“Paper or plastic?” Perhaps one of the most commonly questions in the past‚ is now rarely heard by consumers. Four out of five grocery bags in the US are now plastic (Reusablebags.com). However‚ the answer should not be merely plastic‚ the real answer is neither. Plastic bags are very harmful for the environment‚ and paper bags even more so. The best alternative is a reusable bag‚ which can save thousands of plastic bags over its lifetime. Plastic bags are everywhere. We see them anywhere
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Ocean Turns Into Plastic Island? Could Happen Have you ever wondered what happens to that plastic bottle or plastic bag that you throw away? What if I told you that the bag and the bottle are slowly killing off marine life and slowly turning our oceans into dumps? This is the case and the problem is only growing and everybody is responsible for it and everybody needs to pitch in and clean up this mess. We all use plastic because it’s convenient for us‚ but in the end it ends up killing the marine
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How Plastic Surgery Helped Reshape the World As we see throughout the years‚ plastic surgery also known as cosmetic surgery has become more and more popular every year. Plastic surgery has increased to nine percent from 2000 to 2001. There are many various types of procedures that could make the body the way the person prefers it to be. The most popular surgeries that are performed include facial reconstruction‚ liposuction‚ breast implant‚ arm‚ thigh‚ and many more. The word "plastic" in "plastic
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A plastic shopping bag‚ the most known used product discovered by man. Data released by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows that somewhere between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year (National Geographic News‚ 2006). As the number of usage increases‚ the rate of plastic pollution grows eventually to be an immeasurable environmental obstacle that is difficult to control. This essay will unfold the case of plastic bags to identify the outcomes
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Plastic Surgery Medical science has come a long way over the last few decades and one only needs to look at the state of plastic surgery to be convinced. Plastic surgery is not limited to correcting minor scars anymore but instead now it is also possible to change literally any aspect of physical appearance. The original intention of plastic surgery might have been to help victims of accidents or medical conditions that affect physical attributes‚ most of the procedures are now performed for
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“Paper or plastic?” is the age-old question when you reach the end of your grocery-shopping trip. Have you ever wondered which is more environmentally safe? Paper and plastic in comparison have many pros and cons. They both effect our environment and animals positively and negatively. Their similar and contrasting qualities have a great impact on our earth. Plastic comes from oil‚ a hole is drilled and a pipe is inserted into the earth. Oil is forced by the earth’s pressure up the pipe‚ into a
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Whenever you walk on the beach do you notice the plastic in the water or on the sand? Do you ever think that something should be done about this? Plastic pollution is something that’s hurting the environment and is growing more and more every year. Plastic pollution is caused by people using the ocean as a trash can. People are careless and would rather litter than throw the pastic bag away or recycle it. Convinenece to people is better for them than the environment. Throughout the years the pollution
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Plastikos “Despite the popular misconception‚ the word ‘plastic’ in ‘plastic surgery’ does not mean ‘artificial‚’ but is derived from the ancient Greek word ‘plastikos‚’ which means to mold or give form” (Schnur and Hait). What was once used to help reconstruct the faces and bodies of wounded soldiers is now used to aesthetically create new faces and bodies around the world. The motive for surgery is changing. Statistics show that plastic surgery is becoming increasingly more popular among men‚
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Chapter: 1 Introduction: Plastic money is the alternative of cash or the standard ’money’. Plastic money is used to refer to the credit cards‚ debit cards that we use to make purchases in our everyday life. Plastic money is much more convenient to carry around as you do not have to carry a huge some of money with you. It is also much safer to carry it along or to travel with it as if it is stolen one can consult the bank whose service you are using and get it blocked hence saving your money
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WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT PLASTIC POLLUTION Plastic bags and bottles‚ like all forms of plastic‚ create significant environmental and economic burdens. They consume growing amounts of energy and other natural resources‚ degrading the environment in numerous ways. In addition to using up fossil fuels and other resources‚ plastic products create litter‚ hurt marine life‚ and threaten the basis of life on earth. We are producing over 25 million tons of plastics per year in the United States‚ a trivial
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