Fast Food Wasteland 1.Choose a fast-food restaurant to study.

Arrange to spend 1 hour at the restaurant with 2 to 4 of your classmates to gather data. Starbucks 2. Throughout this study, e as !uiet and as uno trusi"e as possi le, and a"oid aggra"ating the restaurant management or customers. Okay #. At the restaurant, o ser"e how food is pac$aged as it is ser"ed. %a$e notes a out the type of pac$aging used, paying particular attention to the following !uestions& a. What are the pac$ages made from' In little paper bags of paper made containers, and plastic . (ow many layers of pac$aging are used for each food item' The server provides the utensils and sometimes places the item into a little to go bag which is also made of paper for food. In a drink depending on whether its hot the server will place a brown cozy on your paper cup that could be tall, grande, venti or trenta. c. )o ser"ers pro"ide utensils, condiments, and nap$ins, or do customers help themsel"es' (ow are the condiments pac$aged' The server does provide utensils, but no condiments. !apkins are provided for the customer another station where they can help themselves. 4. Choose a centrally located trash container and o ser"e it for #* minutes. Count the num er of people who deposit trash in the container in that time. %a$es notes a out how fre!uently you see items other than empty pac$aging +food waste, unused nap$ins, condiment pac$ages, etc., go into the trash container. -. .stimate the total num er of customers per day as follows& "# people within $# minutes Ta$e the num er of people who "isited your trashcan in #* minutes. %ultiply this num er y 2, and then multiply it y the num er of hours per day the restaurant is open. %ultiply this result y the num er of trashcans per restaurant. "#%&%"&%& ' ()# Finally, assume that each person deposited trash for an a"erage of 2 customers, and multiply y 2 to o tain the total to o tain the total num er of customers per day. ()#%& ' *+# /. .stimate what waste items--cups, straws, tray lines, etc.--are thrown away, y the a"erage customer. 0ased on this estimate, how many of each item would e thrown away each day' ,lastic -ups . " ,aper . " Sleeves cozies / " Straws . " -ondiments/ & !apkins . & 0y estimate1 *+# customers % 2 items ' 2,+)# items of trash each day. 1. Are separate recycling containers pro"ided for the customers' 2f so, do signs on the container ma$e it clear which waste items are supposed to go into the recycling containers and which go to the trash' 3es recycling is provided and its clear.

3. 4ummari5e your findings. Create a ta le that shows your statistical data and include a description of the types and amount of waste generated at the restaurant you "isited. 0ased on your findings, suggest ways in which the amount of trash could e reduced. 0e sure to include the following& Conclusion& 6 Fast-food restaurant, date and time of your "isit along with your classmates. 6 Ways to a"oid producing certain types of waste altogether 6 Ways to replace disposa le items with reusa le ones 6 )iscussion of what waste items could e recycled or composted 6 Ways to replace non-recycla le, non-composta le items that can e recycled or composted People in thirty One hour One day Trash per day minutes 2tems Plastic Cups Paper Cups Sleeves cozies Straws Food .stimated Total "# + * 4 4 " &# 12 17 10 11 3 *+# "& % "& ' "(( "2 % "& ' &#( "# % "& ' "&# "" % "& '"$& $ % "& ' $+ 2,+)# "(( &#( "&# "$& $+ +$+

6#* minutes for the items and one day is 7ust an estimate the one the num ers under one hours are correct though. 2 don8t elie"e the estimated total on the ottom is correct the estimated total on the top seems more accurate to me. 2 came when it was $ind of slow. 6 Ways to a"oid producing certain types of waste altogether 6 Ways to replace disposa le items with reusa le ones 6 )iscussion of what waste items could e recycled or composted 6 Ways to replace non-recycla le, non-composta le items that can e recycled or composted Conclusion& I went around five Thursday and it was fairly slow which surprised me because people getting off work around that time. 5n idea that Starbucks can use is if they are going to use plastic cups and straws make sure they are all from the same recyclable plastic so when it goes to recycling centers it can be recycled and used again. 5nother way to reduce their waste is to stop providing the sleeves. I understand the drink is hot, but it6s really not necessary in my opinion. The items I think could be recycled is the plastic cups 7depending on the plastic8 the paper bags 7which can be reused8 the paper cups and some of the containers they give you for the food 7like oatmeal8. 9ays to replace non/recyclable and non/ compostable items is to simply invest in products that have already been recycled and Starbucks is now reusing it. I think Starbucks should get together with a recycling company and have all their products they produced given to the recycling company to recycle and sold back to Starbucks. It6s a great way to be environmentally friendly.