Landfill

are little the effects they have on our world are large. Littering negatively impacts sea life, our everyday life, and costs a ton to clean up. Discarding plastic products, including snack wrappers and grocery bags quickly fill up landfills and even clog drains. According to the “Statistic Brain Research Institute” 9 billion tons of litter are dumped into the ocean each year. When plastic waste drifts out to sea many animals such as dolphins and turtles may Ingest the plastic.…

Bryan Ware, as discussed in “ The Crayon Initiative” was sitting at a restaurant with his kids one day, coloring while waiting for their food. He wondered what happened to the crayons that got left behind and their waitress said they get taken to the landfill. That moment sparked something in him and he decided to do something with those leftover crayons. He decided to take those crayons to give those to sick kids in…

filmmakers utilize different tools such as shot angles and lighting to allow the audience to better understand each picker differently. The filmmakers want the audience to perceive the pickers as inspiring human beings that have a life outside of the landfill but they can be transformed through means of art. I agree with the chosen perspective because although the art incorporates trash, it’s the people who “live” for the trash who are the real pieces of art. Suelem, a picker and mother of two,…

Graphite, natural or synthetic, is composed of covalently bonded carbon atoms that are crystalline in structure due to Van der Waals attraction of its layered carbon sheets. It has a gray or black color, with thermal and electrical conductivity. With its properties, it can be used in many “industrial applications like in batteries and fuel cells” (Olson 2003). Although graphite has its useful characteristics, its performance is limited due to its large particles’ size resulting to “low aspect…

After exploring portions of the garbage and other such refuse that can be found in modern Louisville, many people can conclude that Louisville is somewhat of a wasteful city. There are several places in Louisville that are greater in overall waste than others, and some places in Louisville are downright deplorable. The saying, "you are what you throw away" can to some extent be applied to Louisville because some degree of the cleanliness of the city as a whole can be determined by examining…

I looked at the carbon cycle and discovered that I did affect this cycle in ways that I had not imagined. Of course I was aware that I do produce carbon just by breathing and perspiring. There are other ways that I did produce carbon that were subtle and did affect the carbon cycle too. The carbon cycle is very important in maintaining a balance in our planet. It helps to sustain life on the planet as we know it. This cycle happens on its own, but we have somehow altered it in many ways.…

Opposing Viewpoint on Global Warming Poor air quality, polluted water and crowded landfills are just some of the many environmental problems that have significant impact on developing and industrial countries. Aside from these, perhaps one more threat to the environment, but a less ominous one, is the general increase in temperatures around the world and its resulting climatic changes. This phenomenon, known as global warming, certainly has serious unfavorable effects on humans and other living…

that reminds us of the environment. The color green gives us the motivation to save the Earth. The first step to approach the goal is to recycle. “According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, more than 75 percent of material destined for a landfill could be recycled” (Go Green, 12). This situation shows us that most people do not aware of recyclable objects when they are putting up the trash. In order to solve the problem, individuals or places can begin placing clean, organize, and…

INTRODUCTION: For years people of color have been disproportionately affected by environmental hazards. There are many reasons why people of color are more susceptible to environmental hazards. In simplest terms, the main reason for this injustice is environmental racism. Environmental racism can be described as environmental health discrimination based on race, mostly low income communities of color (Shelton & Miller, 2016). Environmental discrimination can take the form of placing…

The main reason why plastic bags are widely hated and believed to be more environmentally unfriendly to the environment would be be because of the litter caused by them as they often blow out of landfills, garbage cans and dumpsters across the nation or simply because someone was too lazy to walk to the garbage can and properly dispose of it. This creates a mass amount of plastic bag litter often clogs draining infrastructure and creates an eyesore;…