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This study by Wang et al. was published by the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine. The study sought to understand people’s behavior when using trash bins in parks. These insights can guide designs revolving around waste management to reduce littering from park visitors.
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This study is from the Journal of Environmental Psychology, where a wide range of interdisciplinary work from scholars are published. This study discusses ways to reduce waste in park areas through a bit of psychology. This is important as the study can help guide designs to effectively reduce the amount
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) seeks to find the balance between conservation and recreation. After visiting ODNR, a general issue that was brought up was keeping the waters clean, with one of the causes being unclean boats. “The new boat wash station uses a system that cleans and
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This article about translucent waste bags discusses the positive effects translucent bags have on promoting sustainability. Even though this may not be a fully credible source, it is interesting to see the use of translucent bags and how that may provide inspiration for a change in park waste bins. This
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This post includes a visit to a variety of parks and some conversations with ODNR park managers. Through these visits and conversations, information about waste in parks were gathered that can serve as insights to guide the capstone project. The parks that were visited include Alum Creek, Glacier Ridge Metro
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Eyes of Nature is a waste bin that gets people to be more responsible for their waste through eye patterns and transparency of the bin. Van Doesum et al. (2021) suggests a method that could potentially encourage visitors to use trash bins. They discuss how placing eyes near trash bins,
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Overview Studies have shown that parks are essential to the economy. Not only do parks generate sizable revenue from tourism, travel and recreation, but they support countless jobs and local businesses. This in return increases the property value of areas around the parks, further generating revenue (WeConservePA, n.d.). Aside
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Super Mario Bros. is one of the most recognizable games of all time, but it is far more than rescuing the princess from Bowser and jumping on top of goombas. While it is just a game it does offer an insight on the perception of how people view challenges. [i&