Waste Managment Essay

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One reason that workplace hazards is important because of the toxic exposures. These agents have been associated with mutagenic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic effects as well as adverse effects such as irritation of the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes or acute allergic reactions ("Environmental Hazards for the Nurse as a Worker" 1995). For example, these can be things such as cancer drugs, just like those drugs do, the toxins get in to your body and slowly start breaking down until death.…

In Iona Creek Reserve, weeds were located around the grassy area. This is a major issue, not just because weeds are an invasive and fast growing species, but also because there are endangered plants located on the site. The Blue Gum High Forest is the main endangered species on the site. This forest sheltered the Sydney region before European settlement, and is now limited to small bushland along a small range of suburbs in Sydney. The Blue Gum Forest is one of six main indigenous communities of…

close friend. So this is another issue to be considered. People living in such a place, near a growing dump become negative in their feelings towards others. Not getting along with people is never good. When little kids see others throwing their waste everywhere, they start doing the same. That's so bad! Some people think: "Oh, look there's so much trash, what should I do with this empty bottle in my…

Global food waste has been a topic of concern and conversation both in the news and the financial departments of major food corporations. The USDA places the value of food thrown out in America at $161 billion yearly, which translates to more than one-quarter of total production. Much of this waste occurs during production and transportation. Recent advances in technology have sought to reverse this trend. Innovations aimed at reducing the amount of food being thrown out include smart…

Over the years, the topic of marine pollution has developed into a relevant issue. Some of these issues include oil spills, chemical pollution, and waste pollution. This advertisement is meant to address the issues of marine pollution by showing the results and addressing two exceptionally prominent issues during the past few years, oil spills, and waste pollution. In the past 20 years, there have been roughly 17 oil spills, the most memorable spill is the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast. In…

Picture this, the 8th-grade students of Forest Park Middle School gather in the lunchroom lines as the `lunch ladies plop food on each students plate. The longer the clock ticks, the more food is gathered, and the more gathered will end up as always, in the garbage. Yep, you got it, it's wasted food According to NRDC, " almost 40 percent of the food today goes uneaten." 40 percent! That is almost half of the food! One example of wasted food ( not as big as that ) is Forest Park Middle School;…

Littering has become an issue in my community over the last several years. About 5 years ago, an alteraine recreational vehicle club was developed by my home and with it came an increase in traffic thus, an increase in littering. During windy days, litter can be seen blowing along the roadways and into yards along the roadway. Everyone has heard the slogan “Keep America Beautiful”, but I never really thought about what that meant until now, when I see the changes in my own community. Litter…

volleyball and we happened to have an away tournament this past weekend. I kept all my snack bar wrappers and realized that that made up a significant amount of my trash, proving to me that different lifestyles consume and then produce different amounts of waste.…

at this very moment. That black sludge in our oceans is oil that’s been spilled while it was trying to be extracted. Those deadly toxins in the air that we breathe come from fumes from power plants.That lethal water has been contaminated from the waste and spills from the toxic nuclear power plants that are all over the earth. All of this is the result of us needing energy. We drill into the ocean floor to get oil so we can drive our cars, we burn coal in power plants so…