investigate the economic analysis of reuse and recycling of construction and demolition waste; 3) to explore various construction materials that can be effectively reused and recycled. In order to achieve the above research aims, the following objectives are set: * To determine the importance of cost reduction techniques for reuse of construction and demolition waste * To investigate whether or not the economics of construction recycled materials can be justified throughout construction activity lifecycle. * To investigate the economic impact of reuse and recycling construction materials on major projects * To develop propose unique theoretical models on decision-making for reuse of construction and demolition waste The intended final outcome of the research will be to provide: 1. Evidence for development of a theoretical framework for construction waste minimisation and recycling for future construction activities within the built environment and construction industry. 2. Professional guidelines for construction site workers to enable them to make informed choices about the...
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...Marketing Management Report The Concept My concept is an end-to-end e-waste management company dedicated to environmental stewardship with advanced recycling technology, and to extract high quality metals by rendering innovative e-waste management solutions with fastest turn-around time from e-waste to economically viable metals. This company will solve and meet three critical needs: 1. It will give municipalities and companies a cost effective alternative to landfilling and rerouting the generated e-waste. 2. It will regularize the current fragmented e-waste management industry, which consists of collectors, recyclers, transporters, smelters etc and will provide end-to-end e-waste management solutions to produce economically viable metals. 3. It will use latest metal extraction and e-waste recycling technology to produce metals that will help to meet growing demand for environmentally viable metals. The recycled metals will be targeted towards electronics manufacturers, metal traders, and equipment manufacturers. Additionally, the company will offer a service to, e-waste storage and recycling plants by municipalities, sellers and manufacturers of EEE (electrical and electronic equipment). Currently, these municipalities and companies face several issues regarding the disposal of WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment). Landfills are filling up fast and current e-waste management solutions are not adequate to meet the ever increasing inflow of waste....
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............................................... 3 TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN INDIA ............................................................................................................ 5 COMPETITOR ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................... 6 COMPETITORS TO VIRYA.................................................................................................................. 6 BUSINESS STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION.............................................................................. 7 BUSINESS MODEL OF VIRYA ........................................................................................................... 7 SOURCING OF MATERIAL FOR RECYCLING ........................................................................... 8 PRODUCTS ........................................................................................................................................ 9 PAIN POINTS COVERED .............................................................................................................. 10 BENEFITS ......................................................................................................................................... 10 FACTS...
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...Mandatory Recycling “So easy a caveman can do it” is the motto attached to Geico car insurance ads, and now scientific evidence proves this motto is actually true of recycling. The roots of recycling can be traced all the way back to the prehistoric era of the caveman now. The Origins of Recycling conference revealed that they believe our ancestors from the Paleolithic Era practiced recycling. Research has been found that the earliest cavemen reused their tools over and over and transformed them into new objects. It says a great deal that even our early ancestors could see the value in recycling and reusing objects, that even over four hundred and twenty million years ago cavemen could see the benefits to mankind (Ross, 2013, p.1). I want to prove that recycling should be adopted in a smart, efficient, cost-effective manner in both residential and commercial aspects of our city and all others. I will show from prehistoric times to today that recycling always has been and always will be beneficial to people, animals, and our planet. It is a given fact that our population is growing, resources are scarce, more animals are going extinct, and our planet is slowly dying. This is evident by the thinning ozone layer, deforestation, and greenhouse gases. If it’s not recycled, it gets burned or buried, neither of which is good for the environment. The EPA released a stunning statistic on greenhouse gases stating, “ In 2005, recycling was projected to avoid—through a combination...
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...Computer Disposal Paper By: Calvin Drager The best way to dispose of these 500 computers is through E-waste recycling and here’s why. E-waste recycling has become one of the fastest-moving industries in the world. Our society has, for the most part, always been aware that certain convenient technologies we use every day also contain some of the most harmful known substances. Cell phones, computers, laptops, CRTs, flat screen TVs, tablets, printers, and monitors have all assisted our society in advancing our wants and needs. As we all know, technology moves faster than the speed of light, and by the time we have the newest gadgets, we are already in the process of wanting something bigger and better. As convenient as these technologies are, let's not forget that most of these gadgets contain harmful substances and should be properly recycled, refurbished, or reused. When these products are placed into landfills, either on purpose or not, we have a huge problem. Recycling electronics prevents the biggest and most prevalent pollutants in our society, which come from mining. Chemicals such as cyanide and sulfuric acid are commonly used in the mining process. When these substances spill, leak, or leach into the ground or water, the ecosystem is heavily affected. Once the chemicals are introduced to our landscape, the cycle of pollution is put into place. Through such common environmental occurrences as erosion and heavy rain, the pollutant chemicals end up in our oceans, streams...
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...What Specific Action(S) Should Christians Take Regarding The Environment And Its Preser Abstract Christian are required by God's law to obey the laws of man. Furthermore, the United States Government has Federal and State organization that will help protect our environment. There are many ways that Christian can protect the earth's environment and restore the earth national resources. For an example, Christians could recycle many natural resources; buy vehicles that are more efficient and not being wasteful is all very important. Christians cannot be disillusioned that everyone thinks the same way and there viewpoint are the same. There are many non-Christians that belief that there is a need protect the earth and we will have endless supplies of natural resources. Finally, Christians realize that efforts to protect the earth may not be enough, so we must prepare and plan to restore natural resources. As Christian followers of God, we must educate others about conserving the earth's natural resources. What Specific Action(S) Should Christians Take Regarding The Environment And Its Preservation Or Restoration? Could you imagine Jesus Christ driving a car that is not environmental friendly? According to the Christian faith, Jesus Christ was the only perfect person that ever lived on the earth that was perfect. Therefore, Christians understand that to be Christ like, it would mean Christian would have to preserve the environment and if necessary contribute...
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...Recycling and the Environment Ayanna G Hawkins Argosy University Atlanta Professor Lily March 19, 2015 There is a number of items people use in their daily lives that could be used again. On any given day, the number of used plastic or glass bottles, newspapers, and paper products fill garbage bins. Rarely does the impact of discarding these items occur to many people in the world. Instead of throwing used products away, more people should focus on reusing and recycling. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defined recycling as “the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products” (para. 1, 2015). Recycling helps extend the life and usefulness of something that has already served its initial purpose by producing something that is useable. Recycling has a lot of benefits and importance not only to us humans but especially to our planet. There are various means for collecting recyclables such as curbside pick up, recycling centers, and incentive programs. Recycling benefits the environment in numerous ways such as reducing waste, preserving resources, and preventing pollution. Reusing Recycled Material The most easily recycled materials are plastic and paper. According to the EPA (2014a), “32 million tons of plastic waste were generated in 2012” (para. 2). Plastic accounts for 13% of waste in the United States. Unfortunately a mere 9% of plastic was recycled in that...
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