Draft #3 Technical Report on Waste Management
6. Methodology
This section illustrates the methods used by the team to gather information for the report.
6.1 Primary Research
The team conducted a survey to find out what are people’s thoughts of owning a reusable straw or cup.
Through this survey, the team was able to get first-hand data on the percentage of people who own reusable straw or cup and the reasons why they do not own them. Also, we were able to find out the reasons behind people’s unwillingness to bring out their own reusable straw or cup although they do own one.
The data collected is useful for us to come up with a solution that would cater to the opinions provided.
6.2 Secondary Research
Each of the team members did research to retrieve statistics of the amount of plastic waste over the past few years, benefits, and solutions to limitations. The majority of the research was extracted from trustable news articles or journals. Through the research process, the team has also gained an initial insight into the research problem.
7. Conclusion
The team believes that with a dispenser integrated with the rental cup system, the need for plastic for packaging will decrease. This is because it removes the unnecessary packaging step from the traditional manufacturing chain in beverage production. With the Punggol campus built by 2021, it can be used as a testbed in line with the goals of the Zero waste master plan.
After which, SFA could implement this protocol for beverage stalls at other educational institutes. In the long run, perhaps SFA can introduce it across the beverage industry to combat the plastic waste issue in Singapore.
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9. Appendices
Appendix A
Pepsico ‘Hydration Platform’
It is a new way to provide beverages with the choice of customizing without introducing single-use plastics. This is the latest step for Pepsico in its quest in reducing single-use plastic. Previously, Pepsico has introduced “SodaStream”, a home sparkling water brand, and “Drinkfinity”, a customized vessel for suited for all kinds of beverages.
Appendix B
Drink dispenser in NUS canteen
This style of the drink dispenser is not commonly seen in Singapore. This is also a good way to customize the drink and reduce diabetes among Singaporeans.
Appendix C
Survey statistics obtained from the survey
*ADD: Automated drinks dispenser
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