Beverage Producer Responsibility and Recycling
Faculty code: CXP Sequence #: 0701 IQP division: 44 Beverage Producer Responsibility and Recycling An Interactive Qualifying Project Report Submitted to the Faculty of WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science Submitted by: Submitted to: Project Advisor: Creighton Peet, WPI Professor ________________________ Project Co-advisor: Karen Lemone, WPI Professor Timothy Ebner On-Site Liaisons: Edwin C. F. Lau, Acting Director ________________________ Michelle Ladouceur Hahn Chu, Environmental Affairs Manager ________________________ Michelle Au, Nathaniel Rosso Environmental Affairs Officer ________________________ Ting Fung Tsoi Sponsored by: Friends of the Earth Hong Kong Date: March 1, 2007 Abstract The goal of this project was to recommend a framework for a producer responsibility system (PRS) to address the sustainable waste management of glass beverage containers in Hong Kong. The objectives we created to accomplish this goal were to identify the scale of beverage container waste; the mechanics, costs, and difficulties of recycling; and examples of PRS around the world. Results were obtained through interviews, tours, a focus group, and literary searches. From our conclusions, we generated a framework. i Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge and thank the following individuals for providing us with information and support that aided us in the completion of this project: Hahn Chu, Environmental Affairs Manager, Friends of the Earth Hong Kong Michelle Au, Environmental Affairs Officer, Friends of the Earth Hong Kong Edwin C. F. Lau, Acting Director, Friends of the Earth Hong Kong R. Creighton Peet, WPI professor and Hong Kong Project Center Director Karen Lemone, WPI professor The Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department Zinc Lam of Laputa Eco-Construction Material Co., Ltd SIN Kwok-hau, LAM Kang-fuk, YU Man-fung, and YEUNG Shun-kui of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department The following individuals provided us with invaluable support.
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