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.

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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.