Ocean pollution can be stopped! I am going to explain what people are doing to the ocean and how it can be stopped. First, two billion people within 30 mile of the coast create 100 million tons of trash every year (Doc. 1). This can be stopped if we reduce plastic in the waste ...
Explore the role of plastic pollution in the destruction of the environment and discover 20 things you can personally do to reduce plastic waste. By Rhiannon Wardle We all know that plastic is a problem. Despite it having many positive qualities – cheap, easy to make, flexible and accessible...
Note:A major benefit of reuse is its ability to reduce the need for new raw materials. Mining, logging, and processing these materials create substantial air and water pollution. Creative Ways to Reuse Trash There’s an adage that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. Let me ...
Most of the reasons we recycle are environmental, although some are economic. These include: Too Much Garbage One of the main reasons for recycling is to reduce the amount of garbage sent to landfills. Landfill usage peaked in the 1980s, when Americans sent almost 150 million tons (136.08 mi...
The evolution of the plastic bottle from amazing to scourge of land and sea has played out inside of a generation.
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During the burning process, a second column of flame is fired up in a secondary chamber to burn off any particles or dust in the air leaving the retort, in order to reduce emissions, smoke and odors. Some retorts also have a wet scrubber in the emissions stack that sprays a mist of ...
In simple terms, mitigation means trying to reduce any negative impact of our operations on the environment. People often think of mitigation in relation to our cleaning operations in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) – home to a host of wildlife, which must be studied and, where necess...
The group used their oars to scoop up as much as possible, then paddled back to shore where they could sort the haul. ‘Throughout Southeast Asia, there are many coastal areas where trash piles up, especially in the poorer regions,’ says Chung. ‘Seeing all of the everyday items – ...
In some parts of the world they are revered and protected; in other places they are captured and eaten for dinner. One thing is certain: They’re everywhere.