ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TO WASTE

DISPOSAL, RECYCLING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL

AWARENESS(BING.COM, 2014).

Dissertation Proposal submitted to Stanford University, and presented to the Stanford University students.

By: Molly Cohen

MGMT605-1401A-02 : Graduate Research Methods

February 7, 2014

T i t l e : A l t e r n a t i v e S o l u t i o n s t o Wa s t e D i s p o s a l , R e c y c l i n g , a n d E n v i r o n m e n t a l A w a r e n e s s

The Purpose of My Proposed Study

The Problem with Trash

Research Question: How can Alternative Resource Management Create Jobs?

By incorporating the concept of recycling into industry, technological resources can be re-used.

Metal recycling plants can be created, instituting jobs. Transportation industries can incorporate cleaner fuel

sources from the creation of biodiesel, eliminating the crop waste within farmer fields. (Horizon, 2014).

Accounting employees, vendors, and technological individuals can be used in different departments, as a way of preserving valuable employees. (M.U.S.E, 2014).

Resources can be recycled and re-used within the manufacturing industry, for other re-useable products like plumbing pipes, and other products for construction resources, etc, reducing cost and creating jobs. (Horizon, 2014).

How Recycling can be Applied to Business

Agricultural Waste Management

Composting, animal fecal matter, in order to create fertilizer can improve soil quality.

Using agricultural, and corn stalk waste, to create biodiesel fuel, can be helpful in order to reduce fuel cost for transportation companies.

The incorporation of solar and wind energy, can reduce the over-consumption of electricity, in order to power homes, and businesses.

Donating old clothes, electronics, equipment, and donating unused metals to recycling plants can contribute to re-use.

How Much People Waste

How Much is Wasted Net Waste

Graphs on Immigration and How it Relates to Business(Ancestry.com, 2014).

Employment Opportunities and Minorities

There are many populations of people that may not have internet access, or educational opportunities unlike others, it is the responsibility of career recruiters to recruit a wide variety of people from minorities, and diverse groups, in order to distribute wealth, pose diverse viewpoints and add new ideas and innovations into the workplace.

Elements of Qualitative Research Describes a problem or condition. An inductive process: used to develop a theory of

hypothesis. May include interviews, focus groups, and

documents. Includes in-depth information on a few cases. Less generalized. Can be valid or reliable. More subjective-Describes a problem/condition. Unstructured/semi-structured response options.

(Thibault, 2014).

Elements of Quantative Research A deductive process used to test a theory,

hypothesis, or specific concepts. Statistical tests are used for analysis. More generalized. Number based. Less in-depth, uses more cases. More objective-provides observed effects. Has fixed response option.

(Thibault, 2014).

Testing a Theory I am testing the theory, that by the incorporation of

recycling methods, a person/person’s can help the environment, and the economy. I am incorporating quantitative methodology, by using a deductive process, in order to test my hypothesis/theory. I am also, using the phenomenology, and case study methods, which consist of: identifying the essence of human experiences about a phenomenon as described by all of the participants of the study, involving an activity, program, or process.

(Cicourel, A, 1967).

Methods Sarah Owens, will be preserving her trash, in large

barrels for a four-week period of time, the amount of trash being collected within each barrel will be recorded. Anne Heche, will be putting plastics, aluminum cans, and paper, within three individual recyclable containers over a four-week period. After the four-week period is over Sarah will be throwing away her trash, and it will be recorded, then Anne, will be recycling her plastics, aluminum cans, and paper, and that will be recorded, and it will be documented how both participants have impacted the environment.

Analysis What will be audio recorded is the original views

from Sarah Owens, and Anne Heche, on the concept of recycling, and their individual thoughts on the subject. The trash and recyclables will be recorded on a weekly basis, (for example: how much trash, and recyclables are collected in containers, weekly). After four-weeks, the normal trash that will be thrown-away will be recorded, and the impact that has on the environment. Then, in the case of Anne Heche, she will be recycling her disposables, and that will be recorded, then, an analysis will be made on how that has impacted the environment

Summary, Question, and Answer The summary of this case study will include

the statistical data, and an over-all research depicting how much is being wasted by not recycling and the impact that, that has on the environment, and how much of the environment, and how economically, recycling is over-all and the benefits of recycling and incorporating recycling into an individuals daily life. There will be a question and answer session, and a discussion.

What Can People Do to Help the Environment? Recycling reuses materials, rather than just

using new ones. If a person recycled paper, that could make more paper, using the used paper, instead of having to cut down whole new trees. In order to recycle paper a person could put wasted paper into a container, and at the end of the week take this paper to a recycling plant to be recycled and re-used. This could be done with plastics, and aluminum cans. (Full Cycle, 2014).

Literature Review

How assimilation is depicted in minority groups was depicted in Angel fire.

