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