Event Title
Analyzing the Cost of Switching to Compostable Tableware for the Amway Grand Hotel
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Natural Resource Management
Mentor Information
C. "Griff" Griffin, griffinc@gvsu.edu
Department
Biology
Location
Kirkhof Center 1104
Start Date
13-4-2011 9:00 AM
End Date
13-4-2011 9:30 AM
Keywords
Environment
Abstract
Fossil fuel-based disposable products create unnecessary waste in today's landfills. New technology has made it possible to manufacture plant-based compostable products with a lower carbon footprint than conventional disposable products. This study was conducted to determine whether a business could switch from fossil fuel-based disposable products to plant-based compostable products without an increase in cost as well as reduce their carbon footprint. The cost analysis and environmental analysis was done on the Amway Grand Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The savings by switching from trash removal to composting removal saved Amway Grand enough money to purchase the plant-based compostable products at a lower cost and decrease their carbon footprint.
Analyzing the Cost of Switching to Compostable Tableware for the Amway Grand Hotel
Kirkhof Center 1104
Fossil fuel-based disposable products create unnecessary waste in today's landfills. New technology has made it possible to manufacture plant-based compostable products with a lower carbon footprint than conventional disposable products. This study was conducted to determine whether a business could switch from fossil fuel-based disposable products to plant-based compostable products without an increase in cost as well as reduce their carbon footprint. The cost analysis and environmental analysis was done on the Amway Grand Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The savings by switching from trash removal to composting removal saved Amway Grand enough money to purchase the plant-based compostable products at a lower cost and decrease their carbon footprint.