Sentences with phrase «caused by the plastic»

Packagers are under pressure from their customers to find ways of mitigating the harm caused by plastic packaging like never before.

«There is perhaps awareness of pollution caused by plastic packaging, but many people will be surprised at the wider environmental impacts revealed in this study.

Not exact matches

A Christian charity's hailing a 5p tax which has caused plastic bag use to go down by more than six billion... More

A Christian charity's hailing a 5p tax which has caused plastic bag use to go down by more than six billion since it came in.

We wanted something to protect the walls of the corridors from damage caused by prams and wheel chairs and the stainless steel looked better than the plastic bumpers more associated with supermarkets.

The same mechanisms are in place that caused Johnny Hoogerland to take a horrific spill in 2011, or Lance Armstrong to be felled by a plastic bag held out by a spectator in 2003, or a bus to get stuck at a finish line last year, sowing confusion and altering times in a general classification that could be won by seconds.

An artist, Mr Faisal Dauda, has used plastic waste to reconstruct the disaster scene at the Goil Fuel Station, adjacent to the GCB Tower to commemorate the one year anniversary of the disaster that was caused by floods and fire outbreak.

«There are significant fire hazards and a blocked exit route caused by the construction,» it said, going on to point out that some exit routes are blocked by plastic sheeting, padlocked doors and debris.

The need for plastic surgeons reflects the injury patterns sustained in modern warfare — particularly the multiple limb injuries caused by IEDs.

Most plastic surgery cases involved the limbs, reflecting the high rate of injuries caused by blasts from improvised explosive devices (IEDs)-- the «signature wounding mechanism» of the war in Afghanistan, according to the authors.

exible plastic surface made of polyethylene terephthalate while controlling the amount of strain caused by placing the memory chip on the plastic surface.

Previous studies led by the University have shown that more than 700 species of marine life have been found to have encountered plastic debris, with clear evidence that ingestion and entanglement causes direct harm to many individuals.

The team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Ben Fabry, Dr. Navid Bonakdar and Richard Gerum was able to show that plastic cell deformation is caused by microscopic damage to the cytoskeleton, a network of fibre - like structures inside the cell that give it mechanical stability.

Using a transfer printing approach, the team implanted the magnetic memory chip on a flexible plastic surface made of polyethylene terephthalate while controlling the amount of strain caused by placing the memory chip on the plastic surface.

To offset the environmental detriments caused by consuming animal protein, I started switching over to nontoxic household and beauty products, being careful with water usage, using more public transportation, and making other small changes like swapping glass containers for my plastic ones.

Brent Moelleken, MD, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California, says, «In many women who have children, the bulge in the lower abdomen is not caused by fat, but rather by loose fascia that has ripped in childbirth and, consequently, sticks out.»

Too much estrogen in the body (which can be caused by all sorts of reasons including hormonal imbalances, over exposure to phytoestrogens like those found in soy, and xenoestrogens found in plastics) can cause inflammation, infertility and promote accelerated aging.

For instance, Bisphenol - A, which is ubiquitous in the environment and large amounts of which can leach into food and liquids from plastic water bottles and the lining of aluminum cans, is shown to significantly block thyroid activity in all tissues except the pituitary, potentially contributing to or causing weight gain, fatigue, and depression but not detected by TSH testing (128,129,132,133,275).

Embrace cleaner living: Hormone disrupters (i.e., xenoestrogens) found in everything from plastic water bottles to makeup and other personal care products can cause fatigue by throwing your system into imbalance.

The Welsh government introduced a 5p charge on plastic bags in October 2011, reducing the number handed out at tills by 90 per cent and raising tens of thousands of pounds for good causes.

That may be caused by the large amount of plastic on the door panels.

The code P2015 (Intake Manifold Runner Position Sensor / Switch Circuit Range / Performance, Bank 1) could be caused by excessive wear in the plastic components of the intake manifold flap mechanism and carbon deposits inside the intake manifold.

An allergic reaction following exposure to antibiotics applied to the skin; metals such as nickel; materials such as rubber, wool, and plastic; and chemicals such as dyes and carpet deodorizers; or inflammation caused by irritating substances such as poison ivy.

Odor - causing bacteria can get trapped in lacerations in the plastic caused by the cat's nails.

Many cat owners have success with nail covers (Soft Paws), plastic caps which are glued on, or with frequent nail trims to reduce damage caused by scratching.

Both types are caused by the cat coming into contact with chemicals, plastics and other irritants, producing cat skin problems.

In my experience, these types of leashes a.) tend to cause dogs to act more aggressively and to pull hard on the leash; b.) are more likely to trigger a fight with another dog since the dog that is straining at the end of the leash looks like it is in attack mode; c.) tend to be purchased by lazy and irresponsible dog owners who do not train their dogs to obey, and who tend to spoil their dogs, causing more aggression and bratty behavior; d.) undo most of the important aspects of your obedience training and leadership over your dog, especially obeying around distractions and coming when called, and over time they teach your dog to charge after other dogs, animals and even people; e.) are hard to control once the dog is at the end of the line, and can get caught in the leashes of other dogs, increasing the potential for a biting or attack incident; f.) do NOT cause the dog to get more exercise on the walk; g.) can cause a dog to run away from you, because if you accidentally drop the leash handle, many dogs will run from the plastic handle «chasing» them from behind and that could cause your dog to run into traffic and die; h.) have resulted in injuries to dogs and owners.

