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    as easy as 1-2-3. However why don’t people practice this? This effortless notion can cause awful effects on our community and most importantly our environment. Littering on the street or in banks can obstruct the drainage system due to all of the plastic littered by people. Filthy surroundings can become an inconvenience to everyone. A dirty ambience or scenery is an eyesore for everyone to see. In order for us as a whole to solve this problem we must come together. Littering awareness must be…

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    Straw-Bale Construction

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    With the improvements in recycling techniques, energy-efficient appliances, and cars it would be a selfish act to not get involved in this movement. Consumers are consistently trying to find new and improved ways to lessen the effects of pollution through automobiles, and the preservation of energy through more effect energy appliances. It is our responsibility as a society to improve our environment and eliminate as many harmful wastes as we can. “Americans generate about 250 million tons…

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    understand the importance of recycling. Just think 61 million water bottles are made for America every year, and not even half of them are being recycled. So, where do they go? Those empty water bottles go to landfills and take years to decompose. The economy nowaday is so low many people go without jobs. That could change. Many poor lives in China are destroyed by many diseases, because of the type of waste we put in the environment. There are three main arguments as to why recycling is very…

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    asked yourself what are the positive effects of recycling? Good morning Ms. Beth & classmates. Today, I will inform you about the positive effects of recycling. First, I'm going to talk about the environmental effects. Then, I'll talk about how recycling saves natural resources. After that, I'll mention some of the economic effects. Finally, I'm going to explain how recycling saves energy. So what is recycling? According to resident life, recycling is the reprocessing of materials into new…

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    Plastic wastes are wastes of human activities that deliberately or accidentally finish into rivers and other water bodies or streams. These wastes finally reach the sea and other water bodies where aquatic life. With the increased use of plastic, the respective waste management has become a problem, since many types of plastic (unlike other wastes such as wood) are not biodegradable and, therefore, accumulate. Plastic dragged through the water is dangerous, because it represents a serious…

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    Sydney Vs San Francisco

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    the rate of waste production escalated along with all these factors. Sydney and San Francisco, at first sight, are considered two cities under a different system. However when the development of recycling system, collection method, and the ultimate goal are considered, similarities can be found. The recycling system of Sydney and San Francisco will me compared and contrasted…

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    Story Of Stuff Analysis

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    three main useful ideas on how to limit the use and waste of plastic water bottles and they are: reusing the bottles at home, recycling with a reputable recycler, and using refillable bottles when able. Using old material at home to create new goods has become a growing part of the US society mainly because of sites like Pinterest that show creative ways to reuse things that would normally be thrown away. This is the same even with plastic bottles, such as making them into lamps, storage…

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    How is plastic waste effecting the environment? According to studies conducted in 2013, an estimated three hundred million tonnes of plastic had been produced, this figure is a four percent increase from the same study conducted a year earlier. If the production of plastic was to increase by 4 percent every year, by the year 2040 plastic production will have increased to a frightening eight hundred and sixty-five million tonnes (Gourmelon, 2015). The serious consequences plastic waste is having…

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    example, ask a co-worker if they would like to carpool with you to work to save a little extra money. 2. Use Reusable Grocery Bags The second way your family can live a greener life is to use fabric bags when you go to the grocery store. When you use plastic bags, you often end up throwing most of them away as soon as you get home. In contrast, fabric grocery bags can be used repeatedly, which can significantly reduce the amount of waste your family contributes to landfills each year.…

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    Recycling Argument Essay

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    use every day, food packaging, plastic bottles, detergent, and electronics name a few. If everyone recycled their day-to-day items, there would be less of a demand for polluting industrial factories to produce them. There are those who…

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