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Polystyrene vs. Polypropylene, 1997.
Compares the plastics' properties and toxicit, focusing on their environmental dangers from burning.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, $ 47.95
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" POLYSTYRENE VS POLYPROPYLENE
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The public sees plastic as a major contributor to the solid waste problem. Two-thirds believe that the environmental risks of using plastics outweigh benefits; recycling programs are favored in these cases. Four-fifths believe recycling can reduce the amount of solid waste. Rowatt reports that in fact each person discards about 3.6 pounds of material per day, with 80 percent going to landfills, 10 percent recycled, and 10 percent incinerated. Packaging materials make up around 30 percent of the waste and plastic packaging makes up about 13 percent of the packaging. Therefore the waste contains approximately 3.9 wt percent plastic packaging; "plastics make up 7 percent of waste by weight and 18 percent by volume." The real concern is whether.."
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Green Starbucks, 2007.
This paper suggest ways in which the company Starbucks could become more green.
978 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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In this article, the writer notes that as a very successful company, Starbucks has the opportunity and funds, not to mention the responsibility, to strive towards more ecologically efficient goals in its production and running. The writer discusses that as Starbucks has a mission to develop innovative and flexible solutions to bring about environmental change, the company should be open to the implementation of the following environmental initiatives: moves towards increased recycling of paper cups, sleeves and other products; consideration of more potentially "environmentally friendly" cups such as non-CFC polystyrene; reducing solid waste in the face of reducing landfill capacity via packaging; implementation of split recycling bins in stores and behind counters; bio-plastics for cup lids; and wind energy as a source of power.
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"Moves towards increasing ecological and environmental awareness at Starbucks should capitalize primarily on behaving in a more "green" manner in terms of solid waste and also in terms of using a green energy source. Success will occur when already in-place environmental measures are increased or capitalized on, and when new environmental measures are brought in to replace non-green existing structures. The paper cups, the largest amount of solid waste manufactured by Starbucks, consist of a large degree of solid waste, and thus green efforts should be directed towards this. Paper cups should contain a higher percentage of recycled material (as compared to its current 10% composition) or should be changed altogether to be more environmentally friendly - for example, recent evidence suggests that non-CFC polystyrene is superior to paperboard from an environmental standpoint. Recycling of used cups will reduce potential landfill waste, which is a problem across North America. The cup packaging also includes the lid, which could be made more environmentally sound by switching from plastic to bioplastic."
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The Evolution of Sports Equipment, 2002.
Examines how technology has contributed to the change in the weight, size and texture of sporting equipment.
2,083 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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The paper looks at how polyethylene, polypropylene and other plastics have revolutionised the sporting equipment industry. It discusses several sports where plastics and composites have contributed to more light-weight, durable equipment, citing examples such as golf balls, boats and skis.
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"The advance of technology led to the creation of ultra-lightweight tennis rackets in 1999 (Dusek, 1999). Tennis rackets now weigh less than a can of tennis balls. Exceptionally stiff, high-modulus graphites, innovative designs, and titanium, are allowing racket makers to create ever-lighter frames. Titanium has also been used in strings and in tennis balls. Twenty years ago, a racket weighed about 13 ounces. In 1999 it was 10.2 ounces. One titanium racket weighs only 7.6 ounces. Design changes such as wide bodies and long bodies, shifting the weight from the handle to the head to move the sweet spot towards the top of the head of the racket have all changed the way the game is played. Space-age materials are being used in different areas of the head to reduce torque and shock for advanced players."
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