Environmental impact and management of food packaging at the University of Lethbridge with respect to sustainability and students’ choices

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dc.contributor.authorAstorquiza Enriquez, Martha Lucia
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorJohnson, Dan L.
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-26T17:46:08Z
dc.date.available2019-04-26T17:46:08Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractFood packaging is a vital component of food security. The growth of distribution networks due to globalization has meant that packaging is safer and guarantees the quality of the product to its final destination. The objective of this study was to examine potential effects that use and disposal of food packaging has generated at the University of Lethbridge, with respect to the environment. The study employed an environmental matrix method to measure significant aspects in the operations of the system, a model to calculate the generated emissions and a survey that measured the perception of students and their preferences for the packaging materials. The project results indicate that operations such as transport and landfill have generated the highest emissions while recycling has helped to decrease emissions. Survey results consistently show that students understand that the university has made significant changes to improve sustainability and know that they are a fundamental part of caring for the environment.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5344
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0768en_US
dc.proquest.subject0359en_US
dc.proquest.subject0549en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : Universtiy of Lethbridge, Department of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectPackaging waste -- Managementen_US
dc.subjectPackaging waste -- Environmental aspectsen_US
dc.subjectFood containers -- Recyclingen_US
dc.subjectFood containers -- Environmental aspectsen_US
dc.subjectFood -- Packaging -- Environmental aspectsen_US
dc.subjectFood -- Packaging -- Recyclingen_US
dc.subjectUniversities and colleges -- Waste minimization -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectUniversities and colleges -- Waste disposal -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectCollege students as consumers -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectCollege students as consumers -- Alberta -- Lethbridge -- Attitudesen_US
dc.subjectConsumer behavior -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental impacten_US
dc.subjectfood packaging wasteen_US
dc.subjectfood packaging waste managementen_US
dc.subjectinstitutional recyclingen_US
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectuniversity campusesen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleEnvironmental impact and management of food packaging at the University of Lethbridge with respect to sustainability and students’ choicesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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