Science One World Essay---The Use of Biodegradable Plastics By: Joyce Wu Y10 Peace The “normal” plastic products that we use everyday (such as plastic bags‚ plastic food packaging‚ plastic eating utensils etc.) are manufactured from non-renewable sources (coal‚ oil and natural gas). These plastics are non-degradable and take more than hundreds of years to break down in landfills‚ while 29 billion tonnes of this non-degradable plastic waste are dumped into those landfills every year worldwide!
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SOCIAL INTERNSHIP REPORT Table of contents Name of NGO: Waste Warriors Title Of Project: Waste Management and Awareness Rising Introduction: Waste Warriors is an experienced and dynamic voluntary organization committed to tackling India’s garbage problem. We do this through a combination of direct action‚ liaison and awareness rising. We currently have 3 major projects
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INTRODUCTION Waste is an unavoidable by-product of most human activity. Economic development and rising living standards in the Asian and Pacific Region have led to increases in the quantity and complexity of generated waste‚ whilst industrial diversification and the provision of expanded health-care facilities have added substantial quantities of industrial hazardous waste and biomedical waste into the waste stream with potentially severe environmental and human health consequences. Waste is
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releases methane‚ a greenhouse gas that is 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide. The implications for global warming and climate change are enormous. Methane is also a flammable gas that can become dangerous if allowed to build up in concentration. Composting your food scraps and green waste in a compost bin eliminates many of these problems. Re-development?: Once the site has been filled it might not be able to be used for redevelopment as it might be too polluted. Positives Fuel: through burying
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pulp is nitrogen‚ 0.15% is phosphorus‚ and 0.5% is potassium. Therefore‚ pulp can be treated and used as organic fertiliser. The pulp is left in piles‚ and after 3 to 12 months‚ it turns into rich‚ black humus‚ and can be used for composting. Another way of composting is to mix coffee husk with cattle manure‚ and leave the mixture in pits or heaps. The use of organic fertilizer helps to improve soil properties thus increasing yield as shown through investigations in Columbia. Using organic fertilizers
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The effects of Recycling The effects of Recycling How many times were we asked when kids to take out the trash? With so many changes taking place with our environment‚ we may be asking our kids one day not only to take out the trash but‚ did you separate it? In one year’s time Americans generates 210 million metric tons of garbage. To put that estimate into perspective‚ that weight is the same as 4‚837 Titanic’s. Unless America takes more of an initiative to recycle‚ there won’t be much of
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Garden Proposal Project Water and irrigation systems https://www.sprinkler.com/lawn-sprinkler-system-parts/sprinklers · lawn sprinklers · water irrigation systems · sprinker installion · drip irrigation Every single on these forms of irrigation helps the garden grow into beautiful plants. Whatever you choose the way you want your garden to look will be the outcome of the results. With a combination like this‚ it’s proven and guaranteed that the garden of your wishes will turn out just perfect
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Waste Utilization in Horticultural Crops Dr.(Mrs.) Neelima Garg Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture‚ Lucknow Email: neelimagargg@rediffmail.com India has become one of the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world producing approximately 30 million tonnes of fruits and 60 million tonnes of vegetables annually. In recent years‚ there has been a shift from conventional farming of food grains to horticulture which include fruits‚ vegetables‚ ornamental crops‚ medicinal
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ABSTRACT Each year‚ the oil industry generates millions of barrels of wastes that need to be properly managed. For many years‚ most oil field wastes were disposed of at a significant cost. However‚ over the past decade‚ the industry has developed many processes and technologies to minimize the generation of wastes and to more safely and economically dispose of the waste that is generated. Many companies follow a three-tiered waste management approach. First‚ companies try to minimize waste generation
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Mushroom production methods On this page: * Building design * Growing room requirements * Harvesting Mushrooms are the edible fleshy fruiting bodies of certain fungi‚ which may be gathered wild or grown under cultivation. The most commonly cultivated mushroom species is Agaricus bisporus‚ though many other species are now gaining recognition in Australia due to the widespread consumption of Asian cuisine. This page describes the cultivation ofAgaricus species. Cultivated mushrooms
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