Essays about: "Plastic Shopping Bags"

Found 4 essays containing the words Plastic Shopping Bags.

1. 1. The Disappearing Package

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

   Author : Amelia Sjöberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : As online shopping increases every year, so does the package material that takes from natural resources and ends up as garbage. To be able to save our planet we have to switch to a circular economy, where waste and pollution is designed away. The sector of clothing, shoes and accessories is the most bought online within the EU. READ MORE

3. 2. Failure of the Ban on Plastic Shopping Bags: Finding Supportive Policy Measures to Address Excessive Plastic Shopping Bag Consumption. A Case of Thimphu, Bhutan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Jigme Palden; [2021]
   Keywords : Plastic Shopping Bags; Sustainability; Environmental Policy; Waste; Waste Management; Consumerism; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Having implemented a ban on plastic shopping bags with three other reinforcements of the ban over the span of two decades, Bhutan still faces the issue of plastic shopping bag overconsumption and waste, where the ban policy has been proven ineffective. Issues of plastic shopping bag consumption in Bhutan are discussed to understand the plastic shopping waste situation in the country, and different views and perceptions are explored and examined to understand how the nation-wide ban was implemented and what went wrong with the policy to comprehend its inefficiencies. READ MORE

4. 3. The Ecological Impacts of Marine Plastic Debris in the South Pacific Region

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

   Author : Isabella Chowra; [2013]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The population in the Pacific Islands region is vastly dependant on their oceanic resources, for food, protection and economic income. Today the Pacific Ocean faces many threats that could risk the living hood of its population. This study aims to map the extent of plastic pollution in the South Pacific and possible measurements against it. READ MORE

5. 4. No Plastic Bags : The Influence of Different Factors on Consumer Attitudes towards an Environmental Initiative

   University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Linnéa Bovinder Ylitalo; Gerdin Peter; [2009]
   Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; Consumer Behaviour and Attitudes; Marketing Strategies; Environmental Differentiation; Plastic Bags;

   Abstract : Environmental issues have within the recent years become a frequently debated matter and corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a new determinant for consumers purchase decisions. As a consequence of this, ever more companies have begun to implement different CSR initiatives in order to take responsibility for the environment. READ MORE