Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Connecting the dots

Despite technological advancement there are many other ways to tackle the environmental destruction problems. By implementing laws, some environmental problems may be solved more effectively even without the help of modern technology. In China, for example, authorities made it compulsory for costumers to purchase plastic bags if they would like to use them. This policy stops shopping centers from providing a colossal amount of free plastic bags and greatly encourages the citizens to use their own shopping bags. As a result, the wastage of plastic bags is reduced compared to the past. The so-called “white pollution” is thus tactically dealt with by policies, while the advanced technology still not being able to solve the problem.

Toan, Serene, Andrea, Lionel, Xiaoxiao (:

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