...modifying individual behaviors. The issue A significant area of behavior modification regarding the environment is the use of plastic bottles. The increase over the last several decades of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for bottled water is staggering. The reduction of the use of PET bottles will play a significant role in how an individual can change our environment. One of the most significant challenges of plastic bottles is estimated that it requires over 700 years for plastic to decompose. Pollution caused by plastic is a world-wide problem. Researchers estimate that there is an ever increasing "garbage patch" of plastic twice the size of the state of Texas moving in the North Pacific Ocean. Humans, ecosystems, and wildlife are seriously challenged by debris from plastic. Disposable plastic water bottles for bottled water are made out of oil which is a finite natural resource known as Polyethylene terephthalate (PET). PET bottles require energy to manufacture and transport. The amount of oil used to produce water bottles each year which equates to 17 million barrels of oil is the same amount of oil that would fuel over 1,000,000 cars for a year (Palliser, 2010). * Strategies for promoting positive environmental behavior * The use simple strategies of reducing, reusing and recycling can play a major impact on the reduction of plastic bottles and their impact upon the environment. There are more than 50 billion bottles of water purchased globally. It is...
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... There is a common conception that government officials should be responsible for the non-recyclable because citizens pay the tax. For example, one of the non-recyclable materials, plastic, will cause much harm If people forget to recycle them. Plastic bags will not be disposed in soil by itselves,and it may cost hundreds of years to break down in landfill. Moreover, too much plastic bags will cause the death of animals and the contamination in oceans.(HuntMA.S, 2012) It is also said by putatunda.R in 2011 that when the plastic bags are used, thay become trushes in land. Increasingly more bags turn into rubbish every year, which make water way, parks, beaches and steet full of garbages. Even though they are burnt, they will contaminate the air condition. Due to the pollution resulted by the overuse of plastic bags, many countries began to limit the usage of them in recent years. In Ireland, a compulsive fee for plastic bags reduced the usage of plastic bags by 90%. This action made a lot of people stop to use plastic bags in shops.(HuntMA.S, 2012) China government also promulgate the law to ban the free use of plastic bags, which means people have to buy plastic bags instead of given by shops. As a result, many people are reluctant to pay an additional fee. Thanks to this law, the usage of plastic bags in China decreased by 400 million from 2008 to 2009. Another instance is about glasses, which is also non-recyclable. Glass is not absolutely harmful and poisonous things in people’s...
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...STUDY ON CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS TUPPERWARE PRODUCTS by Archit Vashishth Roll no.-56 Under the guidance of Ms.Tina Chadha Mrs.Neha Srivastava Associate Business Director Assistant professor ,Marketing Allied Media Network KJ SIMSR KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research May ,2013 Declaration I Mr./Ms. …………………………………………….hereby declare that this project report is the record of authentic work carried out by me during the period ………. to …………. and has not been submitted to any other University or Institute for the award of any degree or diploma etc. Signature Name of Student Roll No. Date ...
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...Scotts Miracle-Gro | September 7 BUAD 6600 | SCMers Meagan Frances AyersJames FranksEmelie HallJean-Hubert Trahan | Instructor: Sachin Modi | Objective/Scope The purpose of this article is to determine whether staying at the Temecula plant or outsourcing to China is the best option for Scotts Miracle-Gro. A cost analysis will be used to determine which option will give Scotts Miracle-Gro the best opportunity for long-term growth and profit. Recommendations It has been determined that staying in the United States at the Temecula plant in California will be the best decision for Scotts Miracle-Gro financially and with regards to their image and product quality. However, in order to remain competitive, costs must be lowered to keep profits up to par with where they would be had the company decided to outsource. To do this, it has been recommended that Scotts Miracle-Gro cut production costs by reducing: 1. Energy Costs, 2. Raw Materials Costs, and 3. Labor Costs. By reducing costs, Scott’s Miracle-Gro can remain competitive while in the United States and avoid outsourcing the production line to China. Analysis Risk and Benefits Upon reviewing the information regarding the production line of The Spreader, it has been concluded that there are many risks with outsourcing the production line overseas to China which include but are not limited to: 1. Loss of quality 2. Loss of production innovation 3. Forgoing in-mold label capabilities...
