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    LITTERING EFFECTS

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    PART A Littering is one of the global problems faced by the people of the world. Every year the amount of rubbish dumped into the environment is increasing. Garbage piled up in the landfill and the matter is a waste. In the developed countries recycling and disposal garbage done by segregated by type. While in countries that are not yet practice garbage just dumped and left it to decay. It will take a long time. Among the materials thrown by humans is paper from sources such as newspapers‚ books

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    Benefit of Recycling

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    PSSI Recycling Center‚ if you recycle 1 ton of plastic‚ it saves up to 5‚774 kilowatt-hours of energy. » A study by the Harvard University shows that one of the most important benefits of plastic recycling is that it increases the shelf life of landfills‚ which have been predicted to become exhausted in around 20 years time. » The most prominent benefit of recycling plastic is that it reduces the amount of metals required for its production. » Plastic is manufactured from derivatives of crude

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    Effects of Consumerism

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    consumerism. While everyone needs to consume‚ unnecessary consumerism is damaging the planet by overflowing the landfills‚ creating higher greenhouse gasses with pollution‚ and causing global warming. Finally‚ although every being needs to consume to some extent‚ consumerism in an excess of what is primarily for sustainability‚ is damaging the planet with air pollution and overflowing landfills. An interesting fact is there are places in Costa Rica that currently use the waste-to-energy system [ (Docksai

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    Nuclear Waste: An Ongoing Issue In the United States‚ nuclear energy has been viewed as a cleaner and potentially limitless source of energy‚ especially compared to other fossil fuel sources such as coal and oil. There are over 100 reactors operating in the United States‚ which provide roughly 20% of the nation’s electricity.1 Of those reactors‚ there is no permanent waste disposal site currently existing in the U.S‚ after plans to build a facility in Yucca Mountain in Nevada were scrapped due

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    Question… Using a country of your choice as an example‚ demonstrate how the government seeks to compensate for market failures. Name: Alex Dagnall Word count: 2382 Seminar tutor name: Lawrence Green. Group Number: 5Q4Z0008/9/Tutorial/A/09 In my essay I am going to talk about the way in which the UK government deals with market failures and the several approaches they can and have taken with the aim of preventing certain aspects of market failure from re-occurring. I will be particularly

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    Reverse Logistic

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    Going Backwards: Reverse Logistics Trends and Practices Going Backwards: Reverse Logistics Trends and Practices University of Nevada‚ Reno Center for Logistics Management Dr. Dale S. Rogers Dr. Ronald S. Tibben-Lembke © 1998‚ Reverse Logistics Executive Council Contents in Brief CHAPTER 1: SIZE AND IMPORTANCE OF REVERSE LOGISTICS 1 CHAPTER 2: MANAGING RETURNS 37 CHAPTER 3: DISPOSITION AND THE SECONDARY MARKET 73 CHAPTER 4: REVERSE LOGISTICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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    ‘Rubbish has no value’. Identify the arguments for and against this view. Essay Plan: Introduction: I will explain the concept of ‘value’. I will also briefly explain how this links with peoples ideas/impressions of rubbish and waste. Main part: I will identify the points – that rubbish has value and also rubbish no value and try to include some stats/figures to show this. |Rubbish has value: |Rubbish has no value:

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    The Importance of Trash Cans & Garbage Cans Posted on October 4‚ 2010 by admin inShare Trash Cans Every business generates trash and garbage that require attention on a regular basis to maintain cleanliness‚ safety and health in the workplace or home. Having the proper equipment applies to waste management just as it does to other areas of successful business operations. When a business supplies its employees and customers with easy access to waste containers‚ overall maintenance of the building

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    following:- • Chemical and nuclear plants • Industrial factories • Oil refineries • Human sewage • Oil • Mining • Littering • Overcrowded landfills • Deforestation • Construction debris • Non – biodegradable waste • Insecticides and Herbicides Chemical and Nuclear Plants Chemical and nuclear power plants produce waste materials. Some end up in landfills and other less safe storage facilities. Some leak‚ causing contamination of soil for hundreds of years before it is safe to grow crops on

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    Land Pollution

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    What is land pollution? Land pollution is the deterioration (destruction) of the earth’s land surfaces‚ often directly or indirectly as a result of man’s activities and their misuse of land resources. It occurs when waste is not disposed off properly‚ or can occur when humans throw chemicals unto the soil in the form of pesticides‚ insecticides and fertilizers during agricultural practices. Exploitation of minerals (mining activities) has also contributed to the destruction of the earth’s surface

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