TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nandanwar, Shreyash (PM002217)
AU  - Banerjee, Srirupa (Guide)
AU  - Baradi, Manvita (Guide)
TI  - Preparing business strategy to promote the use of natural straw towards achieving plastic free cities (Softcopy is also available)
U1  - MTM TH-0188 
PY  - 2019///
N1  - Contents
Declaration      2
Acknowledgement        3
Abstract  4
Executive summary         5
Abbreviations            11
Chapter: 1 Introduction     12
1.1 Background ... 12
1.2 Problem Statement  12
1.3 Research Questions                 13
1.4 Research Objectives          13
1.5 Scope of Work    13
Chapter: 2 Research Methodologies         14
Chapter: 3 Literature Review      16
2.1 Solid waste management rules, 2016      16
2.2 Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016        16
2.3 Plastics in life and environment.         16
2.4 Status and challenges of municipal solid waste management in India   17
2.5 A running list of action on plastic pollution      17
2.6 Smart plastic guide       18
2.7 Material Properties of Plastics        18
2.8 Impact Assessment on the proposal to ban on plastic drinking straws in England      19
2.9 A brief history of how plastic straws took over the world             20 2.10 The Death of the Plastic Straw         20
2.11 Why plastic straws are not recycled?          20
2.12 Statutory body of Sustainability Victoria act, 2005 on plastic straws 20
2.13 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana         21
2.14 Quinte Waste Solutions on plastic straws         21
2.15 Recycle Often. Recycle Right, waste management company      22
2.16 Plastic straw alternatives
22 Preparing business strategy to promote the use of natural straws towards achieving plastic free cities
2.17 Bamboo resources of the country, India state of forest report 2017  23
2.18 Natural straws     23
2.19 Bamboo drinking straws     23
2.20 Wheat drinking straw        24
2.21 Eco-Products Impact Assessment test       27
2.22 Link and Role of Sustainable Development Goals    28
2.23 Business model generation    29
Chapter: 4 Primary Analysis         30
4.1 Current supply chain management of plastic straws in India . 30
4.2 Consumption analysis of plastic straws  31
4.2.1 Organised sector 31
4.2.2 Unorganised sector         33
4.3 Comparative analysis between types of straws      34
4.4 Case study of other Eco-friendly businesses                36
4.4.1 Eco Right Bags, Ahmedabad    36
4.4.2 7Sisters craft & N.I Industries, Assam 38
4.4.3 Bhu eco-sensitives, Pune   41
4.9 Comparative analysis of case studies       43
4.5 Pilot study     47
4.6 Primary survey     48
Chapter: 5 Business strategy     52
5.1 Business model canvas     52
5.2 Financial model      56
5.3 Conclusion          58
5.4 Limitations on Analysis  58
5.5 Further scope of study       59
Bibliography     60

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