Why not to use Plastic bags As everyone knows the humble plastic bag has become an integral part of our lives. In fact the plastic bag has become so common that we hardly notice their presence. Yet if you look around you will notice that we are all in a swamp of plastic bags! They are everywhere. We use them to pack clothes, shoes, pens, tools, video games and even fruits and vegetables. At the super market they are soft yet strong packing medium. They are light weight, high strength and very
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Resources 1. “Of the most devastating elements of this pollution is that plastics takes thousands of years to decay. As a result, fish and wildlife are becoming intoxicated. Consequently the toxins from the plastics have entered the food chain, threatening human health. In the most polluted places in the ocean, the mass of plastic exceeds the amount of plankton six times over.” b. As we waste more and more of our resources, we use more resources to replace the waste – in turn generating more waste and
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Most people do not realize, but plastic bags are not just the bags you use to carry your purchases. There are quite a few bags that can be recycled such as plastic bags that your newspaper comes in, bread bags, dry cleaning bags, and paper towel wrappings just to name a few. As you can see the list would go on and on. So that is why Richmond as well as other communities should feel compelled to recycle plastic bags to reduce, recycle, and reuse in order to save our environment. When this
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green-consumer. During that time I have found some interesting things from the way my cousin lives. She saves everything and saves as much as she can, from food, water, and electricity even though she tries not to use plastic bags. Returning to home after that trip I began to be influenced by her without my noticing and now it’s a thing I must do in my life. Before, I used to consider using bio bags and separating the garbage like plastic, glass, food, metal and etc. as wasting of time. Separating the
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Let’s save the ‘Mother Earth’ The noble ‘Earth’ has bestowed the human beings with incredible and beautiful nature in the form of mountains, rivers, forests and various natural resources that helped human beings to survive and initiated our evolution. So, now it’s our time to save our planet from the challenges which are threatening the existence of the earth… The life of Human beings originated on the planet Earth .The “Mother Earth” is calling us for her protection. People have become selfish
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paper, plastic or metal, all these materials can be re-used. Empty jars, wine bottles, broken glasses and absolutely any other item made of glass which is no longer useful should be recycled. It takes a million years for glass to decompose. Also, old newspapers, paper wraps, cardboard, sheets of paper you no longer need should all reach the paper container and be sent in order to be recycled. Millions of trees will thank you for that. It is amazing to see that almost 90% of all plastic bottles do
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things very difficult to put up for. Recycling cans and bottles can help save the earth form waste and trash buildup and can make new things. I think that recycling should be mandatory and there should be recycling cans in various locations at school and everywhere else. One reason is that recycling can help save the earth from waste and trash build-up. For example, fifty percent of roofing and construction on houses is made from recycled aluminum cans. Using recycled materials to produce new products
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Main Points: Today I’m going to focus on three main points, first: Dangers from not recycling, second: What we can recycle, and lastly: How recycling can save you money. II. Body D. Dangers from not Recycling. 1. Recycling has become necessary because landfills are rapidly being closed and are causing increasingly more damage to the environment. a. Landfills have decreased in number from 20,000 in 1978 to 3,000 in 2010. b. Landfills cause serious
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destroying our planet? In an essay of 200-250 words, suggest way to protect our environment. (20 marks) I. Introduction A. Introductory statement : Environment is something that makes up our surroundings and affects our ability to live on the earth. Nowadays, when you hear people talk about “the environment”, they are often referring to the overall condition of our planet or how healthy it is. Unfortunately, our environment has been polluted day by day. B. Thesis statement : There are several
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