The Story of Stuff: Ziploc Bags

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The Story of Stuff Ziploc Bags

• Are they the sustainable solution for short term
  food storage?
• Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Vail, Mrs. Wolf
• Requirements
• title, question, names
• Optional photo of product with photo citation
• as caption

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ExtractionNatural Resources Extraction
Processes

• Requirements
• Slide title
• At least three points about natural resources
  required to make your product with in-text
  citations
• and/or information about the extraction
  processes for the
• raw materials with in-text citations
• Photo of raw materials, or extraction process
  with photo citation as caption

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ProductionManufacturing and Assembly

• Requirements
• Slide title
• At least three points about the production of
  your product with in-text citations.
• Location of manufacture with in-text citation
• Photo of factory, or manufacturing process with
  photo citation as caption

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Distributionfrom factory to store

• Requirements
• Slide title
• At least three points about how your product
  moves from factory to assembly to distributor
  with in-text citations
• How far does your product travel to reach the
  distributor?
• Photo of a typical type of transport used to
  move the product with photo citation as caption

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ConsumptionSo why do we buy this anyway?

• Requirements
• Slide Title
• At least three points about the advertizing and
  use of the product with in-text citations
• Is there any planned or perceived obsolescence
  that you can detect?
• How is the product packaged? Is it excessive?
• Photo of store and/or product with photo citation
  as caption

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DisposalHow we get rid of unwanted things

• Requirements
• Slide title
• At least three points about how your product is
  disposed of with in-text citations, if available
• and/or information about any recycling of the
  product that may occur, if possible, with in-text
  citations
• Are there any toxic materials in your product
  that require special disposal? If so, what and
  where with in-text citations
• Photo of typical disposal site with photo
  citation as caption

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Is it sustainable?

• Recommendations?
• Requirements
• Slide title
• Make a judgment about whether your
• product represents a consumer item
• that is environmentally friendly or in
• your judgment so necessary that it doesnt
• need to be environmentally friendly
• optional photo with photo citation as a
• caption

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Works cited Requirements Slide title For each
in-text citation used in your Power Point, write
a proper MLA citation using correct format and
punctuation. Refer to your WALL-E
handout. Alphabetize your entries. Leave a line
between each entry. Dont use bullet points on
this page.