An overview of immigration was depicted with graphs in Ancestry.com.

Aluminum recycling facts was taken from A Recycling Revolution. Most of the earth-like images, pictures, and maps were taken from

Bing.com Sociological theory, and testing concepts were taken from Albert

Cicourel. A sociological theorist. Connel, R.W, was a sociological theorist, that applied quantative and

qualitative theory to many case studies. Dedoose, offers mixed method and qualitative data research software. Dictionary.com, is a great tool to use when learning about multi-

culturalism. Duke University, has done many studies on how much society wastes

and how the incorporation of recycling would be helpful.

Peer Reviewed LiteratureCicourel, A. (1967). Method and Measurement in Sociology New York, Free Press.

Connell, R W. (1985). Teachers' Work Sydney, Allen & Unwin

Gorden, R L. (1969). Interviewing: Strategy, Techniques and Tactics Homewood Ill, Dorsey

Press.

 Husserl, E. (1970). Trans D Carr Logical Investigations New York, Humanities Press.

Measor, L. (1985). "Interviewing: a Strategy in Qualitative Research" in R Burgess (ed). Strategies of Educational Research: Qualitative Methods. Lewes, Falmer Press.

Oakley, A. (1981). "Interviewing women: a Contradiction in terms" in H Roberts (ed). Doing Feminist. Research London, Routledge & Kegan Paul.

O'Brien, Rory. (1998). An Overview of the Methodological Approach of Action Research.

Retrieved from:  http://www.web.ca/~robrien/papers/arfinal.html.  

Peacock, Danielle. (2012, 11, 01). Reloop: What is Mixed Waste Processing, or "All in One/Dirty MRF," Recycling? Retrieved from: 

http://www.greenblue.org/2012/11/reloop-what-is-mixed-waste-processing-or-all-in-onedirty-mrf-recycling/.

Pearson. (2014). Diversity: An Overview.

Retrieved from: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/assets/hip/us/hip_us_pearsonhighered/samplechapter/0135014638.pdf.

Peer Reviewed Literature

Plummer, K. (1983). Documents of Life: an Introduction to the problems and literature of a Humanistic Method London, Unwin Hyman.

Spradley, J P. (1979). The Ethnographic Interview New York, Holt Rhinehart & Watson.

Thibault, Parrish. (2014). Phase 2 Methodology: Quantitative and Qualitative (DB).

Retrieved from: CTUOnline: Virtual Campus. Retrieved from: http://ctuonline.edu

Literature Review Part II.

Full Cycle. (2014). What is Waste and Why is it a Problem? Retrieved from: http://www.fullcycle.co.za/index.php/what-is-waste-and-why-is-it-a-problem.html

Gordon, R L. (1969). Interviewing: Strategy, Techniques and Tactics Homewood Ill, Dorsey

Press.

Horizon. (2014). Horizon 2020 Work Programme

2014-2015. Retrieved from:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2014_2015/main/h2020-wp1415-climate_en.pdf

.

Literature Review Part III.

• Sagepub.com. Creates a definition for assimilitation its history, and its significance.  • Science Kids, contains recycling facts for kids, and fun recycling activities.

Retrieved from: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/recycling.html.

•Snap Surveys. (2014). Qualitative vs. Quantitative research provides surveys and questionnaires  Retrieved from:

 http://www.snapsurveys.com/qualitative-quantitative-research/

•The Environmental Protection Agency. (2014). Tips: Top Ten Ways to Recycle. Retrieved from: http://eponline.com/articles/2007/11/12/tips-top-ten-ways-to-recycle.aspx

Question and Answer SegmentAny Questions?

Reference

Angelfire.com. (2014). Racial & Ethnic Assimilation in the United States. Retrieved from:

http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/corrienjustine/africanamerican.html.

Ancestry.com. (2014). An Overview of Immigration Research. Retrieved from:

http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Overview_of_Immigration_Research.

A Recycling Revolution. (2014). Aluminum Recycling Facts. Retrieved from:

http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html.

Bing.com. (2014). Images, Pictures, and Maps. Retrieved from: https://www.google.com/search?q=Bing+Nature+Images&rlz=1C1CHWA_enUS532US532&espv=210&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&imgil=TWGBQshpKiEvaM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252.

Cicourel, A. (1967). Method and Measurement in Sociology New York, Free Press.

Reference

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Connell, R W. (1985). Teachers' Work Sydney, Allen & Unwin

Dedoose. (2014). Mixed Methods & Qualitative Research Software. Retrieved from: http://blog.dedoose.com/2012/10/what-is-mixed-methods-research/.

Dictionary.com. (2014). Multi-Culturalism.

Retrieved from: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/multiculturalism.

