Waste and the Environment
In 2012, Americans alone produced over 250 million tons of garbage. One large component of this waste consisted of oil based plastic bags, which are utilized excessively by grocers, restaurants, and stores nationwide. In order to reduce this source of waste, many countries are banning plastic bags or taxing customers for their use. Using at least two scholarly or reputable resources and your textbook, discuss at least two environmental problems caused by such extensive plastic bag use. If you were in charge, what plan might you propose to reduce or eliminate their use? Discuss the economic impacts of implementing your plan versus the financial impacts of making no change in our current use.
Your initial post should be at least 150 words in length. Utilize at least two scholarly or reputable resources and your textbook to support your claims.
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Discuss at least two environmental problems caused by such extensive plastic bag use.
Plastic bags are quite harmful to the environment are they take hundreds of years to break down. According to Ellis et al (2005), an average shopper can use about 700 plastic bags per year. These bags litter the environment, in landfills, the swamps and even streets and they kill animals who try to consume them. The ones that are washed into water bodies such as swamps affect the aquatic life there. When plastics…
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