W6.2 Renewable resource/김윤(KIM YOON)

<Renewable Resource>

Summary

Renewable resources refer to resources that are renewable and can be reproduced for a certain level. It includes water, forest, air and non-agricultural foods and so on, all of which could reach their limits and eventually run out if humans overuse them. In order to protect resources, some countries have laws and subsidies in place. In addition, various eco-friendly materials such as bioplastics and bioscale are used at industrial sites to protect the environment. Despite these efforts, some people and businesses are overfishing and deforestation for profit.

Interesting

I was interested in over-packaging using plastic, so it was good to learn about bioplastics. It was contributing a little to the environment by making bioplastics with corn starch and vegetable oil. However, since bioplastics also contain petroleum, one of the components of plastic, the best environmental protection method will have to try to reduce the use of plastic itself in real life.

Discussion

In Korea, various gift sets are sold during the holidays. This includes packaging of unnecessary plastic materials. With the recent wave of environmental protection, it seems that the overpackaging of gifts is being reduced accordingly. What other examples of plastic use decrease can be seen around?

Comments

  1. Juhee ChaApril 25, 2020 at 9:33 PM

    The most prominent example within the range of students' lives is "coffee shops." Nowadays, there is a ban on the use of disposable cups in coffee shops, and efforts are being made to replace plastic straws with paper straws. Starbucks, the largest franchise coffee shop, replaced plastic with paper straws inside the store.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

W4. Millennium Development Goals / Lee Se Hyun

Summary The Millennium Development Goals were established under the International Development Goals. Millennium Development Goals, or MDGs, sought 191 U.N. member states and more than 22 international organizations to achieve their goals by 2015. MDGs have promoted the development of the international community. Poverty, hunger eradication, universal education level, gender equality, disease, environment and development of developing countries were targeted. However, it has been criticized for lack of legitimacy, neglect of female inequality in employment, and uneven achievement rate, but it has contributed a lot to many equal development. Interesting point I knew that international politics was carried out in a complex and selfish atmosphere. However, upon encountering the MDGs, I learned that the international community is making great efforts to ensure human rights. Among the MDG criticisms, criticism of women's inequality was interesting. The phenomenon of female ineq...
Read more

What is meant by that? / Lee hayoung

Q. Society is not determined by technology, nor is technology determined by society. Both emerge as two sides of the sociotechnical coin. What is meant by that? A. So to begin with, I think that society and technology are the relationships that influence each other, the concepts that one cannot include or dominate. There is technology in society, and technology exists because there is society. I think it's an inseparable relationship, so I think it can be expressed in both sides of a coin.
Read more

W10. Human_rights / Lee Se Hyun

Summary Human rights are the basic right to live as a person. This is an absolute domain. Applicable regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, or location and guaranteed by international law. Human rights have been modified and established over a long period of time. From ancient times to the post-World War II international human rights treaties, various changes and considerations continued. Since the 1966 Human Rights Treaty, the concept of human rights has been established and human rights are guaranteed at the international level through the UN, an international organization. Also, various efforts are made to ensure human rights in the community. Human rights organizations are established in continental units such as Africa, America, Asia, and Europe, to strive for the self-reliance of the vulnerable classes and countries. Human beings have studied human rights for a long time. Thus, the theory of human rights exists, and there are various views on human rights. Interesting point ...
Read more