Bag-In-Box

Plastic bags have been a popular commodity since the 1970’s due to their convenience and sturdiness; however, plastic bags are a victim of their own success. These flyaway bags have detrimental effects on the environment; they fill the trees and clog the storm drains. In response, many states in the U.S. have imposed bag taxes in an effort to reduce their use. These taxes have reduced the frivolous use of plastic bags and have heightened our awareness of their detrimental effects, but concerns arise

More than 150 California towns and counties have bag ban ordinances, a number that has grown in 2016. Proposition 65 should be passed because the profit made from the paper bag fee will go towards environmental projects, environmental projects are important because it affects everyone and has to be solved at one point and why wait until it gets serious to the point that our taxes might increase. It is specifically on how it wants the paper bag fee to be spent on environmental projects instead of

In the argumentative essay “Bag Ban Bad for Freedom and Environment”, produced by the author Adam B. Summers, it narrowly focuses on the topic of the banning of plastic bags. The author illustrates the ban is bad can affect society in many ways. Adam provides the information through various amounts of stylistic elements, tools, word choice and so on A prime example clearly conducted throughout the essay is through ethical appeal/reasoning. Throughout the paragraphs, Adam supports his claim by it

Around the world, plastic bags are used by everyone everywhere. Some places you even will have to pay 5 to 15 cents for them, some places where you have to pay is Boulder, Colorado, Brownsville, Texas, and even in Washington D.C. We can all avoid this problem simply by just switching to reusable bags. Most stores can offer you to pay for the reusable bags and you get to keep them, and be able to use them as often as you would like, but if you would like to you could even DIY (do it yourself), but

I rode the elevator up to my room and looked for a bag to make travelling easier. Ordinary citizens were not allowed to own suitcases as it was an item for travel, and everyday citizens were advised strongly against traveling. At the corner of my bedroom lies a large black plastic bag which I used to dispose of garbage, thankfully there isn’t any trash in it already, so I quickly put a plain navy suit and a blue tie in the bag along with an oxford penny loafer, I can’t be seen with a Party

Nature’s Deadliest Predator “Plastic is forever… and a lot cheaper than diamonds” (Meikle 9). When plastics were first discovered they were called the material of 1,000 uses. This first, very primitive plastic was called Bakelite, discovered in 1907 (Knight 5). Although plastic today can be chemically analyzed very well, when first discovered there was very little information known about the benefits and downfalls of this material. Plastics have many unique characteristics that make them extremely

on plastic bags is an intense and drawn out debate. It is obvious that the cons of plastic bag usage outweigh the pros, yet our Earth is still being consumed by the infamous plastic bag. Many people have voiced their opinions on whether or not plastic bags should be taxed, although the input of their opinions does nothing but stir the pot since no one can reach a general consensus on how to handle this increasing dispute. Consumer behavior also contributes to deciding upon the plastic bag debate.

Student Name: Wei Shi Professor Name: Prof. Smith Govt-2306-71430 11 Sept 2016 Local Control in Texas When I was woken up by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake from Pawnee, Oklahoma on last Saturday morning, I just thought I was in a dream. Is Texas near a seismic zone? Again, I heard my cousin, a petroleum engineer, talk about the hydraulic fracturing which causes the frequent earthquakes recently. hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is widely used by the oil and gas companies in Texas

Many other places around the world have either decided to charge a fee for plastic bags or ban them entirely, but what’s the better option? Is it ethical for businesses in California to charge citizens for plastic bags to fund government environmental projects? Well plastic bags are an ethical issue because it’s a problem in the world where a person and an organization can or one has to choose a position. This can then be evaluated if it is either ethical or unethical. Yes, this issue has been damaging

full of people. At least ten customers were at each one.. I walked in and walked to the supervisor. “I’m ready to work,” I said with a big smile. He looked at me as welcoming as ever and walked me over to behind the counter. He gave me an old, plastic bag full of money and a solid, black till that looked well used. ‘Count this,” he said in a frantic manner as I heard a loud crash take place across the store. He rushed over to the scene, leaving me by myself as I began to count. I was confused. “How