Can members of NUS do more to reduce the use of food containers and increase recycling rate?
Objective
social objective: encourage members of NUS to habitually recycle
quantitatively
reduce the use non-biodegradable food containers
increase the recycling rate of recyclable beverage containers in NUS
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make NUS more green and reduce of carbon footprint
YES, how so?
research
face to face
online
current measures
NUS Green Canteen
bring your own containers
charge $0.10 for every plastic bag #
$2 off for 5 times
bring your own tumblers
$0.50 off for 5 times
Fast food outlets and Starbucks use recycable materials
Improving the situation
consumer choice
monetary incentive
awareness campaign
keep the $2 rebate from NUS Green Canteen
more opportunities for rebate from our expanded campaign
loyalty programs
posters
enhance convenient
incorporate technology
Online
matriculation card system
reverse vending machine
However, styrofoam will still continue to be used as there is no ban in Singapore unlike in cities such as Seattle and New York (Political)
Hawker complain there is inconvenient (Social)
concern over price of alternative food packaging (Economic)
Feasibility
reverse vending machine
cost of operation
delivery service to recycling centers
adjust the amount of rebate
NUS Green Canteen Programme
matriculation card system #
how to set up the system?
how to obtain database?
NUS students
is available in NUS
readily available to be purchased
Who fund the rebate?
NUS Sustainability Fund (Sus Fund)
fund derived from the NUS plastic bag tax
alternative sources of revenue from recycling services #
Methodology
recycling through attractive incentive
replace stickers collection with matriculation card system
installation of reverse vending machine in NUS
provide rebate to members of NUS who recycle