When I was a child my grandmother used to take me to the baker’s to buy some bread every morning. She always used the same bag. It was not a plastic bag it was a cloth bag, she reuse it every morning. Thousands of people like my grandmother used to do that but with the new culture of “use and throw it” a huge problem have to be face up to. Plastic bags are an unquestionable problem for the environment.
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Countries like Israel, Canada, Kenya, Taiwan, Bangladesh and China have banned the use of plastic bags. Ireland put a tax over the price of plastic bags and the use of them have decreased a 90 %. It is a bit sad the only thing than seems to change our habit is money. So it doesn’t mind to have an environmental thought, pocket rules!!
Countries like Israel, Canada, Kenya, Taiwan, Bangladesh and China have banned the use of plastic bags. Ireland put a tax over the price of plastic bags and the use of them have decreased a 90 %. It is a bit sad the only thing than seems to change our habit is money. So it doesn’t mind to have an environmental thought, pocket rules!!
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It is estimate that a person consume of plastic bags is six a week, twenty four every month, more or less two hundred and eighty eight a year. To sum up every one in our live might use 22,176 plastic bags. What can we do? Because recycling them is not the answer, for the reason that is cheaper make a new one than recycling it. Only a 1% of every plastic bag is recycled. If they are not been recycled, where they go? The answer is to every where. Because the wind sometimes shuffle them, the worst place they go is the sea. And unfortunately is what more often happen. Once in the sea they are eaten by tortoises, dolphins, seals and whales. Sometimes these animals eat them because they seem to be jellyfish. At the same time hundreds of birth dead due to the plastic bag become for them in a snare.
It is estimate that a person consume of plastic bags is six a week, twenty four every month, more or less two hundred and eighty eight a year. To sum up every one in our live might use 22,176 plastic bags. What can we do? Because recycling them is not the answer, for the reason that is cheaper make a new one than recycling it. Only a 1% of every plastic bag is recycled. If they are not been recycled, where they go? The answer is to every where. Because the wind sometimes shuffle them, the worst place they go is the sea. And unfortunately is what more often happen. Once in the sea they are eaten by tortoises, dolphins, seals and whales. Sometimes these animals eat them because they seem to be jellyfish. At the same time hundreds of birth dead due to the plastic bag become for them in a snare.
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I am only mentioning environmental points; we don’t have to forget that plastic bags are made by oil. A country like China would save 37,000 $ only in one year not using plastic bags.
I am only mentioning environmental points; we don’t have to forget that plastic bags are made by oil. A country like China would save 37,000 $ only in one year not using plastic bags.
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So came on! Let´ s use cloth bags, we can recycle them, because every day we will be able to reuse them. Recycling is the way but if we already know that it is only a dream (have you seen the program CQC about Murcia??) make something to change that. Tomorrow go to buy to the baker’s with a cloth bag. ^ ^ . it isn´t go green, it is go responsible about a real fact.
So came on! Let´ s use cloth bags, we can recycle them, because every day we will be able to reuse them. Recycling is the way but if we already know that it is only a dream (have you seen the program CQC about Murcia??) make something to change that. Tomorrow go to buy to the baker’s with a cloth bag. ^ ^ . it isn´t go green, it is go responsible about a real fact.
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When I was a child my grandmother used to take me to the baker’s to buy some bread every morning. She always used the same bag. It was not a plastic bag it was a cloth bag, she reuse(D) it every morning. Thousands of people like my grandmother used to do that(,) but with (((the new culture of (((“use and throw it” – THIS EXPRESSION CANNOT BE LITERALLY TRANSLATED, I THINK THE BEST OPTION WOULD BE: “the new just ONE-USE culture” BUT YOU CAN ALSO SAY “the new DISPOSABLE culture” or “ the new THROW-AWAY culture”))) a huge problem have to be face up to. Plastic bags are an unquestionable (good word) problem for the environment.
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Countries like Israel, Canada, Kenya, Taiwan, Bangladesh and China have banned the use of plastic bags. Ireland put a tax over the price of plastic bags and the use of them have decreased a 90 %. It is a bit sad (THE FACT) tha(T) THE ONLY THING THAT seems to change our habit is money. So it doesn’t mind to have an environmental thought(??) (THOUGHT OR TOUGH?, anyway, the last sentence does not make sense to me), pocket rules!!
