Essays about: "Plastic bag"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 37 essays containing the words Plastic bag.

1. 6. A Non-Plastic Paradise? - An Evaluation of the Swedish Plastic Bag Tax

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Adam Karlsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Microplastics; EU; evaluation; policy; environment; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The Swedish tax on lightweight plastic carrier bags has been a contentious issue in the arena of national politics. There have been many debate articles, interpellations, and other expressions of opinions on the matter. READ MORE

3. 7. Classification of black plastic granulates using computer vision

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

   Author : Anton Persson; Niklas Dymne; [2021]
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   Abstract : Pollution and climate change are some of the biggest challenges facing humanity. Moreover, for a sustainable future, recycling is needed. Plas- tic is a big part of the recycled material today, but there are problems that the recycling world is facing. The modern-day recycling facilities can handle plastics of all colours except black plastics. READ MORE

4. 8. 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

5. 9. Investigating the use of plastic bags in Lagos, Nigeria

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Margaret Ojochide Aligbe; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; plastic bags; alternatives; flooding; plastic bag prohibition bill; public participation;

   Abstract : Lagos State in Nigeria is faced with the massive problem of waste from plastic bags which causes the yearly flooding displacing thousands of residents and causes diseases like malaria. Plastic bags which became popular because of their versatility, affordability and durability have now become a major source of environmental degradation requiring the use of more environmentally friendly alternatives like Jute, woolen bags, and biodegradable types of plastic. READ MORE

6. 10. The Design of the Plastic Carrier Bag Policy : Success or Failure?

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nina Lovering; [2021]
   Keywords : policy design; plastic carrier bag; policy design; policy instruments; plastic; circular economy;

   Abstract : The choice of policy design has crucial implications for a policy’s efficiency. Plastic as a material is an important issue because of its fossil origin and because it often ends up as litter and spreads microplastics. READ MORE