Global Issues by FERNANDA VIVIANA COFRE ARZOLA

Jeans

fcofre04 — 2021-11-08 02:50:24 UTC

Need too much water and have a short life span.

Deforastation

fcofre04 — 2021-11-08 13:38:34 UTC

Contribute to climate change. miss fer

Plastic Blags

2021-11-08 13:39:32 UTC

The journey of many plastic bags end up damaging various ecosystems.
Joaquin Vega

Face masks

ggajardotorres — 2021-11-08 13:44:04 UTC

Elastics should be removed from the masks, as they can reach the sea and cause damage.

Gabriela Gajardo.

Meat industry

fcofre04 — 2021-11-08 13:47:37 UTC

Creates a lot of methane and CO2, very bad for the ecosystem. miss fer

Mega industries

2021-11-08 13:48:40 UTC

The industries are very worrying since they create a lot of smoke that affects the ozone layer.
Joaquin Vega

fast fashion

2021-11-08 13:50:48 UTC

It is one of the main reasons for textile contamination.The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions and it is the second most polluting industry after oil.

-Amparo peralta

Waste disposal

leonparraamanda — 2021-11-08 13:52:50 UTC

The landfills are one of the main causes of the climate change. They can produce explosions and wildfires, pollute layers of the land, alter fauna and flora, have health problems in people who live near these dumps, and so many other issues. One of the main problems is the people dump different things that could be reused, reduced, and recycled.
-Amanda Leon

makeup

2021-11-08 13:55:18 UTC

Many of the chemicals used are toxic and are not degradable in water, even in treated water. They raise the level of toxicity of the water which causes death in the biodiversity of the wastewater sites and surrounding areas due to the absorption of the chemicals by the soil.
- Mayte Olivera

Cosmetic Industry

2021-11-08 13:55:29 UTC

The packaging of cosmetic products can take hundreds of years to break down in landfill whilst leaching toxins into the soil and waterways. Most mainstream cosmetics are filled with toxic chemicals, these chemicals eventually make their way into our soil and oceans destroying natural habitat and wildlife. -Marti.B

Livestock contamination

ccastrosagredo — 2021-11-08 14:01:53 UTC

Many animals, such as sheep, pigs, chickens and especially cows, produce a gas called methane. It is one of the factors contributing to climate change.

Cristóbal Castro.