Document Type
Closed Project
Publication Date
Winter 2013
Instructor
Robert Dryden
Course Title
Advanced Engineering Economics
Course Number
ETM 535/635
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to perform an economic analysis of multiple scenarios involving the collection of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A variety of scenarios were considered and data from ongoing research was used to develop assumptions regarding the size of the patch, economic benefit to harvest the plastic and potential subsidies to make the process feasible. This paper considers several factors such as ownership, responsibility, the problem, details of the garbage patch, model for the collection methodology, and an economic analysis.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/21951
Citation Details
Tucker, David; Provenzola, Jeremy; Shetty, Namitha; Rampalli, Phaneendra; and Thorsvik, Andrew, "Economic Analysis of the Pacific Garbage Patch: Application of Economics, Sustainability and Scenario Analysis" (2013). Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects. 456.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/21951
Comments
This project is only available to students, staff, and faculty of Portland State University