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    Assorted plastic products and testing new product designs and production Section 2: Production For each production stage, list input materials such as raw materials or output from previous stages, and output materials such as products, byproducts, wastes, or pollutants. Describe the process used at each stage and identify the least sustainable

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    states, within counties, and within cities (Schill & Austin 1991). Hazardous waste sites, municipal landfills, incinerators, and other hazardous facilities are disproportionately located in poor and minority neighborhoods (White-Newsome 2016). Each year, America produces 275 million metric tons of hazardous waste. Environmental regulations only regulate 40 million tons of the waste leaving the rest to be sent to landfills and waste sites (White-Newsome 2016). According to research done by The Commission

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    Toxic Waste - Negative Since the time man has grown accustomed to manufacturing goods, toxic waste has been an issue to our quality of life, and the surrounding natural environment. While the degree has not always been understood as to what effects toxic waste can have, there is no excuse in the present. Methods of disposing toxic waste in the past have shown the negative impacts such waste can have on the health of humans, wildlife, and nature in general. Without proper mitigation, and methods

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    Air Quality Index According to research done by Home Facts (n.d.) 93.55% of Brusly’s air in 2017 is reported as “good”, 6.45% as “Moderate”, and 0% as unhealthy or hazardous. Potential Sources of Pollution The Toxic Release Inventory Program detected two possible sources of polluters: Trinity Marine Products Inc Plt 48 and Harry L Laws and co Inc (“Homefacts”, n.d.). This program is responsible for detecting information and providing it to communities on possible sources of Toxic chemical releases

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    region and some regions are assessed if the product can be suited to the conditions (Liu, H.S., Mead, J.L. and Stacer, R.G., 1998). 5.4 Reverse Logistics: Minimisation of Waste It is the responsibility of every organisation to minimize its waste and in the case of “Ourtyres4U” they must consider three factors to minimize their waste and this process can be known as Reverse Logistics. They are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (Handfield, 2008). Reduce

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    ....................................................5 4. THE LITERATURE REVIEW.............................................................................................6 -CLASSIFICATION AND TYPES OF WASTE -CATEGORIES OF WASTE -GENERATORS RESPONSIBILITIES -WASTE DISPOSAL COLOUR BINS -WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY -BODY PARTS POLICY 5. CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................9 6.

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    Oil and Gas Waste Mismanagement in Indonesia Environmental Damage Due to The Growth and Development Needs Theme : Nature song Subtheme : Environmental damage due the growth and development needs Waste Industry Materials Mismanagement in Indonesia Environment is a part of the earth that consists of the biotic creatures like humans, animals, plants and biotic creatures like water, air, sand and source of energy inside it. The environment synergizes with the earth

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    noise. Armstrong & Menon (1998), also claims that many modern coal mines involve mountaintop removal and strip mining, which result in ecological damage, stress nearby communities, increase the risk of mudslides, and contaminate water sources with waste emissions. After being mined, coal is processed and transported to power stations, factories, and other points of use. Armstrong & Menon (1998), explains that processing results in occupational hazards, including dust exposure, noise, ergonomic hazards

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    present in an organism resulting from ingestion of other plants or animals where toxins are present, remember the 10%rule Distinguish between toxic chemicals and hazardous chemicals. Distinguish among mutagens, teratogens, and carcinogens. toxic chemicals - any substance which may be harmful to the environment or hazardous to human health hazardous chemicals - any chemical or substance which can be a health or physical hazard. mutagens - an agent that causes genetic mutation. ex; radiation or chemical

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    against environmental injustices in Barrio Logan. “In the United States, communities of color and low-income neighborhoods are historically the hardest hit by pollution from industrial factories and incinerators, the illegal dumping of chemical wastes on vacant lots, lead contamination in building materials, a lack of parklands and other

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