Duke University. (2014). How Much Do We

Waste Daily? Retrieved from: http://center.sustainability.duke.edu/resources/green-facts-consumers/how-much-do-we-waste-daily

References

Full Cycle. (2014). What is Waste and Why is it a Problem? Retrieved from: http://www.fullcycle.co.za/index.php/what-is-waste-and-why-is-it-a-problem.html

Gorden, R L. (1969). Interviewing: Strategy, Techniques and Tactics Homewood Ill, Dorsey

Press.

Horizon. (2014). Horizon 2020 Work Programme

2014-2015. Retrieved from:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2014_2015/main/h2020-wp1415-climate_en.pdf

.

 

Husserl, E. (1970). Trans D Carr Logical Investigations New York, Humanities Press.

References

Measor, L. (1985). "Interviewing: a Strategy in Qualitative Research" in R Burgess (ed). Strategies of Educational Research: Qualitative Methods. Lewes, Falmer Press.

My Unique Student Experience. (2014). Action Research Model.

[Course Material]. Retrieved from: Colorado University: http://ctuonline.edu.

My Unique Student Experience. (2014). Hypothesis testing.

[Course Material]. Retrieved from: Colorado University: http://ctuonline.edu.

My Unique Student Experience. (2014). Hypothesis Testing Process. [Course Material]. Retrieved from: Colorado University: http://ctuonline.edu.

References

My Unique Student Experience. (2014). Quantitative & Qualitative Research. [Course Materials].  Colorado Technical University: http://ctuonline.edu. 

My Unique Student Experience. (2014). Hypothesis Testing: Part 2. [Course Materials]. Colorado Technical University: http://ctuonline.edu.  

National Institute of Health. (2014). Best Practices for

Mixed Methods Research in the Health Sciences. Retrieved from:

http://obssr.od.nih.gov/scientific_areas/methodology/mixed_methods_research/section2

.aspx#What is mixed methods research?

Newfoundations.com. (2014). The Educational Theory of Paulo Freire. Retrieved from:

http://www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/Freire.html.

Reference

Oakley, A. (1981). "Interviewing women: a Contradiction in terms" in H Roberts (ed). Doing Feminist. Research London, Routledge & Kegan Paul.

O'Brien, Rory. (1998). An Overview of the Methodological Approach of Action Research.

Retrieved from:  http://www.web.ca/~robrien/papers/arfinal.html.  

Peacock, Danielle. (2012, 11, 01). Reloop: What is Mixed Waste Processing, or "All in One/Dirty MRF," Recycling? Retrieved from: 

http://www.greenblue.org/2012/11/reloop-what-is-mixed-waste-processing-or-all-in-onedirty-mrf-recycling/.

Pearson. (2014). Diversity: An Overview.

Retrieved from: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/assets/hip/us/hip_us_pearsonhighered/samplechapter/0135014638.pdf.

Reference

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. (2014). Recycling Programs. Retrieved from: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/recycle/document/Fin_Sust_Rec.pdf

 

Plummer, K. (1983). Documents of Life: an Introduction to the problems and literature of a Humanistic Method London, Unwin Hyman.

Practical Action. (2014). Recycling Organic Waste. Retrieved from: 

  http://practicalaction.org/docs/technical_information_service/recycling_organic_waste.pdf.

Psychology Encyclopedia. (2014). Acculturation - Cultural pluralism and multiculturalism. Retrieved from: http://psychology.jrank.org/pages/5/Acculturation.html.

Reference

 Sagepub.com. (2014). Assimilation & Pluralism. Retrieved from:

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/upm-data/43865_2.pdf.

 

 Science Kids. (2014). Recycling Facts for Kids. Retrieved from: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/recycling.html.

Snap Surveys. (2014). Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research. Retrieved from:

  http://www.snapsurveys.com/qualitative-quantitative-research/

 

Spradley, J P. (1979). The Ethnographic Interview New York, Holt Rhinehart & Watson.

The Environmental Protection Agency. (2014). Tips: Top Ten Ways to Recycle. Retrieved from: http://eponline.com/articles/2007/11/12/tips-top-ten-ways-to-recycle.aspx

Reference

The Mother Nature Network. (2014). Six Examples of pricey, Trash-Based Art. Retrieved from: http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/photos/6-examples-of-pricey-trash-based-art/justin-gignac-nyc-garbage-cubes

Thibault, Parrish. (2014). Phase 2 Methodology: Quantitative and Qualitative (DB).

Retrieved from: CTUOnline: Virtual Campus. Retrieved from: http://ctuonline.edu.

United Nations Environment Program. (2014). Strengthening the Role of Business & Industry. Retrieved from: http://www.unep.org/Documents.multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=52&ArticleID=78&l=en.

United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2014). Municipal Solid Waste (MSW,) in the U S: Facts and Figures. Retrieved from:

○ http://www.epa.gov/osw/nonhaz/municipal/msw99.htm