of us‚ the problem is seen as one of visual pollution‚ where plastic bags litter streets‚ roadways‚ and in some cases scenic areas across the country. No one will argue that polythene is useful. The plastic bags we use to carry home food or products are for the most part very light and very strong. Using these bags is not really the problem. The problem‚ leading to polythene pollution‚ is the improper methods of disposing of the bags. They’ve been marketed as throw-away items‚ and that is all too
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| Latent heat is a science term used to describe the amount of energy that has been absorbed or released when a substance goes through the process of changing states. | Latent Heat of Fusion - heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature The heat absorbed as a substance changes phase from liquid to solid‚ a process called fusion or solidification. For water‚ Latent Heat of Solidification - heat liberated
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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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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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brown paper bag which the 40-year-old housewife held at the bottom‚ all 10 ¬¬¬¬¬¬-fingers at full stretch. But one side of the bag ruptured‚ too weak to hold even its meagre content. Aling Saling coddled her torn paper bag like a baby to keep what was left of her precious rice from spilling onto the wet pavement. She was torn: should she kneel and pick up her rice one grain at a time or take refuge from the rain and protect what was left? She walked on‚ her shoulders hunched over her bag. Her experience
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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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CEO of the NSC. "Driving drunk is also dangerous and against the law. When our friends have been drinking‚ we take the car keys away. It’s time to take the cell phone away." A study from the Harvard Center of Risk Analysis estimates that cell phone use while driving contributes to 6 percent of crashes‚ which equates to 636‚000 crashes‚ 330‚000 injuries‚ 12‚000 serious injuries and 2‚600 deaths each year‚ according to a statement from the NSC today Talking on a cell phone may be less distracting than
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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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