Biodegradable plastic

Drowning in Plastic: The Throwaway Society Since it birth in the decade of the ‘90s, plastic have play such an important role in every aspect of the modern-society. Thanks to its unique combination of properties such as durability, versatility, and cost of production, plastic’s dependency seems to not have end. Packaging, construction materials, medical devices and a surfeit of consumer goods are examples of products manufactured from plastic. It is estimated that 100 millions tons of plastic…

As you consume bottled water, you are also taking the risk to get cancer and various reproductive damages. Human body need water, it is our biological needs. However, people choose to drink bottled water is just for them to meet their secondary needs. If you could choose between bottled water and drink water fresh out from the tap, I believe you would go for bottled water. No doubt that our body needs water to survive. In US, most of the people have the access to tap water, but there is a large…

of decomposition there are, and how the process of decomposition works. I like to observe the tiny things in life, and why it works, or why it happens, and I feel like I could gain some knowledge on biodegradable, compostable, and decomposable objects. I believe that learning more about biodegradable, compostable, and decomposable objects may help to explain the law of conservation of mass. There are many types of decomposition. There is anaerobic…

As a perspective pediatrician taking this course, I have concerns over the amount of medical waste disposed. My goal for studying this sight is to see what possible policies could be implement to decrease waste production while also follow the strict guidelines for patient safety. Approximately 6,670 tons per day of “hospital waste” generated in US hospitals, which is about 1% of all municipal solid waste made yearly (Mochungong 2011). “Hospital waste” refers to all waste (biological or…

I. THEORY OF THE BUSINESS To better address an organization’s theory of the business, we need to make three assumptions: environments in which the organization is operating, the specific mission of the organization and its core competencies in which the organization must excel to maintain leadership (Drucker, 1994). They are discussed in the following subsections. EXTERNAL MACRO TRENDS While analyzing Whirlpool’s business environments, we are mainly concerning external macro trends from three…

When one first think of the word junk, you might imagine the old useless goods that maybe lounging around taking up space in your or you may simply think of trash. We Americans as being one of the largest consumers in the world produce a lot of junk every day. Whether that 's the paper we tear off straws at fast food restaurants or the $1000 smartphones we seem to replace or upgrade frequently, we waste a lot, which to some can seem deteriorating but in truth we can afford too. In Junkyard…

People waste food for so many reasons. Over the years the waste of food goes up and up. Europe and North America have the most wasted food percentage in the world so far. People should really be more careful about the portions of food they take. Waste of food around the world has been a big deal, especially because people think that food is unlimited so they just toss it.¨In 2012 Americans threw out 35 million tons of food, said the Environmental Protection Agency. Almost 20 percent more food…

In today’s society, the health care industry produces an excessive amount of waste. Waste is generated from many different ways in hospitals and in health care facilities in the United States as well as internationally. The increased use of disposables and the discarding of unused material from standardized or prepackaged surgical packs contribute to the rise of waste material from the health care industry. The way waste is disposed of is not only hazardous to the health of the general…

There are many reasons to rent a dumpster, especially if you have more trash than your normal dumpster will hold. Some of the main reasons people rent trash bins includes moving, spring cleaning, and renovations. All of these projects will most certainly produce a large amount of waste, and trying to haul the trash to the landfill is not only a pain, but having to make several trips is costly in gas, not to mention the wear and tear on your vehicle. There are times when renting a dumpster may…

he fuel that is burned at the incinerator site at Runcorn is pre-treated refuse derived fuel (RDF). (1) This type of fuel is made from industrial and commercial non-recyclable waste. This is reduces the amount of waste that reaches landfills. This site also produces huge amounts of energy which generates up to 70MW of electricity and 51 MW of heat. This will reduce the dependence of fossil fuels. This is an example of transmaterialisation as it’s the transition from fossil to renewable…