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...Scotts Miracle-Gro | September 7 BUAD 6600 | SCMers Meagan Frances AyersJames FranksEmelie HallJean-Hubert Trahan | Instructor: Sachin Modi | Objective/Scope The purpose of this article is to determine whether staying at the Temecula plant or outsourcing to China is the best option for Scotts Miracle-Gro. A cost analysis will be used to determine which option will give Scotts Miracle-Gro the best opportunity for long-term growth and profit. Recommendations It has been determined that staying in the United States at the Temecula plant in California will be the best decision for Scotts Miracle-Gro financially and with regards to their image and product quality. However, in order to remain competitive, costs must be lowered to keep profits up to par with where they would be had the company decided to outsource. To do this, it has been recommended that Scotts Miracle-Gro cut production costs by reducing: 1. Energy Costs, 2. Raw Materials Costs, and 3. Labor Costs. By reducing costs, Scott’s Miracle-Gro can remain competitive while in the United States and avoid outsourcing the production line to China. Analysis Risk and Benefits Upon reviewing the information regarding the production line of The Spreader, it has been concluded that there are many risks with outsourcing the production line overseas to China which include but are not limited to: 1. Loss of quality 2. Loss of production innovation 3. Forgoing in-mold label capabilities...
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...Social Responsibility The concept of social responsibility had been in existence in the corporate world. Businesses and firms have a responsibility to the society in which they prevail and operate. It is their obligation to give back to the community where they are sustained. Such giving back or supporting the community in some form is the social responsibility action of the enterprise. The giving back to the community may be as financial support, promoting the community through opportunities to develop, making the society safer through eco-friendly strategies and keeping the business profitably sustained in the community so that the society ultimately benefit from the business one way or another. The concept of social responsibility has changed a lot in recent years, expanding beyond an act of charity to the society. It is now the consideration of people, planet and profit. People are now concerned not only with the product but also with the methods of production. How the manufacturing practices of a firm in bringing out a consumer product affect the planet and people is of significance for today’s society. That has become the focus of social responsibility of manufacturers, businesses and other corporations. How the society as a whole is benefited or affected, is looked upon carefully. Business enterprises and manufacturing companies can longer act in vacuum any more. Their actions in a multitude of ways affect the society and the impact whether positive or negative is weighed...
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...Cadbury 1 Executive Summary...................................................3 Message from the Managing Director .............4 Company Summary...................................................5 Summary of Initiatives.............................................. 7 Action Plan & KPI Table..........................................8 Company Contact.................................................... 15 2 This interim National Packaging Covenant Action Plan is issued following the demerger of Cadbury and Schweppes in Australia. After a long and fruitful partnership Cadbury and Schweppes are going their separate ways in 2009. This new action plan provides Cadbury with the opportunity to re-baseline the National Packaging Covenant KPIs based on Cadbury data, and reset our targets. The National Packaging covenant initiatives fit well within our Global Environmental Programme, called ‘Purple Goes Green’. Cadbury has a global target of 10% reduction in packaging as part of our Purple Goes Green commitments. This target has been publicly stated, and programmes to meet the target are subject to ongoing assessments to ensure they are on target. Cadbury has enjoyed significant benefits from a number of good results of initiatives designed to reduce packaging and it’s environmental impacts throughout the supply chain. We are proud of our achievements, including: • The average percentage of Post Consumer Recycled content in our packaging continues to increase, reflecting ongoing...
