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An investigation into the use and effects of bin liners Guan, Nathen; Tu, James; Bittar, Yasser
Abstract
The use of bin liners have recently became popular as a safe and convenient way to handle garbage. Invented back in 1950, bin liners come in a variety of types that include plastic, cotton, paper, and recently being made of biodegradable materials. They may come in many different sizes, each with a different price and may be used in both personal and commercial settings. Bin liners, although having their pros also have many cons. Some of these downfalls include economic, environmental and social issues. The sight of litter from the increased amount of plastic bags promotes insecurity and unpleasantness in the social community. Most bin liners are also expensive not only to the consumer but to manufacture. Environmental issues include global warming from the production of plastic bags, litter, and the long half-‐life of many plastic bags. In response, there is currently an increasing movement towards a green world to reduce the amount of plastic bin liners used. Doing so will help preserve the Earth and make it a cleaner and pleasant world to live in. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”
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| Title |
An investigation into the use and effects of bin liners
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| Date Issued |
2014-04-10
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| Description |
The
use
of
bin
liners
have
recently
became
popular
as
a
safe
and
convenient
way
to
handle
garbage.
Invented
back
in
1950,
bin
liners
come
in
a
variety
of
types
that
include
plastic,
cotton,
paper,
and
recently
being
made
of
biodegradable
materials.
They
may
come
in
many
different
sizes,
each
with
a
different
price
and
may
be
used
in
both
personal
and
commercial
settings.
Bin
liners,
although
having
their
pros
also
have
many
cons.
Some
of
these
downfalls
include
economic,
environmental
and
social
issues.
The
sight
of
litter
from
the
increased
amount
of
plastic
bags
promotes
insecurity
and
unpleasantness
in
the
social
community.
Most
bin
liners
are
also
expensive
not
only
to
the
consumer
but
to
manufacture.
Environmental
issues
include
global
warming
from
the
production
of
plastic
bags,
litter,
and
the
long
half-‐life
of
many
plastic
bags.
In
response,
there
is
currently
an
increasing
movement
towards
a
green
world
to
reduce
the
amount
of
plastic
bin
liners
used.
Doing
so
will
help
preserve
the
Earth
and
make
it
a
cleaner
and
pleasant
world
to
live
in. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”
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| Language |
eng
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| Series | |
| Date Available |
2015-03-18
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0108803
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| URI | |
| Affiliation | |
| Campus | |
| Peer Review Status |
Unreviewed
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| Scholarly Level |
Undergraduate
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
DSpace
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