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((It is estimate that a person consume of plastic bags is six a week – BETTER: “based on stadistics, it is said that every person consumes six plastic bags per week” or “according to polls, each person consumes six plastic-bags every single week”))), twenty four every month, more or less two hundred and eighty eight (PER) year. To sum up every one in our live might use 22,176 plastic bags. What can we do? (((Because??TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH))) (((Recycling them is not the answer, for the reason that is cheaper make a new one than recycling it - I’D RATHER CHANGE THE STRUCUTRE: RECYCLING DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A SOLUTION SINCE IT IS MUCH CHEAPER MAKING A NEW ONE))). Only a 1% of every plastic bag is recycled. If they are not (((been, does not fit for me))) recycled, where( DO) they go? The answer is: (-) everywhere, because the wind sometimes shuffle(S) them, the worst place they may (BE SWEPT AWAY – they do not ‘go’))) is the sea. And unfortunately is (((what more often happen – I’m not sure if this structure is righ))). Once in the sea they are eaten by tortoises, dolphins, seals and whales. Sometimes these animals eat them because they(they: I know they are plastic bags, but someone may get confused) seem to be jellyfish. At the same time hundreds of birth (DIE) due to the plastic bag(S) become (-) (a snare for them) .
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(((I am only mentioning environmental points – I’d use another clearer introduction for this paragraph))); we don’t have to forget that plastic bags are made by oil. A country like China would save 37,000 $ only in one year not using plastic bags.
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So came on! Let´ s use cloth bags, we can recycle them because every day we will be able to reuse them. Recycling is the way but if (YOU) already know that it is only a dream (have you seen the program CQC about Murcia??) make something to change that. Tomorrow, go to buy to the baker’s with a cloth bag. ^ ^ . it DOES NOT MEAN GOING green (go green: I didn’t know that expression!) IT DOES ONLY MEAN BEING responsible about a real fact.
First, congratulations for your topic, a very polemic one that should concerns all of us, but, unfortunately, it does not :(
Second point, YES! I SAW the CQC report about recycling in Murcia! In fact, it was not a surprised for me, what else can you hope living where we live? IT IS SHAMEFULL.
The only thing we can offer is to do our's bit everyday.
And to finish with, I'm just point out that we all seem to have the same trouble: translating from our spanish mind! You seem to think in Spanish, with spanish structures and then, just translate, We all must remember (including me) that Englih is not Spanish with other words, it is a completely different language that should be focused on that way when writing.
again, congratulations! great job
Pretty job! Very adequate in number of words, structured,.. But appart from Mati's comments, be careful with the third in the verb and put more commas.
Some particular comments:
1º.. She always used ( better took, I think used is accompanied by infinitive) the same bag.
.. she reuse (d) it every morning.
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2º.. Ireland put a tax over the price of plastic bags and the use of them have (has, the use is singular?) decreased a 90 %.
It is a bit sad ( it is translated from Spanish)the only thing than seems to change our habit is money (this sounds so Spanish).
So it doesn’t mind to have an environmental thought ( maybe, to be an environmentalist), pocket rules!!
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It is estimate that a person consume(s).. of plastic bags ( or maybe the consuming of plastic bags by...) is six a week, twenty four every month, more or less two hundred and eighty (eight a year. To sum up every one in our live might use 22,176 plastic bags. (Do you know if when you is writing about quantities,which are representing figures, you can write these as a number? I am not sure!)
... And (I would eliminate "and") unfortunately is what more often happen (s)(maybe, this is what more happens)
... At the same time (,) hundreds of birth( birds)dead ....
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I am only mentioning environmental points (maybe, appart from environmental points); we don’t have to forget that plastic bags are made by oil (?)(it is a synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, etc.).
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.. Recycling is the way (,) but if we already know that it is only a dream (have you seen the program CQC about Murcia??) make something to change that(!). Tomorrow (,)go to buy to the baker’s with a cloth bag. ^ ^ . it (It) isn´t go green, it is go responsible about a real fact.
Mati and Elena never leave corrections to me, lol. Please, mind third person add an "s". You are not to ruin you exame because of that, aren´t you?
Good article, it highlights a interesting debate: the recycling business, recycling or no waste generation.
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