resources--"Every time we use a new plastic bag they go and get more petroleum from the Middle East and bring it over in tankers‚". "We are extracting and destroying the Earth to use a plastic bag for 10 minutes.". They harm wildlife and marine life-plastic bags are now in all places in our environment‚ and animals‚ on land and water‚ are getting choked‚ strangled and killed by them. They create litter-Aside from polluting beaches and waterways‚ plastic bags for example in China plastic bags are blowing around streets
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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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question: What are the main problems associated with using plastic bags? Identify solutions to reduce these problems. Word count: 742 Tutor name: Bird‚ Marianne City University Number: 110065767 Submission Date: 26/10/2011 Plastic bags have been used on a daily basis since 1977 (Williamson‚ 2003) as a means of carrying items such as groceries as they are not only convenient but also cheap. However‚ the over-use of plastic bags has posed significant threats to the environment in recent times
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the best solution to solve the worldwide plastic bag problem? As time goes by‚ the situation with our planet becomes worse. People are the main cause of the already damaged environment and unfortunately a lot of them do not even realize that they harm their own home. One of the biggest problems that have deteriorated is the plastic bag problem. It is a growing menace to humans and the consequences of it can be very bad. For example‚ plastic bags are made of petroleum‚ and when used – they
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Valera ------------------------------------------------- Student Instructor Title of the news: Philippines Financial District bans Plastic Bags Reporter : Agence France-Presse Title of the newspaper: Philippine Daily Inquirer Date: July 18‚ 2013 Facts: MANILA – The Philippines financial capital banned disposable plastic shopping bags and styrofoam food containers on Thursday‚ as part of escalating efforts across the nation’s capital to curb rubbish that exacerbates deadly flooding
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Introduction Since the purpose of the study is the problem concerning plastic banning‚ the researchers focused on the haphazard posed by the issue. Plastic bags are one of the plastic products produced in greater numbers‚ and one of the products most commonly dispersed in the environment. Unlike any other waste products‚ plastics have a slow rate of decomposition and accounts for various mishaps of flooding e.i. Plastic bags have been introduced in 1970’s (Williamson‚ 2003) and gained an increasing
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Research Question: Should the use of plastic bags be encouraged for grocery and shopping purposes? 1.0 Introduction and chemistry background Plastic or its scientific name polyethylene is a type of polymer. Polymers are defined as a large molecules consisting of specific small repeating monomers that combine or react together. In this case‚ plastic or polyethylene is made up of small monomers called ethylene (ethene). Ethylene molecules react and combine together through addition reaction/polymerization
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People have argued about the use of plastic bags for a long time. The arguments for both sides seem to have more and more reasons every time. I believe that plastic bags are great for many reasons. Plastic bags convenient and take up less space in landfills than a paper bag. Plastic bags are an inelastic good. Replacing it would not be easy to do. Plastic bags are super convenient. They have many good things about them. They are light weight so it is easy to transport them and carry them. They
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Plastic has an abundant amount of uses in daily life. Whether someone knows it or not‚ plastic is prevalent in everyday objects: containers‚ computer screens‚ and even DVDs. One of the main uses of plastic is in bags‚ and people use them for everything‚ from carrying lunch to lugging groceries. Although they are an ingenious invention‚ there are also many negative effects associated with plastic bags‚ as they are not biodegradable. These types of bags are made from natural gas and petroleum and plastic
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