scholarly journals Reducing plastic packaging at the Prince George Farmers' Market

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Waranuch Tanubamrungsuk
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Plastic Packaging ◽  
Global Problem ◽  
Customer Survey

Plastic pollution, a global problem, contributes to detrimental impacts on the environment. To mitigate plastic pollution locally,farmers’ market scan play a role in reducing plastic consumption. Many studies have suggested that customers and vendors are aware of environmental problems. Yet vendor environmental awareness does not always result in appropriate actions, as many vendors still rely on plastic packaging. To investigate the reasons for such reliance, I conducted vendor interviews and a customer survey at the Prince George (B.C.) Farmers’ Market. The results show that the barriers to reducing plastic include packaging availability, characteristics, functions, and price. Based on interview results, I developed a manual to support vendors interested in reducing plastic packaging at their stalls. I also offer recommendations as to how policy makers can motivate vendors and customers to reduce plastic consumption, such as offering customers reusable bags and organizing plastic-free events.

scholarly journals Ordered Logistic Analysis of Farmers’ Market Regulations: Who Finds Them Easy?

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Jean Dominique Gumirakiza ◽  
Amber Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Fresh Produce ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Logistic Analysis ◽  
South Central ◽  
Ordered Logistic Regression ◽  
Western Kentucky

This study applies an ordered logistic regression to data collected in 2015 using in-person survey, mail, and online surveys from fresh produce vendors at farmers’ markets within the south central and western Kentucky regions. The purpose was to explain levels of difficult the vendors face when complying with market regulations. Results indicate that an average fresh produce vendor at farmers’ market is 26 percent likely going to comply with market regulations easily, 69 percent moderately, and 4 percent hardly. Participating in CSA and “local” labeling programs, years of farming experience, and being a male vendor are associated with finding relatively easy to comply with farmers markets regulations. Market managers and policy makers will find this study useful in ensuring that those regulations pose no greater difficult to the vendors. Likewise, findings are useful to the vendors for they indicate variables that make easier for them to comply with the regulations.

scholarly journals Trends of secondary students in Aqla Sakkur governorate towards environmental problems

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman bin Attallah Faraj Harbi
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Descriptive Method

The aim of this study was to measure the attitudes of students and secondary students in Aqla falcon towards environmental problems. And whether there are statistically significant differences in trends towards environmental problems due to gender variable (student, student). To achieve the objective of the study, the researcher used the descriptive method. A questionnaire (25) was designed to measure trends towards environmental problems. Was applied to a sample of (126) students. After data collection and processing, the results showed that the attitudes of students and students are positive. The results of the study revealed no statistically significant differences in trends towards all environmental problems according to gender variable (student, student). The results also showed no statistically significant differences in the attitudes of male and female students towards all environmental problems according to the educational level of the father and the educational level of the mother. In light of the results, the researcher presented a number of recommendations, most notably: the need to maintain environmental awareness among students to include environmental education in the curriculum at all stages of public education, and the preparation of scientific programs calling for protecting the environment from all sources of pollutants and conservation.

scholarly journals Peduli kemanusiaan dan keutuhan ciptaan: Melacak pesan penatalayanan ciptaan di era pandemi

Kurios ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohanes Hasiholan Tampubolon ◽  
Aeron Frior Sihombing ◽  
Robi Prianto ◽  
Oferlin Hia
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Theological Reflection ◽  
Global Problem ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

Covid 19 has hit the world and is a global problem today. Various theological responses are also present to interpret suffering, worship to pastoral care. However, this pandemic cannot be separated from the problem of the relationship between humans and other creations of God. Humanitarian issues and environmental problems are interrelated. So, there needs to be a theological reflection related to the integrity of creation in the midst of a pandemic. The author uses the term stewardship of creation to describe the relationship between humans and other creations of God. This article uses a descriptive-analytic research method with a qualitative approach. The author found that important themes in the Bible can encourage human involvement in the stewardship of creation even though there are certainly various challenges that will be faced.

scholarly journals Naturalistic Intelligence and Environmental Awareness among Graduate Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 02004
Author(s):  
Zarah Beby Ningrum ◽  
Tri Edhi Budhi Soesilo ◽  
Herdis Herdiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Howard Gardner ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Multiple Intelligences Theory ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
The Relationship

Students in universities being an important part of responses to reduce environmental problems and bear profound responsibilities to increase the awareness to create on environmentally sustainable future. The study focuses on the naturalistic intelligences from one of Multiple Intelligences Theory by Howard Gardner. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between naturalistic intelligence with environmental awareness on graduate students at University of Indonesia. In this study, naturalistic intelligence is the independent variable while environmental awareness is the dependent variable. The students who were selected randomly will be given a questionnaire as a research instrument. Afterward, a correlation analysis was conducted with Spearmann test. This study shows that environmental science students had high naturalistic intelligence and good environmental awareness. The analysis shows that there is a strength and significant correlation between the naturalistic intelligence with environmental awareness among graduate students with the value of coefision correlation is 0,754. The students who interest in flora and fauna, understanding the environmental problems, enjoy outdoor activities, have scientific hobbies and concern to the change of environmental will also have a high awareness of the environment. The naturalistic intelligence of the students possess also develops a positive attitude toward the environment and directs the students to have a pro-environmental behavior.

scholarly journals Ecological problem of modernity as a global problem of humanity

