What types of plastic can be recycled?

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If you are wondering what the weird symbols are on the bottom of plastic products. This will explain it for you. Hopefully, you will learn a bit about different types of plastic and what can be made from that type of plastic when it has been recycled.

 

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Tip about Packaging

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An enormous quantity of packaging ends up in landfills and or environment everyday. This goes on to have direct effects on plants and animals. Unfortunately, a lot of this packaging is not recyclable due to the fact it is cheaper to produce that way. However, there is a way to reduce the amount of packaging we use. 

Here are some suggestions:

- Buy products that are packaged with recyclable materials

- Buy in bulk. This is often cheaper per 100g and usually has less packaging per 100g as well

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Bottled water VS. tap water

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This tip is about bottled water. People buy and throw away huge amounts of plastic bottles per year. A large portion of this is made up of water bottles. However, this is not necessary. If people would either, 1. refill those used plastic bottles, or 2. use their own water bottles, there would not be as many plastic bottles being thrown away each year. This could make the world a much greener place.

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Reuse Things - save & make money

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You know what they say; one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This is true, and you can help the environment and make money at the same time by using this ideology. Whether you are getting rid of something or in need of something. You can still save/make money by reusing items that are not needed anymore. You can do this by using sites like “ebay” or “freecycle” that allow people to trade or sell things that they do not want anymore.

Try it! 

-{NEW TIP}-

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There are many different things that you can do in order to be more eco-friendly and also save you a bit of money. The most basic of tips is to turn off things that are not in use. You have probably heard this many times before however you may not know what kinds of things you can turn off or unplug. Here are a few and their benefits.

   Turn off the following things when not in use:

Lights – Obvious, and most people already do this but if you don’t, it is a good habit to get into.

TV and “box” – Depending on you TV setup there is a box that is used to compute the TV signal and add extras like a recording option. When turning the TV off you can also turn the box off and save electricity and money. If you are recording your favorite TV show it will automatically do it even when it is on standby.

Computer – After you finish using your computer turn it off before you go to bed so that computing power is not wasted on nothing. As well as, saving money and electricity, it will also clear your RAM so that your computer will run faster in the morning.

Kitchen appliances – You can unplug your coffee machine, toaster, blender, and most other kitchen appliances when not in use to prevent the standby from wasting energy.
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Thank You!

I have to say thank you to all of the people who have been viewing my blog! People have especially liked my post on Trash, Rubish & Waste. Thanks a lot and I will have more posts coming soon!

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Biodiversity

What Global Issues could exist, to do with biodiversity:
Natural disasters
Extinction
Loss of food chain structure
Loss of resources
Major change in environment in regions

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Elements of peace in my life

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As a part of my Global Issues class I am talking about if peace exists in my own life today. Peace can be described as the absence of war and violence. However, I believe that peace is not just defined as an absence of violence in conflict. I think that peace would need to be a situation where there is no conflict at all. This is because violence is just the elevated form of pre-existing conflict. and in order for peace to exist, there must be 0 conflict whatsoever.

So I guess, no I don't think that absolute peace as I described would exist in my life. However, I think that there will always be conflict in everyone's lives; no matter how big or small. And conflict is not always a bad thing, usually over the long term the issue gets resolved and the situation is much better than it ever was before. That is one way that humans as a culture advance and improve.

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The United Nations

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As a part of my global issues class and the MUN group, I would like to talk about the UN's role of maintaining general peace worldwide. Peace can be defined as the opposite of conflict and also as a situation where all sides and views are satisfied and respected. As you can imagine, with so many people and views in the world, it would be a very challenging task to create peace as well as, maintain it over a long period of time. This near impossible task is one taken by the UN's Security Council. The country representatives for the Security Council work together to produce agreements that will hopefully reduce conflict and eventually achieve general world peace. The phrase "World Peace" may seem a bit optimistic because it means that all views have to be satisfied, however, it may be possible. Do you think that "World Peace" is possible? If not, how close can we get to that goal? Comment and tell me what you think.
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