Essay on Harmful Effects of Plastic Bags

Cars are probably the highest contributor overall towards climate issues. Since the production phase and continuous usage releases emissions into the environment that is harmful to everything. But, to change every vehicle out immediately may be an issue in of itself, since it requires everyone to purchase a new vehicle. That is something I can work towards myself, although not immediately, as I do not have the funds available…

Since the beginning of the 20th century plastic has become the most common material. Plastics play an important role in almost every aspect of human life. It is found in virtually everything these days; plastic is used to manufacture different products like furniture, beverage containers, toys, and food packages. What makes a lot of manufactured materials these days depends on plastic, because of its durability, lightweight, flexibility and it low cost. Also it can be easily molded into a…

Marine pollution “Plastic never goes away, and its increasingly finding its way into our oceans and onto our beaches”(“Ocean Plastics Pollution”). Marine pollution is a hazard to humans and wildlife when consumed. Marine pollution is detrimental to our planet and its many diverse ecosystems filled with delicate wildlife. The pollution of our oceans occurs daily and is often overlooked or forgotten about when it is a major environmental issue. Marine pollution causes many species of marine life…

In addition to cleaning up the beaches, California has also banned single-use plastic bags. By Governors creating this bill, there are about six billion plastic bags being used per year according to Environment California. This ban will help combat keeping plastic bags out of the ocean as well as off of the beaches. Hopefully, other states will see what California is doing and ban plastic bags and only use reusable bags as well. Another way the state of California is dealing with the ocean…

Effect of pH change on Douglas Fir trees Question: Does the acidity of rain affect a douglas fir tree? Hypothesis: If we spray 3 separate douglas fir branches with 3 different pH types of liquid; pH 7, pH 6.8, pH 4, then the branch sprayed with pH 4 water will loose/brown the needles the quickest because pH 4 water is highly acidic. Background: Douglas Fir trees usually prefer pH precipitation of 7-6, the pH of 7 is perfect pH water, 6.8 is normal pH of precipitation in Oregon, pH 4 is very…

reported the cause and effect individuals are doing against climate change,…

in a plastic brown bag embedded with more plastic, rather than seaweed and fish. A pair of chopsticks lie beside the sushi as if someone were preparing to ingest it. In blue, capitalized, and printed largely on the ad, it states, “What goes in the ocean goes in you” (Surfrider). In other words, Surf Rider Foundation believes that what people are throwing in the oceans will come back to them in their meals. Below the quote, it states statistics on how much fish are estimated to ingest plastic off…

Plastic is used in many man-made items, which are used in people’s everyday lives. Since only 9% of plastic is properly recycled, the majority of plastic waste either “accumulates in landfills” or gets dumped into the ocean and other natural environments (Parker, L., 2017). There are multiple reasons why plastic ends up in the ocean. Some examples include, people do not properly recycle plastic, small plastic particles go down sink drains, and it is cheaper for companies to dump all of their…

been severely damaged by human actions and Australia is no exception to this. Looking at our planet today, it is evident that whatever the world leaders are doing currently is not enough. By the year 2050, it is predicted that there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish and that approximately two-hundred million people will be displaced by climate change. The Australian government needs to take action before it is too late. This means managing waste, utilising renewable energy, and…

Urea is an extremely harmful chemical fertiliser for soil and its increased use pollutes the soil while making it unfertile in the long run. Deforestation of the upper surface of the soil in mountainous districts is increasing rapidly which compels the farmers to increase the…