Hamad ali almerri CJG
H00254096
How Stuff Works
Introduction:
Material possessions are very important for
the people and values because they make life easier and more efficient. A lot of people don’t know where the materials
come from and from what it Consists of. Everything has a story; this report
explains how the 5 phases of raw material travel in a linear system as
described in Story Of Stuff (2007).
Extraction:
The first step of the materials
process starts with extraction. Meaning of the extraction is taking the raw
materials of the planet, such as metal and wood by used as raw materials for
products. Many governments have contributed significantly harm the planet by
distorting, cutting and hunting many organisms and that cause big problem such as change in the
climate and also pollute the air and
water ,all of this because of
improving the standard of living of the individual. This is not true reason,
the real reason to collect the largest amount of money for their personal
interests.
Production:
The second part of this process is
called production. At this stage, they use energy to add toxic substances to
the fundamental materials that they took from the last stage, which produces
toxic products. The
biggest part in the society affected at this stage is worker, because they are
exposed every day to carcinogens and radioactive substances that cause sometime
of death or serious disease and possible to cause diseases to the next
generations. This article
shows “Toxics, which cause
a range of illnesses from cancer to disruption of our neurological and hormonal
systems, are so prevalent that they are routinely found in every body tested,
even new born babies” (Cook, A., & Shade, R. 2007).
Distribution:
After all
this companies need to distribute the product very fast to the consumer and
very cheap to keep the flow moving of the product which cause a lot of
problems. All this organizations don’t care about anything it is only care
about profit, and how much they can takes from the people and governments. They
lose a lot of energy and power to transfer to the whole world and keep the
design change after a period of time to keep the consumers buying.
Consumption:
The next stage of this process is
consumption.
At this
stage, the consumer will be the victim in this economic process; the real
question is how this is done. Economic process depends on how much amount can
be sell it in the short time and that will be when the product designed to be
Non-permanent so the consumers have to buy new product after short period of
time. The studies showed “We
have more stuff than ever before, but we’re also more stressed, less happy and
working longer hours to pay for it all” (Cook, A., & Shade, R. 2007).
Disposal:
Finally, disposal is the last stage
in this liner system. When you want to get rid of some of the material,
whatever it is, put it in the garbage. The question is how they are disposed
and handle all the garbage that comes out from houses every day? There are
several ways to deal with waste and depends from the country to the other. One
of these ways is through the burial of waste and this way have negative
aspects, affected the lives of fauna and flora of this region and possible
cause serious illness for some organisms if the operation was incorrectly.
The
second way is by burning waste, which leads to air pollution and produces toxic
gases such as dioxin.
Consumerism in UAE:
Emirate is one of the richest
countries in the world in terms of oil and gas stocks, making it one of the
most states that attract people from all over the world. Studies have shown
that the UAE is one of the more extravagance countries in the Arab world,
individual average spending stood at $21,577 during 2010. UAE
government is trying to minimize the damage resulting from the disposal of
waste, and has succeeded in recycling 60% of waste to be re-utilized. The
article shows “Sixty per
cent of the waste is recycled; only a few years ago it was all dumped in
landfills” (Abu Dhabi plan to recycle waste - The National, 2013).
Conclusion:
Ultimately must be maintained on this
planet and be careful not to pollution by waste and toxic materials. The
article shows “This
succeeds in reducing the quantity and toxicity of production inputs and waste
outputs and slows the overall materials flow to a level the planet can sustain”
(Cook, A., & Shade, R. 2007).
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