Nearly 29,000 reconstructive treatments were performed in 2016 to mend personal injuries caused by dog bites, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

This can be caused by a foreign body, such as a rubbery, spongy or plastic object.

It's the perfect distraction for kids bored by the obligatory catching up between adults, allowing them to team up with each other to play through the game's story, or just cause havoc in the colorful, plastic world.

[5] Seven weeks after Kitaj's death, the Los Angeles County coroner ruled that the cause of death was suicide by suffocation, saying the artist placed a plastic bag over his head.

McNeil speaks of why he became interested in art; his early influences; becoming interested in modern art after attending lectures by Vaclav Vytlacil; meeting Arshile Gorky; the leading figures in modern art during the 1930s; his interest in Cézanne; studying with Jan Matulka and Hans Hofmann; his experiences with the WPA; the modern artists within the WPA; the American Abstract Artists (A.A.A.); a group of painters oriented to Paris called The Ten; how there was an anti-surrealism attitude, and a surrealist would not have been permitted in A.A.A; what the A.A.A. constituted as abstract art; a grouping within the A.A.A. called the Concretionists; his memories of Léger; how he assesses the period of the 1930s; the importance of Cubism; what he thinks caused the decline of A.A.A.; how he assesses the period of the 1940s; his stance on form and the plastic values in art; his thoughts on various artists; the importance of The Club; the antipathy to the School of Paris after the war; how Impressionism was considered in the 40s and 50s; slides of his paintings from 1937 to 1962, and shows how he developed as an artist; the problems of abstract expressionism; organic and geometric form; the schisms in different art groups due to politics; his teaching techniques; why he feels modern painting declined after 1912; the quality of A.A.A. works; stretching his canvases, and the sizes he uses; his recent works, and his approaches to painting.

The coils of the liquid plastic produced by the machine defy gravity before hardening, causing spaghetti - like disruptions that echo the ones in the initial forms in clay.

Seven weeks after Kitaj's death, the Los Angeles County coroner ruled that the cause of death was suicide by suffocation, saying the artist placed a plastic bag over his head.

«These are traditional fossil fuel - based plastics... that have been combined with what are called transition metals — for example, cobalt, manganese, and iron — which cause fragmentation of plastic when triggered by UV radiation or heat.

The ACP's rather vague mention of «reducing single - use plastic beverage bottles by December 1, 2020» caused me to raise an eyebrow.

Coke has taken this starting initiative to reduce the non-decomposable plastic waste caused by use of PET bottles.

Students learn about plastic pollution through hands - on citizen science aboard a boat off the coast of Los Angeles, generously supported by cause partner Newport Whales.

Surfrider chapters across the country engage the local restaurant community by educating about plastic pollution, consulting businesses on best practices for the oceans, and help them transition to materials that will truly biodegrade and cause the least amount of harm to our treasured coastlines and oceans.

Furthermore, when extreme weather events caused by global warming occur, flooding causes plastic to escape stormwater systems and enter our rivers, lakes and oceans.

«the largest impact on global warming was caused by the processing of LDPE (low - density polyethylene, a thermoplastic made from the monomer ethylene) used in tampon applicators as well as in the plastic back - strip of a sanitary napkin requiring high amounts of fossil fuel generated energy.

Another area not fully addressed are the health problems, such as rising infertility rates and cancer, caused by everyday chemical products like plastic.

Some estimates put plastic pollution as the cause of death for 100 million marine animals every year, while a study from Imperial College London last year concluded that plastic will be found in 99 percent of seabirds by 2050.

:: California Paddle 2007, via tip from Toby H. See images of the environmental problems caused by marine plastic pollution at Algalita Marine Research Foundation site, one of Tom Jones» resource pages.

Some injuries are caused by the jagged edges of half - opened, hard - plastic wrappers.

And the first question designers need to ask themselves when getting started is quite a doozy.If our intent is to, by design, fill the oceans with plastic, create products that cause cancer and birth defects, acidify the oceans... then we're doing a really great job, McDonough stated in his keynote.

Inc. and its subsidiary N.V. Organon over serious side effects caused by the hormonal birth control NuvaRing, The flexible plastic ring, which contains progestin and estrogen, has been linked to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, blood clots, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, and death.

Treatment and the provision of false teeth or dentures, normal ear tests and the provision of hearing aids, cosmetic or plastic Surgery (including deviated nasal septum), routine dental expenses, eye refractions or eye examinations for the purpose of prescribing corrective lenses for eye glasses or for the fitting thereof, unless caused by Accidental bodily Injury incurred while insured hereunder;

A burning smell, especially one of burning plastic, could be caused by an electrical short and should be taken care of immediately.

While the death of plastic in smartphone construction is something we won't miss too much (especially the cheap, glossy plastic used by Samsung and LG in the past), the slow and looming death of unibody aluminium construction is a real cause for concern as this industry - wide shift occurs.