Development Assignment 2 LBS 2400 by

What is the object made out of?

smarti271 — 2024-11-20 15:29:10 UTC

Plastic Plates are made out of fossil fuel based plastics. Such as polystyrene or polypropylene.

Where is it made?

bnegre11 — 2024-11-20 15:33:35 UTC

Plastic plates were made in the 1950’s and introduced to the American Market.

How much does it cost to make the item? How much does it cost to ship it to where it is purchased by a consumer? How much does it cost to purchase it as a consumer?

smarti271 — 2024-11-20 15:39:15 UTC

It can costs $0.10-$0.50 to manufacture plastic plates. Also, costs about $10 per package for shipping to where it's purchases. Lastly, it depends on the size and amount of how much it costs to purchase as a consumer. Anywhere from $60-$100.

Where is it sold to consumers?

bnegre11 — 2024-11-20 15:40:57 UTC

Plastic plates are sold to consumers like Sam’s clubs, Target, and Costco.

How are they advertised?

smarti271 — 2024-11-20 15:42:27 UTC

Plastic plates can be advertised as easy to use in parties, picnics, and other events. Also, making it east to dispose when it isn't necessary.

Will it break, chip, or degrade? How durable is it?

bnegre11 — 2024-11-20 15:44:13 UTC

Plastics plates are very durable because they come in handy for greasy foods holding all the moisture.

Can you fix it yourself?

smarti271 — 2024-11-20 15:46:25 UTC

Yes, indeed you can fix Plastic plates yourself. Such as hot water, hot glue, or plastic slurry.

Do you have to replace it when broken or damaged?

bnegre11 — 2024-11-20 15:47:50 UTC

Most likely it is necessary to replace plastic plates because they will be more usable.

Must it be cared for, cleaned, or maintained to be useable?

smarti271 — 2024-11-20 15:49:34 UTC

Plastic plates can be usable and maintained clean in order to use again.

What happens to Plastic plates when they're thrown away in the city?

smarti271 — 2024-11-20 15:52:43 UTC

After throwing away Plastic plates in the neighboorhood it can cause issues. One of the places it can end up is in the ocean, another place is the landfills, and lastly the streets.

What do environmental studies scholars say are some of the biggest issues with garbage?

smarti271 — 2024-11-21 19:26:43 UTC

Environmental Scholars say some of the biggest issue with garbage can be the aftermath of not taking it out. For instance, if no one takes out the garbage it creates issues due to the fact that it is a fundamental practice of subjectivity. Also, something this article points out is the fact that this society has been used to throwing garbage away rather than fixing it.

What do environmental studies scholars say are some of the biggest issues with overconsumption?

smarti271 — 2024-11-21 19:34:21 UTC

Environmental Scholars say some of the biggest issue with overconsumption has took an effect and is concerning many people. This issue highlights some of the changes that need to be done in order to rise global population attention. If this reaches many it would mean that there could be more greening of household consumptions.

What do environmental studies scholars say are some of the biggest issues with plastics?

bnegre11 — 2024-11-21 19:40:54 UTC

Something I was able to learn from this article was some of the issues with plastics. One of the fact that there has been a thought put out of how much the plastic would double in twenty years. Also, mentioning the fact that lots of the plastics are being found in. the ocean mainly where our sea animals are located in. Overall, this shows that there should be more attention to this issue.