Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
Ellensburg
Event Website
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source
Start Date
16-5-2019
End Date
16-5-2019
Abstract
Did you know that only 9% of the world's plastic has ever been recycled? As one might imagine, such practices have snowballed into a worldwide environmental-hazard that will profoundly shape this world for decades to come. The purpose of this presentation will be to examine the importance and global impact of China’s “National Sword” policy which permanently banned the import of 24 types of solid waste products. In doing so, this presentation will break down the political, environmental and economic forces that have influenced the implementation of such policy. I will also compare and contrast America’s waste and recycling infrastructure to other developing nations, with the purpose of identifying holes and inefficiencies within the recycling industry. Then I will bring the presentation to a close by laying out several policy alternatives that would work to counterbalance the inefficiencies described above.
Recommended Citation
Frodsham, Amber, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" (2019). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 102.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2019/Oralpres/102
Department/Program
Cultural and Environmental Resource Management
Slides for SOURCE 2019 presentation Frodsham
Additional Files
Out of Sight, Out of Mind SAMPLE.pptx (12037 kB)Slides for SOURCE 2019 presentation Frodsham
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Ellensburg
Did you know that only 9% of the world's plastic has ever been recycled? As one might imagine, such practices have snowballed into a worldwide environmental-hazard that will profoundly shape this world for decades to come. The purpose of this presentation will be to examine the importance and global impact of China’s “National Sword” policy which permanently banned the import of 24 types of solid waste products. In doing so, this presentation will break down the political, environmental and economic forces that have influenced the implementation of such policy. I will also compare and contrast America’s waste and recycling infrastructure to other developing nations, with the purpose of identifying holes and inefficiencies within the recycling industry. Then I will bring the presentation to a close by laying out several policy alternatives that would work to counterbalance the inefficiencies described above.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2019/Oralpres/102
Faculty Mentor(s)
Salam Awad