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...Hide No one thinks about what happens to their plastic after it’s served its purpose. Most people believe it simply goes somewhere and gets recycled and reused. The truth is not so pretty. Plastics are made out of a variety of natural materials, including an oil called petroleum. To be useful they must be processed so they become easy to mold and shape for many different things. Basically, plastics are designed to suit consumer needs, but this usually means single use products like plastic bags or a Starbucks cup. According to Greenpeace, an environmental organization, “It is the very properties that make plastics so useful, their stability and resistance to degradation, that causes them to be so problematic after they have...
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...I.Executive Summary Easy Trash is basically a waste basket, but with the technology it has at the bottom, and the eco-friendly row material it is made of makes it an innovative and a totally new essential house equipment. This report is prepared to develop an appropriate marketing plan for Easy Trash and to provide a comprehensive marketing analysis. What makes it this much innovative is the extra part at the downside of it with a roll of waste bag inside it. The basket has a hole below and the bags are coming up from that hole. Think the system as wet wipes. You pull one, and the other one pops out without an effort. The other part that differentiates Easy Trash from the other waste baskets is the socially responsible side of it which comes from the row material it is made of: light steel and zinc galvanization. Easy Trash eases life and provides a better environment at the same time. Easy Trash is produced according the trends, demography, economy and nature. According to the secondary research we have done for macro environmental factors, and micro environmental factors such as customer and competitor analysis, Easy Trash fills in a blank and comes up to the market by differentiating itself from all other products that serve in the way Easy Trash does. Other than the secondary research, the primary research we did by survey questions, helped us more in determining the special features of Easy Trash, and preparing an appropriate marketing mix containing decisions about product...
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...to have environmental ethics that rely on awareness, faith, and care. The specific actions Christians should take regarding the environment and its preservation are recycling plastic, paper, preserving the wildlife, and conserving water and energy. If Christians do their individual part then it will affect the entire global community. The term “going green” should be the outline for the awareness on environmental issues. Starting a recycling bin, cutting back on water usage, and turning off the power when not used are good ways to use your “green” thumb. Christianity and the Scriptures alone provide the basis for a correct view of nature and man’s relationship with the environment. Protecting the environment is not the only cause of Christ, but it is certainly not our calling to plunder the earthly home that God has created for us. Genesis 1:29-30 states “And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed, to you it shall be for meat. And to everything that creepth upon the earth where there is life. I have given every green herb for meat”. (First book of Moses) Christians can preserve the environment by recycling paper and plastic. There are many benefits to recycling and how it can help the environment. Some items are bio-degradable and can’t be broken down...
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... Abstract Crushing the confidence and differences among teens a study completed by the American Society Of Plastic Surgeons, or ASPS, revealed that over 219,000 cosmetic surgeries were performed on teenagers, ages 13-19, in 2012 (Plastic Surgery For Teenagers Briefing Paper). These results showed an astonishing jump, increasing by over 80,000 since 2005. Introduction: The desire to look beautiful, the increase in understanding of changes in ageing and advancements in biotechnology has made plastic surgery popular worldwide regardless of the involved dangers .So in recent years, a great deal of discussion about plastic surgery has taken place, where most statistics studies has shown that plastic surgery are rarely used for a valid medical requirement while cosmetic reasons are making the most out of this surgery which became very common amongst the rich. That’s why nowadays it’s really hard to find a (rich) person with wrinkled face, flabby waist or a misshapen body thanks to the emergence of plastic surgery!! Plastic surgery, whether reconstructive or cosmetic, has come as a boon for people who are displeased with their look and appearance. However, just like almost every other thing in this world, plastic surgery also has its own list of pros and cons. While there are innumerable benefits of getting a plastic surgery, the disadvantages are also great in number as :Medical risks, prolonged healing time and pocket-unfriendliness and many other...
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...When I went to Lake Michigan I saw a dead fish surrounded by plastic so I assumed it died from eating some plastic we need to stop plastic from killing. Fees discourage people from using plastic bags in that way recycling will become faster and easier,and that will stop the ocean and its sea creatures from suffering, we are also suffering because of that plastic. According to Emily J. Gertz at TakePart.com “In New York City disposable plastic grocery bags have become a common eyesore, well beyond the supermarkets, bodegas, and kitchen countertops”. The thin, crinkly sacks show up all over the city blowing along sidewalks, tangled around tree branches, floating in waterways washed up on beaches and sometimes even wrapped around turtles and...
