Proposal Topic Proposal 11/9

• Topic: Much of the trash at Orange Leaf could easily be recycled rather than thrown away.
• Audience: Manager, Owners of Orange Leaf
• Problem: There is too much trash being thrown out at Orange Leaf every day.  
• Solution: We use some reusable containers, but perhaps we could promote the use of them more, give discounts/coupons for bringing them back in to use. Also, rather than simply throwing away all of our bowls, provide customers with recycling receptacles to place their bowls when finished. Also, promoting that our product is recyclable (or perhaps we could aim for made from recycled materials too) would bring business and encourage recycling in our community.
• Opposition: If we provide recycling receptacles, that would mean more work to sort through and make sure it was all correctly recycled. Also a recycling bin/truck to pick it up would have to be organized which would cost.
• What kind of research is needed (What kind of qualitative info and how will you gather it): Research companies that have moved towards recycling and how it has affected their business and community. Costs of adding recycling to a business (pick up, bins, etc.)