2018 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
pp. 01033
Author(s):  
Kseniya Kovalenko ◽  
Nataliya Kovalenko
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Ecological Problem ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Global Environmental Problems ◽  
Global Problem ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Ecological Problems ◽  
Global World ◽  
Entire Planet

This article considers the main types of global environmental problems as crisis ecological situations that are relevant for the entire planet, the solution of which is possible only with the participation of all humanity. Global environmental problems closely related to other global world problems, they affect each other and the emergence of some leads to the emergence or aggravation of others. The paper is concerned that such a complex world problem as the demographic caused by the explosive growth of the world's population leads to a sharp increase in the burden on the environment due to an increase in people's needs for food, energy, housing, industrial goods, etc. Obviously, without solving the demographic problem, without stabilizing the population, it is impossible to restrain the development of crisis ecological processes on the planet. In turn, the ecological problems of desertification, deforestation, causing degradation and loss of agricultural land, lead to an aggravation of the world food problem. The ecological danger of such global problem as military is great. In this article, we have determined that environmental degradation leads to significant economic costs as a result of degradation of natural resources, pollution, deterioration of public health.

EU plastics strategy will hinge on public concern

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Public Concern ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Plastic Packaging ◽  
North Western ◽  
The Eu

Subject The EU’s plastic waste strategy. Significance The European Commission on January 16 published a strategy for tackling plastic waste, setting a goal of making all plastic packaging recyclable by 2030. The strategy comes amid growing concerns about the damage caused by plastic pollution, particularly to the marine environment, and a ban by the Chinese government on imports of certain types of waste including several plastics. Impacts Meeting the Commission’s goals for recycling could cost between 8 and 16 billion euros over the next 30 years. Greater investments in recycling could generate 200,000 jobs in the sector across the EU. North-western EU members may be best placed to take advantage of opportunities arising from greater emphasis on recycling.

Iranian Environmentalism: Nationhood, Alternative Natures, and the Materiality of Objects

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Abe
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Scientific Conception

In addressing mounting environmental problems in recent years, many Iranian environmentalists have increasingly adapted discourses and implemented programs that are modeled on scientific ecology. Does this mean the verbatim transfer of Western scientific modernity in Iran? My analyses suggest otherwise. This article explores the unique ways in which a burgeoning environmental awareness unfolds in Iranian contexts by investigating how conceptions of "nature" shape the environmentalists' discourses and practices. It appears that an ecological scientific conception of nature is becoming an important frame of reference among such environmentalists. However, another conception of nature-one framed in relation to Iranian nationhood-makes a key contribution to environmentalism in Iran. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in 2009-2011 in Tehran, this study demonstrates how "Iranian nature" is delineated and practiced through the environmentalists' (re)engagements with certain objects-maps, posters, and photographs-in relation to which local ways of conceptualizing nature are elaborated.

scholarly journals System of change management strategies for the enterprise producing disposable tableware

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 106-116
Author(s):  
M. V. Dulyasova ◽  
O. A. Ivanova ◽  
D. V. Morozov
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Specific Change ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Global Problem ◽  
Disposable Plastic

The article deals with the global problem of plastic pollution of the environment. As a way to solve this problem, it is proposed to reduce the production of disposable plastic tableware with a subsequent transition to the use of products that will be safe for the environment and human health. This transition involves the development of innovative projects to create biodegradable tableware, and materials, equipment and technologies for its manufacture. The implementation of such projects involves not only the creation of product and technological innovations, but also the implementation of changes in the business processes of enterprises. For the effective implementation of these processes, it is proposed to use the developed system of change management strategies, which is distinguished by a detailed elaboration of a set of organizational measures, including measures to motivate personnel in order to reduce resistance to the changes. The choice of a specific change management strategy is determined by such criteria as the degree of their radicality, the period of execution and the allocated resources.

scholarly journals Tackling the toxics in plastics packaging

PLoS Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. e3000961
Author(s):  
Jane Muncke
Keyword(s):  
Human Exposure ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Chemical Contamination ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Human Diet ◽  
Plastic Packaging ◽  
Chemical Transfer ◽  
Alternative Material ◽  
Chemical Migration

The widespread use of plastic packaging for storing, transporting, and conveniently preparing or serving foodstuffs is significantly contributing to the global plastic pollution crisis. This has led to many efforts directed toward amending plastic packaging’s end of life, such as recycling, or alternative material approaches, like increasingly using paper for food packaging. But these approaches often neglect the critical issue of chemical migration: When contacting foodstuffs, chemicals that are present in packaging transfer into food and thus unwittingly become part of the human diet. Hazardous chemicals, such as endocrine disrupters, carcinogens, or substances that bioaccumulate, are collectively referred to as “chemicals of concern.” They can transfer from plastic packaging into food, together with other unknown or toxicologically uncharacterized chemicals. This chemical transfer is scientifically undisputed and makes plastic packaging a known, and avoidable, source of human exposure to synthetic, hazardous, and untested chemicals. Here, I discuss this issue and highlight aspects in need of improvement, namely the way that chemicals present in food packaging are assessed for toxicity. Further, I provide an outlook on how chemical contamination from food packaging could be addressed in the future. Robust innovations must attempt systemic change and tackle the issue of plastic pollution and chemical migration in a way that integrates all existing knowledge.

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