Outline for research essay

Liao Yuan

Endanger the Sustainable Development



Thesis statement
Plastic bags should be banned and factories produce plastic bags should be shut down in the United States, as plastic bags is regard as the top pollution source


introduction paragraph
Nowadays, governments and scientists is emphasizing on the importance of sustainable development. Citizens receive abundant of information which talks about how serious the situation is for our earth‘s environment. As plastic bags is regard as the top pollution source, a hot debate about whether we should use plastic bags or not is brought into sight. While enjoying the benefits of the invention of the plastic bags, humankind is also paying a high price.


1. Factors supporting how serious the situation is.
White Pollution Blights Landscape
China Daily May 31, 2005
A. Landfill sites are supposed to last 200 years to an estimated 1 million years.
B. Over 2 billion bags are dumped every day in China
C. Fast industrialization, rising living standards, and changes in consumption patterns
D. policy-makers are neglecting the complex nature of consumption-related environmental problems

2. Government agencies and other policy do not work out.
Shenzhen Plastic bags Consumption Decreases Seventy Percent.
Shenzhen Business Newspaper.
A. multi-faceted and long-term strategy
B. Shenzhen’s government
C. Guo Geng, a political adviser in Beijing, has proposed the introduction of a "bag tax" in a bid to help cut demand for plastic bags and raise more money to tackle pollution caused by the bags.
D. substitute for non-degradable plastic bags to reduce environmental pollution
3. Statistic supporting that tendency to use these bags excessively
Reduction of plastic carrier bag use: An analysis of alternatives in Israel
Waste Management 29 (2009) 2025–2032
A. Acceptable policy measures
B. Effectiveness of levy
C. benefit to the environment is limited
D. Comparison between levy and prohibition of plastic carrier bags use

4. Attitude and possible solutions toward this issue
Regulating Plastics Waste, Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability Challenges in South Africa
Urban Forum (2008) 19:83–101 DOI 10.1007/s12132-008-9022-0
A. May 2003, the South African government
B. Irish and Australian experiences
C. Consumption recorded reduced after Plastic Bag Regulations in South Africa


conclusion

In conclusion, as the consuming amount of plastic bags is huge, the breaking down process for plastic bags is difficult, and the contamination for the environment and the damage for wildlife are significant, plastic bags undoubtedly should be banished and factories need to be shut down. Prevent further damage to the environment should be start from shut down plastic bags factory. Instead, paper bags which have the same function could work as a substitute for plastic bags before a new invention.