What’s So Bad About Plastic Bags? Plastic bags are not biodegradable. They clog waterways‚ spoil the landscape‚ and end up in landfills where they may take 1‚000 years or more to break down into ever smaller particles that continue to pollute the soil and water. Plastic bags also pose a serious danger to birds and marine mammals that often mistake them for food. Thousands die each year after swallowing or choking on discarded plastic bags. Finally‚ producing plastic bags requires millions of gallons
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There was a long line in the wintery New York streets of 1858. Many wealthy people were waiting for the Magic Broadway to open. Once the doors opened‚ the people filed into their seats. Rows filled in seconds. The chatter turned into whisper‚ then silence. The velvety red curtains opened‚ and then music started. Lights flashed‚ then a group of people dressed in authentically tailored costumes‚ went out to the center of the stage. An elderly woman leaned over to a young man to clarify something
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I am a blue bag‚ made in a small factory in Paris that produces exclusive bags under the Silver Star brand. After passing the Manufacturer Test‚ I was brought into Malaysia by sea. Along with a few hundred of my friends in various shapes and sizes‚ we were carefully wrapped in tissue and plastic before being packed into boxes. Unfortunately‚ I was plagued by sea-sickness the minute I was escorted on board. Nausea and queasiness were my constant companions as the sea vessel rocked and rolled
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am getting older or gosh my hair was really bad back then” I would think. Nothing grabbed at me to want to remember that day. After months of letting the clutter pile up on my bookshelf I finally decided it was time to clean it out. Trash bag after trash bag full of worthless paper that was know use to me and time spent sorting through what was worth to keep and what wasn’t‚ I
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no to plastic bags! Plastic bags should be banned from grocery stores. I often go to the store and buy 1 or 2 items and I am given so many bags. I feel that we have become an extremely wasteful society. If we could just say no to plastic bags we would be slowing down the waste in landfills. It takes a little more effort to remember to carry reusable bags in the car but it is worth saving our environment. I am proud to say that my young daughters have said no to the plastic bag when they have
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consumers use up to 1.5 trillion plastic bags every year. In the consumers possession the plastic bags stay with them for an average of fifteen minutes before they get thrown away or released to blow down into the wind‚ down our streets‚ and into our world. In Israel the average time of holding on to a single plastic bag is twenty minutes. The use of plastic bags tally’s up to $4 million per year for retailers. One company which buys half of the used plastic bags in the United States that are available
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most households poly bags are used to preserve food items. Reused bag may be contaminated by materials harmful to human health. Environmental preservation and conservation have been fads these days. The hard work of nature advocates has seemingly achieved success and a product of this is the campaign to ban the use of plastic bags in many places worldwide. Plastic bags‚ as noted by environmentalists‚ are among the main causes of nature degradation. Current plastic bag use and disposal‚ both
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Research Investigation Safety features in cars Air Bags Air bags are safety features installed in cars so that upon collision the driver limits the damage that is inflicted on him/her. There are several different types of air bags. These include‚ Supplementary Restraint System (SRS)‚ an Air Cushion Restraint System (ACRS) and the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR). Air bags are commonly known for their rapid inflation upon a collision. They can inflate and deflate within 0.05 seconds
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By: Wanda Merced DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes. ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes. When I came upon the topic of Capital Punishment in the Ethics course‚ I began researching and found the video above against it. Before doing so I once believed that criminals of horrific crimes should be punished by death. My opinion has changed because I now view capital punishment as neglecting peace in the
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ai Allen Breed was holding the patent (U.S. #5‚071‚161) to the only crash sensing technology available at the birth of the airbag industry. Allen Breed invented the first automobile crash sensor and airbag safety system in 1968; however‚ it took several years to perfect the system (www.inventor.about.com). General Motors was the first manufacturer to offer airbags as an option for 1975 models (www.edmunds.com). In 1986‚ Mercedes Benz was the first company to install airbags in all of its models
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