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An Investigation Into the Potential Mug Types for the UBC Mugshare Program

University of British Columbia. Campus and Community Planning

The Mugshare program is a UBC initiative where mugs are signed out by people for use in participating cafes across campus. Currently, the program is small, but is looking for possible mugs to use in the future, especially for the possibility of an expansion of the program. This report addresses the problem of which mug would be best for the Mugshare on campus. Though, there are many parts to the program, the focus of this report is constrained to mug types only. Also, standard retail prices for the mugs are assumed, as the program is not large enough to warrant some large wholesale shipment of mugs. The Triple Bottom Line approach was used to examine the financial, social and environmental factors of ceramic and stainless steel mugs in order to make a recommendation. The results from this analysis were that, though both mugs are similarly priced, similar in social appeal, and with comparable environmental advantages, ceramic mugs were slightly better. Then, the recommendation that can be derived from these results is that ceramic mugs are the best choice for the UBC Mugshare program. 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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UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report; University of British Columbia. APSC 262

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0343022

Applied Science, Faculty of

Unreviewed

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