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khept01 — 2022-12-24 09:34:59 UTC

Many people have habits that is bad for environment, me included. I sometimes deposit trash into river instead of trash bins. I use too much plastic bag and bottle instead of bag and thermos. Sometime my parents drive me to school but i can just go by bike.
I deposit trash into river because i'm to lazy and i think just a little piece of trash in the river not gonna harm anything. But if i could like that other would to so we keep throwing trash in to river and eventually it become bigger and bigger. Then the price to pay for what we did is the live of animals live in the river. That why we should take time and find a bin to throw the trash it not gonna take too long.
As you know we use plastic bag and bottle cause it cheap and more agility than when you carry a bag and a thermos. But plastic could take million year to decomposed and you just use it one time and then throw it away, so why don't you just use a bag and thermos you can use multiple time and you can bring coffee with your thermos.
We drive everyday because it fast even when you can just walk in minute. But when ever a car, a motorcycle started it engine eventually we just release tons of toxic gas that could broken the earth's shield that is the ozone. Go on foot or by bike maybe a little slow but it make you healthy and help the environment to.
There still more bad habits that is very harmful for the environment but we can't stop do it cause we can't leave with out that eventually. But we could change from now on, throw trash into the bin, buy a thermos, walk or biking, just a little change but if everyone do it the earth will be better.

Lily

khept01 — 2024-01-17 10:46:41 UTC

Is your life and the environment worth sacrificing for a cigarette? While some people smoke for self-satisfaction, others smoke due to the stress of their everyday jobs. However, the number of tobacco users is steadily rising, and cigarettes are steadily destroying both the environment and human life. Therefore, tobacco smoking has to be prevented since it causes significant pollution, harms human health, and deforestation.

To begin with, cigarette butts will cause a wide range of pollution. Cigarette butts can be thrown into the environment or they can float down the drain. Cigarette butts do not decompose in water for many years. Water contamination results from the harmful compounds released by cigarette butts during their breakdown. Cigarette butts can also pollute the soil by leaking harmful chemicals into the ground when they are thrown on it. According to a University of California, Los Angeles research, over seven thousand compounds, including several harmful ones like nicotine, lead, and mercury, have been found in cigarette butts. Microbes, invertebrates, and plants are among the creatures that may suffer damage from these substances. Consequently, cigarette butts cause major negative environmental consequences.

Furthermore, tobacco is bad for people's health. Numerous common diseases, including lung cancer and cardiovascular disease, are brought on by smoking or breathing in cigarette smoke. Smoking cigarettes releases hundreds of harmful chemicals into the air, including tar, ammonia, and carbon monoxide, which can lead to illness. Simultaneously occurring illnesses will result in bad health, impaired cognitive function, and ultimately death. Even if we do not smoke, passively breathing in cigarette smoke can have the same negative effects as smoking. As a result, smoking is bad for everyone around you as well as for your health.

Lastly, cigarettes cause deforestation. It takes a lot of land and water to grow tobacco. Therefore, people must clear forests to obtain land for tobacco farming—degradation of forests, extinction of wildlife, and contamination of the ecosystem result from this. The World Health Organization estimates that tobacco cultivation and drying with wood damage over 3.5 million hectares of land annually. In addition, one of the most frequent causes of forest fires is cigarette butts. They might be hard to find and smoke for hours or even days. Cigarette butts may readily catch fire and spread to create a major inferno in dry conditions. Consequently, tobacco also harms forest life.

In conclusion, individuals should give up smoking cigarettes as they cause degradation of the environment, health problems for people, and deforestation. If everyone could give up smoking, the quality of life on Earth would continuously improve.

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