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...tax 5 II. THE LEVY ON PLASTIC BAGS IN IRELAND 8 II.1. Summary 8 II.2.The nature of the levy 10 II.3. Implementation and enforcement 12 II.4. Results and impacts 12 III. LESSON FROM PLASTIC BAGS LEVY IN IRELAND 17 III.1. Ireland’s lessons 17 III.2. Plastic bags levy in Vietnam: 19 CONCLUSION 23 REFERENCES 24 INTRODUCTION Now that people increasingly pay more attention to environmental issues, they are manifested in all areas of life. Air pollution? Do not worry. Already a car powered by electricity or eco-gasoline or even grass. Water pollution? Do not worry. Already advanced wastewater treatment technologies. So what if the pollution is caused by the consumption of plastic bags? Not easy to answer. Let’s stand in the shoes of a public economist. The consumption of plastic bags brings a lot of benefits for everyone. If you are a manufacturer of plastic bags, you will get a lot of money as your profit. If you are a consumer of plastic bags, you will be satisfied with the benefits that they bring you. They are cheap, very light and of course, very easy to throw away after used. Now the problem has arisen. Have you ever wondered where plastic bags will be after discarded? We can say for sure that they do not disappear. They stay and pollute the environment. Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik used to say: "The impact of this plastic waste can be seen littering our landscape, threatening our wildlife and accumulating as 'plastic soup' in the Pacific Ocean...
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...common areas of non-sustainable practices relating to land, water, and air pollution. The three non-sustainable practices evaluated further are solid waste, and hazardous waste causing land pollution, hazardous waste causing water pollution, and gaseous waste causing air pollution. These areas are the most harmful to the immediate population, which includes the plant workers and the communities. Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Causing Land Pollution One of the non-sustainable practices is adding to land pollution. Currently, off-spec materials are sent to the landfill (Apollo, 2012). In addition to this, scrap plastic managed as waste goes to the landfill (Apollo). The biggest problem is that plastic is not biodegradable. When plastic and off-spec products are sent to the landfill, breakdown occurs but at minimal rates and these take longer to biodegrade over time. To remain compliant with government regulations, Riordan Manufacturing is required to identify hazardous waste generated each month if it exceeds 2,200 pounds (Apollo, 2012). If Riordan Manufacturing’s plants generate products in excess of 2,200 pounds per month, a set procedure needs to be followed to ensure proper disposal (Apollo). Regulations are set to minimum standards, and Riordan Manufacturing should set its goals to achieve the higher standards regardless of how much waste is generated per month. One way of doing this is to set up specific...
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...InterMarket Technology, Inc., a fully integrated point-of-purchase display manufacturer for the beverage industry, was trying to overcome an operations bottleneck in its plastics division. For the past decade, the division had been converting plastic sheeting into sturdy, threedimensional outdoor beverage-merchandising units. These units not only protected and secured beverage products in the out-of-doors, but functioned as powerful advertising and sales vehicles for some of the world’s largest, most international beverage brands. The outdoor units were typically used at gasoline stations which sold soft drinks, in addition to fuel and other products. Each unit could hold up to 24-can cases. The product line consisted of 10 base units, offering clients various merchandising “pack-out” and size options. To customize the products for advertising purposes, client logo artwork was printed on plastic sheets prior to structural manufacturing. To print the sheets, the plastics division contracted with InterMarket’s wholly owned printing division. The plastics division did its own fabrication in a modern 15,600 square foot facility located near a residential area. The printing division operated as a shared services group and provided print services for all three manufacturing divisions of the company (plastics, metal and wood). Intracompany print jobs were priced on an “at cost” basis + a nominal administration fee, or cost + 4%. To function as a profit center for the company...
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