Submitted by: Submitted by vktrmysko
Views: 10
Words: 282
Pages: 2
Category: Business and Industry
Date Submitted: 02/12/2016 05:20 PM
http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/chewing-gum-and-the-environment.htmlhttp://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/the_green_lantern/2011/04/how_green_is_my_wintergreen.html
Landfill (Waste)
- polyisobutene – manufactured by Goodyear – not biodegradable – produces a softer gum base – made from fossil fuels. Butyl rubber= polyisobutene. – isn’t biodegradable.
- humans chew 560,000 tons of gum each year
- removing gum from sidewalk cost London 6 cents more than cost of gum
- chicle – more environmentally friendly -100% biodegradable.
· Recycling or landfill placement
- 2nd biggest form of litter after cigarettes
- chewing gum has been found in fish where it can accumulate toxins over time.
· After consumer use where does the gum and wrapper travel
· Sustainability talks
· Innovation in waste management – recycling gum to turn into rubber containers or children’s toys – but gum would have to be thrown into separate waste bins
-sustainable chewing gum called Rev7 developed in Britain in 2011 – dissolves in water, disintegrates into fine powder in 6 months
http://www.custommade.com/blog/sustainable-gum/
Retail Stores (Second tier customer)
-wholesalers supply retail stores or directly ship from manufacturer’s warehouses and factories
- retails in food, drug, variety & convenience stores & gas stations, vending machines, restuarants & newstands
· Prices and Labor costs
· Where they sell gum
· How they sell gum
· Different flavors and packaging
- packages with novelties such as sports cards, toys & comic strips
-novelty shaped bubble gum in various shapes & forms
· http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/industries/Food-Kindred-Products/Chewing-Gum.html
- -high volume production decresases costs + advances in automation decrease costs – corn syrup & gum base prices have declined in the 1970s reducing high costs.
Distribution (First tier customer)...