Plastic bags should be banned because they affect the environment in many ways. There are many reason why they should be banned some of the reasons are because sea animals environment died because of this and it makes are oceans dirty. And I am going to tell you why plastic bags should be banned. Plastic bags disrupt the environment in a serious way. They get into soil and slowly release toxic chemicals. Plastic bags are affecting the environment because animals eat them and often
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Plastic bags are not biodegradable‚ so they get littered onto a wasteland which causes soil erosion causing damage and harm to the trees. If plastic bags are burnt‚ they emit hazardous gases causing air pollution which causes damage on the ozone layer. The Plastic can be reduced by u not using lots of plastic and use things in yr homes then going to buy a plastic bottle from the shop. Plastic bags are made out of non-biodegradable substance.(not organic)Because they are durable they do not
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The article addresses the popularly debated issue of reducing the use of plastic bags in all kinds of stores that give out free plastic bags as carriers‚ especially supermarkets in Singapore. No government legislation has been implemented in Singapore so far to make it compulsory for retailers to charge customers on plastic bags‚ which has already been done in a few Asian countries. However‚ environmental agencies have been urging Singapore government to do the same while the government is encouraging
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Current plastic bag use and disposal‚ both by consumers and through waste management activities‚ not only create environmental problems‚ but also reinforce the perception of a wasteful society. Plastic bags as litter create a visual pollution problem‚ and affect our aquatic wildlife. Many of the grocery store use the plastic bags as a tool to keep the things easy to carrying. Plastic bags aren’t just at the grocery store‚ there every where‚ landfills‚ the oceans and lakes‚ hanging on trees around
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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 can be defined as: any group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft‚ which will later harden. Plastic has been around for more than 150 years. In 1839 Charles Goodyear accidently discovered the process of vulcanization‚ the process of making rubber more durable‚ which evolved into the creation of plastics later on. In 1846‚ Swiss chemist Charles Schonbein discovered how to produce the plastic polymer known as celluloid. In 1909‚ chemist Leo Baekeland created
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PLASTIC BAGS Introduction One of the most commonly used items in modern generation is the plastic bag. Sufficient‚ convenient‚ strong and cheap‚ plastic bags are seem to be perfect for marketing merchandise‚ foods‚ drinks and more. However‚ there are associated issues with the production‚ use and disposal of these bags which may not be known to most users but which are nonetheless extremely important especially to the environment. To fully understand the ecological footprint of plastic bags‚ determining
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Non-biodegradable They litter our streets Plastic bags suffocate and kill Wildlife concerns Spread Awareness Environment destroyement Paper It messes up future with too much plastic bags and ends ups that we might have to leave earth. All the No points No need to ban‚ add a tax Used as a marketing ploy Freedom of choice people forget their re-useable bags Causes expense to consumers in a time of recession causes loss of jobs People can and do recycle plastic bags the environmental war needs to
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Millions of disposable plastic bags are used and discarded in Washington each year. A beached grey whale was found in West Seattle in 2010 with 20 plastic bags in its stomach. Small pieces of plastic can absorb toxic pollutants like DDT and PCB. Scientists have found that fish are ingesting these toxins when they ingest plastic‚ concentrating the chemicals in the food chain. There is a good chance that we also absorb these pollutants when we eat fish. The good news is‚ Washingtonians are taking
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Nowadays‚ the matter of the effect of plastic bags on living environment is becoming more and more serious. This problem seems to be rise with the growth of population‚ development of industry and causes many damages to our environment. This essay will investigate the following problem in two aspects: the first is plastic bags can be harmful with the wildlife by killing animals and non-biodegradable‚ the second is they may turn into a prime reason for pollution because of their prerequisites to produce
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