Plastic Bags and Sustainability Often times‚ there are debates surrounding controversial environmental issues‚ such as global warming‚ deforestation and nuclear power. But then‚ there is little or no public debate on the impact of plastic bags on the environment. Plastic bags kill tens of thousands of animals every year. In the marine environment plastic bag litter is lethal‚ killing tens of thousands of birds‚ whales‚ seals and turtles every year as they often mistake plastic bags for food such
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Propsoing a bag tax can indeed be a good thing. Many of our nation’s polution comes from plastic bags. When charging an additional 25 cents for a plastic we can use that money to clean up our world. Enforcing the bag tax wouldn’t be a problem‚ the cashier will add an additional 25 cents to your total for each plastic bag. A bag tax should be imposed upon communities because of the problems plastic bags impose on our enviroment. I support having a 25 cent bad tax. A bag tax is good for three reasons
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Sustainability Issues with Plastic Bags A plastic bag is used for 5minutes on average but requires more than a thousand years for it to decompose (Sharma‚2008). After decomposition‚ the tiny particles continue to contaminate our water sources and threaten wildlife (West‚ n.d.). Yet‚ the global usage of plastic bags hits an unprecedented annual rate of 1 trillion (Facts‚n.d.)‚ with Singapore contributing 3 billion in 2011(Tay‚2012). Hence‚ it is vital that we pay more attention to our environment
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day and billion times a year is the plastic bag. Yes the plastic bag‚ the one that is at grocery stores‚ clothing stores and even restaurants. Several cities have even started to implement to some degree the plastic bag ban into their cities meaning the bags are banned from that city or there is a fine/ tax to use and purchase the plastic bags. This ban obviously has its supporters who agree with the ban and like the idea of reducing and banning the plastic use in their cities and there are the non
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AGRA FORT Also renowned as the Red Fort of Agra‚ Agra Fort is located near to the Taj Mahal gardens on the banks of River Yamuna. The real specimen of architectural marvel‚ this fortress was constructed in the 15th century. The construction of this mammoth structure started during 1565 during the Great King Akbar and continued the developments up to the period of King Shah Jahan‚ the grandson of Akbar. The fort‚ in a length of 2.5 km marvelous enclosure walls‚ is built in red sandstones and encloses
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do plastic bags affect our ocean? Plastic bags affect our environment by getting into soil and slowly releasing toxic chemicals. Most ocean pollution starts out on land and is carried by wind and rain to the sea. Now‚ the plastic bag pollution does not only affect humans‚ it also affects animals. Plastic bag pollution affects our economy‚ costing us untold dollars spent in beach cleanups‚ tourism losses and damages to fishing and aquaculture industries. To a sea turtle‚ a floating plastic bag looks
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popular-yet destructive- plastic bag. Although it may not be the pristine solution‚ a ban eliminating the widespread usage of plastic bags may direct consumers to the solution of using reusable bags when shopping. Like it has already been done in multiple other concerned cities‚ the ban should be placed into effect in New York City- the removal of the bags will eliminate
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In Katherine Mangu-Ward’s article‚ “Plastic Bags are Good for You” she argues that plastic bags are better than paper bags because they’re cheaper for stores to distribute‚ they can hold items that are twice its own weight‚ and they can be used for other household necessities. Mangu-Ward makes reasonable points and provides a lot of information in her article‚ but she does not have reliable sources that supports her claims. Also she does not cite the sources she is getting her information from. The
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Have you been wondering what the whole fuss over plastic bags is about? Where many people would rather use paper bags over plastic when shopping? Everyone has different opinions on how they affect our society‚ some people say they help us out‚ and others say they are hazards to our world. Both cases have valid arguments supporting their opinions‚ and both sides have facts that people can support. I personally think that they are more work to deal with than they seem to help alleviate. The reason
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I think using reusable bags every time I buy groceries will make the world a better place. Plastic tends to fill up landfills and ends up in the ocean where animals eat or get caught in it. Since plastic isn’t biodegradable I think with just my efforts I can make a very small difference. With small steps like this I am helping the environment. My family and I have always used them but since I have been in college it is hard for me to remember to bring them every time I go to the store. Since I do
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