What kind of waste is most harmful to the environment, and how can we reduce it?
What kind of waste is most harmful to the environment, and how can we reduce it?
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The most harmful type of waste to the environment is plastic waste, as it takes hundreds of years to biodegrade and can release harmful chemicals into the soil and water. Plastic waste can be reduced by utilizing reusable bags when shopping, avoiding single-use plastics, reducing food waste and recycling as much plastic as possible.
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What kind of waste is most harmful to the environment, and how can we reduce it?
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One of the biggest threats to the environment is land-based waste. Recent studies have found that almost 54% of the waste produced by humans is land-based and can include items such as plastics, rubber, paper and cardboard, textiles, glasses and metals. Land-based waste can have serious consequences on human health, climate and habitats. To help reduce this type of environmental harm one needs to employ proper methods of disposing waste such as reuse or recycle whenever possible instead of discarding directly to the environment. Additionally one should also strive to purchase items with minimal/recyclable packaging materials like shopping bags and plastic wrappings when possible too. By doing so you will be helping yourself get more out your purchases while keeping land-based pollution down too!
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