An Autobiography of a Bag - VTAide.
Plastic bags are a true menace to our ecosystems and our waste diversion goals. Barely recyclable, almost all of the 400 plastic bags used per second in the state are discarded. Once discarded, they either enter our landfills or our marine ecosystem. People think of plastic bags as being free.
The House of Representatives approved HB 4840 or the Plastic Regulation Act of 2011. This act would require the phase out of non-biodegradable plastic bags within three years and the placement of a plastic bag recovery bin at each store or cluster of stores. However, SB 2759 or the Total Plastic Bag Ban Act of 2011 is still pending in the Senate.
This essay will discuss the various harmful effects of plastic bags, and demonstrate the risks that these bags impose on humans, animals and the environment. It will also discuss a series of suggested solutions that could help reduce plastic bag usage.
Essay on Plastic Bag Few things that have come to us both as a boon and curse of scientific advancement, plastic and plastic bags top the list of them. Plastic bags are the most commonly used commodity today which is bringing forth non-compensable damage to nature.
This is the IELTS Writing Task 2 from March 3rd on the topic of banning plastic bags. It’s a topical issue because cities and nations all around the world have been enacting laws related to this in recent years.
A plastic bag, poly bag, or pouch is a type of container made of thin, flexible, plastic film, Nonwoven fabric, or plastic textile.Plastic bags are used for containing and transporting goods such as foods, produce, powders, ice, magazines, chemicals, and waste.It is a common form of packaging. Most plastic bags are heat sealed at the seams, while some are bonded with adhesives or are stitched.
Plastic bag tax: To reuse bags or to refuse tax? Statistics reveals that 800,000 tons of plastic bags are used yearly in the European Union. In 2010, the average citizen used 191 of them but only 6% were recycled; yet, more than 4 billion bags are thrown away each year (Summers, 2012).