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*Brief description of energy cost of paper bags <ref>Zimring, Carl A., and William L. Rathje. Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Reference, 2012. Print.</ref> | *Brief description of energy cost of paper bags <ref>Zimring, Carl A., and William L. Rathje. Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Reference, 2012. Print.</ref> | ||
*Carbon footprint of grocery store bags in China, India, and Hong Kong <ref>http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135223101000840X</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 17:37, 25 October 2012
This is a research project in partnership between Engr308 Technology and the Environment and Humboldt Scrap, during Fall 2012, to compare the impacts of single use plastic bags, paper bags, store bought reusable bags, and DIY reusable bags in Arcata, Humboldt County, California.
SCRAP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Their mission is "to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community." Humboldt SCRAP is the fourth SCRAP in the US.
In Fall 2010, Engineering 308 partnered with the City of Arcata to research the impacts of single use plastic bags. The results at Arcata plastic bags helped to educate arguments over the merits of a single use plastic bag ban. This article gives more background.
Teams
Single use plastic bag team
Team: Enter team names with links to user pages, e.g. Lonny Grafman
Objective: State the objective of your part of the project, e.g. The objective is to determine the energy, carbon, money and trash impacts of single use plastic bags.
Paper bag team
Team: Daniel Delgado
Objective: Find the embedded energy, CO2 emitted through all processes, the cost, and the energy cycle from cradle to grave of paper bags.
Store bought reusable bag team
Team: Enter team names with links to user pages, e.g. Lonny Grafman
Objective: State the objective of your part of the project, e.g. The objective is to determine the energy, carbon, money and trash impacts of single use plastic bags.
DIY reusable bag team
Team: Enter team names with links to user pages, e.g. Lonny Grafman
Objective: State the objective of your part of the project, e.g. The objective is to determine the energy, carbon, money and trash impacts of single use plastic bags.
Meta team
Team: Connie Low, Chet Jamgochian, David "Miles" Bloch
Objective: State the objective of your part of the project, e.g. The objective is to determine the energy, carbon, money and trash impacts of single use plastic bags.
Research
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Single use plastic bag research
Paper bag research
- Description (e.g., Humboldt has information on the numbers of plastic bags used by students, or 36,000 plastic bags/year by students, or "Quote.")
- Brief description of energy cost of paper bags [1]
- Carbon footprint of grocery store bags in China, India, and Hong Kong [2]
Store bought reusable bag research
DIY reusable bag research
- Sandra's projects are attempting to make something attractive with old grocery bags [3]
- Julie Edmond demonstrates how to fuse old grocery bags with an iron to make a reusable grocery bag [4]
Meta research
- This table lists existing plastic bag programs and its location, year, summary of program type, brief results, and city size. [5]
References
- ↑ Zimring, Carl A., and William L. Rathje. Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Reference, 2012. Print.
- ↑ http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135223101000840X
- ↑ The Lisbon Connection, Sandra Guerreiro & her wonderful designs by reusing plastic bags
- ↑ Video:How to Make a Reusable Grocery Bag, Making a reusable bag from fused grocery bags
- ↑ Plastic bag programs