Arts & Lifestyle
In 2022, the Coca-Cola company created a stop-motion PSA featuring longtime educator and entertainment personality Bill Nye. "As we know, we need to reuse plastic," says Nye. "That’s why I’m partnering with The Coca-Cola Company to show the science behind the process
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During our research, the Local Loops group had the opportunity to visit the Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center in Central Ohio. Led on an informational tour of the facility by Education and Community Relations Assistant Lauren Monnin, we discovered that the facility boasts one of the highest recovery rates in
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Guided by our belief that every day is a chance to do better, in 2018 we introduced the first-in-the-industry toy recycling program and last year committed to eliminate virtually all plastic in packaging for new products by the end of 2022, building on our decade-long journey
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In 2019, Hasbro set a goal to drastically reduce plastic packaging on it's products by 2022. This came as part of its larger initiative to act more environmentally conscious (Pyzyk, 2023). However, fans of the collectible toys note that the windowless packaging contributed to reduced sales because consumers
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Collectable trading card games have long been a large source of plastic waste. Each single booster pack comes individually wrapped, and those wraps immediately go into the trash as soon as the product is opened. Bandai Namco, producer of some of the largest modern-day card games, has created a
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In recent years, the multi-faceted toy company Mattel has set an end goal of becoming more environmentally conscious by the end of the decade. Aligned with Mattel’s goal to achieve 100% recycled, recyclable, or bio-based plastic materials in our products and packaging by 2030, we introduced several
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Green Toys is an American company that specializes in 100% recycled plastic playthings. Since day one, our mission has been to create toys that are safe, sustainable, and built for endless play—while doing right by the planet and future generations (Green Toys, n.d.). Not only are the toys
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As additional primary research during this project, members of the Local Loops group, Annie Hughes and I, visited the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio for an educational tour of the landfill and the technology that goes into it. There, we met with Kim Chapman, Education Specialist, and Sean Collins,
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MyPlant is a modular and expandable playset that allows a user to learn and play with the process of recycling materials, made of recycled plastic. This rapid design sketch represents a children's toy or toy set that would feature educational models or a recycling plant. The set would
2026-27 Capstone
I started this project thinking about the car mostly as a space that takes families from one place to another. A child gets picked up from school, a family stops for groceries, parents drive to work, or everyone heads home. These trips are usually part of a routine, which makes
2026-27 Capstone
Based on the Primary Research Survey, running errands was the most common reason for car trips. Instead of simply being passengers, children can choose the stops they want to make using physical tokens such as grocery stores, pharmacies, post offices, or Grandma’s house. These tokens are placed into the
2026-27 Capstone
Sampling Strategy Specifically focusing on families with children, I recruited participants from the KCC Korean School community, where I also teach. The school’s group chat has 67 members, including parents and teachers. The survey was shared through the existing group chat, and 12 participants (18%) completed the survey. The