accessible

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-adjective The Cons:
1. capable of being reached; 1. More expensive;
2. easily obtained; 2. Bad for the environment; it is estimated that around 5 million tons of untreated waste is deposited into landfills via disposables
3. the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with every year
3. Takes 1/2 a pint of crude oil to produce 1 diaper; (on average, 1,898 pints per child); a single diaper baby will use 715 lbs. of plas-
tic over a period of 30 months

The Pros:
1. Ease of use; disposables seem like the easier choice. They are an all-in-one product, with les fuss than cloth;
2. Throw-away; disposables can be thrown away once used; unlike cloth which will need to be washed
3. Easy to travel with and dispose of

cost: $37.50
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overabundance >>>>>
overabundance >>>>>
-noun
1. An excess of that which is needed or is appropriate
pollution >>>>>
-noun
1. undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated
with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
2. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes
instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem
pollution >>>>>
-noun
1. undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated
with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
2. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes
instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem
pollution >>>>>
The Cons:

1. They are Nonrenewable and fast depleting;

2. Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas, that had been stored in the
earth for millions of years
3. They leave behind harmful by products upon combustion, thereby causing a lot of pollution;
4. Mining of such fuels leads to irreversible damage to the adjoining environment;
5. Fossil fuel pollutes the environment and ruins all living creature’s lungs.
6. It will eventually run out.
7. It cannot be recycled.
8. Prices for fossil fuels are rising, especially if the real cost of their carbon is included.
9. Burning it produces carbon dioxide, a major cause of global warming.

The Pros:

1. Large amounts of electricity can be generated in one place using coal

2. Widely and easily distributed all over the world;
3. Comparatively inexpensive due to large reserves and easy accessibility
4. Good availability
5. Inexpensive
consume >>>>>
-verb
1. spend extravagantly; “waste not, want not”
2. destroy completely; “The fire consumed the building”
3. use up (resources or materials)
sensory >>>>>
I. segregate
One of the best things you can do to keep your trash cans and rubbish bins from smelling like an open landfill is to segregate your
garbage. If you keep all your household waste piled up in just one trash can, the odors will mingle and stink to high heavens. Plastic
trash cans are cheap, and you can make trash cans and rubbish bins out of old cans and even woven baskets.

You should have at least four trash cans outside your home, each for the following purposes:

• Waste paper, cardboard, and other paper products. You can store office paper, product packaging, and old files in this trash
can. You can take these products to a recycling center to be processed into recycled paper.

• Recyclable and non-biodegradable waste. Recycling facilities need your plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and other non-biode-
gradable household waste items. You can even recycle old products on your own.

• Kitchen waste, leftover food, and other biodegradable waste. Rotting food, vegetable peelings, and other kitchen waste
should not be mixed with other waste. You can put these waste products to good use by turning them to compost, and use the re-
sulting product as fertilizer or mulch.

• Garbage. Whatever can’t be recycled or composed can go in this can.

II. Clean and Wash

Many people forget that even trash cans need a good cleaning every now and then. Dirty trash cans are coated with a thick, dis-
gusting, slimy ooze that has a very unappealing and nauseating odor. If you don’t clean your trash cans, the slime will build up and
add to the funky odors that come from your garbage.

As soon as you empty your trash can for the garbage collectors or out to the dumpster, give it a good hose-down with extra
strength soap and water. The task involves a lot of elbow grease, and it’s not the cleanest job in the world, but it’s completely nec-
essary. Do this every time you throw out the trash.

It also helps to line your trash can with a thick garbage bag to prevent the slimy ooze from forming on the sides of the can. Make
sure the bag does not leak, and that you don’t dump anything wet into the bag.
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III. deodorize
There are times that you have to put something really smelly and stinky into your trash can, like a soiled diaper or
spoiled food. There are many things that you can do to keep the odor from stinking up your home. Here are some
ordinary household ingredients that you can use to deodorize your trash can:

• Baking soda. Plain old baking soda is a do-it-all wonder for your home. It’s excellent at absorbing odors, whether
it’s from refrigerators or freezers or even trash cans. If your trash cans are made from plastic, you can simply put a
generous amount of baking soda inside the can and leave it there overnight. If your trash can is made of metal, you
need to put the baking soda inside a suitable container to prevent the chemical from corroding the material.

• Charcoal. Charcoal is an excellent deodorizer that has proven odor-filtering qualities. Charcoal is used in every-
thing, from expensive cigarette filters to air purifying units. You don’t need to buy activated charcoal; you can simply
buy a bag of charcoal, pulverize it a bit with a broomstick or a pick handle, and dump the charcoal into the trash can.
Let the charcoal sit overnight to remove the odors.

• Vanilla extract. The powerful scent of vanilla extract can mask the odor of stinky rubbish you throw into the trash
can. Place a small amount of vanilla extract on a couple of cotton balls, and let them stay overnight in the trash can.
Vanilla extract is expensive, so do not dump the precious liquid into the trash can.

• Citrus peels. The zest and pith of oranges, lemons, or limes are very effective at masking odors from trash cans
and rubbish bins. Make sure that you use dry peels.

• Coffee grounds and tea leaves. Coffee grounds and tea leaves are used extensively by coffee shops to deodorize
ash trays in smoking areas. You can leave some coffee grounds or tea bags overnight to remove and mask the foul
odors from your trash can. Don’t use instant coffee; as much as possible, use fresh coffee grounds.
sensory >>>>>
GARBAGE SMELLS. but anyone with a nose knows that garbage can stink. A bag of meat
or diapers left in a garbage can on a hot, humid summer day can send a powerful message
about the mischief-making powers of bacteria and microbes.

A bag of garbage smells for a very simple reason. It contains decaying, persuasible materi-
als such as meat or vegetables or diapers. As meat decays, it attracts bacteria that feast
on the amino acids in the meat’s proteins. Vegetables also can rot and slowly liquefy as
microbes attack the vegetables’ cell structure and the fermenting liquids warm up the gar-
bage bag. As more gasses and liquids are produced, the bag may rupture. It may sound
gross, but it is just garbage at work.

Smell is a very direct sense. In order for you to smell something, molecules from that
thing have to make it to your nose. Everything you smell, therefore, is giving off molecules
-- whether it is bread in the bakery, onions, perfume, a piece of fruit or whatever. Those
molecules are generally light, volatile (easy to evaporate) chemicals that float through the
air into your nose.

The sense of smell is associated with sensory receptor cells in the upper nasal cavity. The
smell, or olfactory, receptors are chemoreceptors. Chemicals that stimulate olfactory re-
ceptors enter the nasal cavity as airborne molecules called gases. They must dissolve in
the watery fluids that surround the cilia of the olfactory receptor cells before they can be
detected. These specialized cells, the olfactory receptor neurons, are the only parts of the
nervous system that are in direct contact with the outside environment. The odorous gases
then waft up to the olfactory cells, where the chemicals bind to the cilia that line the nasal
cavity. That action initiates a nerve impulse being sent through the olfactory cell, into the
olfactory nerve fiber, to the olfactory bulb, and to the brain. The brain then knows what the
chemical odors are.