Essay on Harmful Effects of Plastic Bags

Recycling is the best way to transform the recycled waste such as plastic containers, aluminum cans, paper box, glass bottles and electronic products to materials of manufacturing new products. It not only can dispose the waste, but also can reduce the exploitation of non renewable and natural resources, for example, recycling…

disposal of plastic is causing surges of plastic flow into our oceans, aiding the increase carbon dioxide levels and leading…

It starts with one person, one idea, and one voice to start something big, to be the change one wants to see in the world, and to improve the world for future generations. As Wangari Maathai once said, “I will be a hummingbird; I will do the best I can”. The folktale of the hummingbird goes: there was a fire devouring the forest and while all the other animals sat watching, the hummingbird took one drop of water and put it on the fire back and forth as fast as it could. When the other animals…

(Freinkel 2014), a contributor to the intensification of these greater environmental issues is the methane produced by this waste and the “doodie” bags used by owners. Despite the creation of “eco-friendly” biodegradable bags, such as what Paul Canella has promoted on Poopbags.com, the $49.99 spent on 360 of these bags does not compare to the 1000 normal bags for only $14.89. (Erbentraut 2014)…

These toxic elements are released from motor vehicles, industrial facilities, or forest fires, and these three ways are the most common sources of air pollution. According to Human health effects of air pollution (Marilena K. & Elias C., 2008) these toxic elements can be divided for four categories: First, gaseous pollutants, such as SO2, NOx, CO, ozone, Volatile Organic Compounds such as wax, painting, or cleaning supplies; second, persistent…

Environmental Pollution Pollution is the one of the biggest problem in the earth. Pollution means environmental bad effects which are harmful and dangerous for human life. It has changed our environment for past couple years, and it’s getting worse and worse. One big cause of pollution is that humans don’t care enough about our environment. There are many categories of pollution like water pollution, land pollution, and air pollution. On the other hand people don’t know four other big…

pollution includes various types of rubbish we make at home, school, hospitals, markets and workplaces. Items like papers, plastics, cans, even used cars and broken electronic goods and broken furniture are all examples of landfill waste. Land pollution can have serious consequences, not only to wildlife but humans as well. The purpose of this advertisement is to show the audience the harmful affects that pollution can have on animals and the land they call…

bundles. It is blue in color and is harder and more brittle than many of the other types of minerals. It is very easily breakable and releases very lethal needle like fibers that are easily inhaled. It was used to make yarns, lagging and reinforced plastics (to enhance their properties). It is not only one of the dangerous minerals among the six other components but also the world’s most dangerous mineral although it has poor heat-resistant properties. It was mostly mined in Australia, south…

Ocean Pollution: North Pacific Gyre filled with Plastic In 1997 a well-known chemist, scientific researcher and sea captain named Charles Moore, set sail from Hawaii back to his homeland, California after competing in a yacht race. Along the way, Captain Charles Moore had extra fuel to spare and decided to take a short cut through the low pressured winds of the north pacific gyre. As he and his crew reached the calm within the gyre, they were completely caught off guard as they noticed bits and…

contributions to the environment. By using your bike, you are not using a car. Therefore, you are reducing harmful gas emissions from being released into the atmosphere and aiding the health of animals living around you. On a larger scale, global warming is affected by the amount of harmful substances that have entered the ozone and other layers that are supposed to protect us from harmful rays. Over the last fifty years, vehicle usage has increased dramatically and now many places around the…