Submit a report on the trash study you have completed. This report must include:
A single-page table or spreadsheet showing the categories of trash you developed; the times, dates, and places of collection; and the numbers of artifacts in each category.
A one-page written analysis discussing your conclusions to the following questions:
What density of trash did each site produce (items per square metre)?
Did trash materials vary at different places, times of day, and days of the week?
Most importantly, what do the categories of trash and their distribution suggest to you about who may be depositing the trash, and why it is ending up in these locations at these times?
I collected trash from locations such as a school, construction region and a park. Below is a summary of what I have written
In this assignment, the three sites that I have chosen are a neighbourhood region that is going under construction, a regional park, and an elementary school. In the neighbourhood region, I noticed there are more misplaced garbage such as plastic pieces including paper cups and plastic container lids. On the other hand, it was difficult to find litter in the regional park due to the fact that it is a green environment and park rangers often come to pick up garbage. I was still able to find some plastic pieces like bottles and cans in this area. Lastly, at the elementary school I noticed there were more newspaper and food paper bag litter on the school grounds. An observation regarding this pattern in litter on school grounds may be due to the fact that students may drop their food litter items on the ground during their lunch break. In summary, the hardest area I found litter was in the park since it is looked after carefully by park rangers. The easiest place I found litter was in the neighbourhood region that was going through construction since a considerable amount of misplaced garbage eventually makes its way from the construction site to adjoining properties, and in a school environment it is easy to spot food trash items on the ground.
I have to also be able to answer the question below:
What is your analysis plan?