This next assignment requires me to pitch my business idea. I've attached the audio recording and the corresponding script below. Please feel free to leave any comments! Constructive criticism is always appreciated :)
Pitch:
https://soundcloud.com/user-948069494/pitch-1
Script:
My name is Carolyn Ward and my product is Recycle Rewards. I believe that this free app will be able to transform the meaning of recycling. According to Duke University, the average person throws out 4.3 pounds of garbage a day. That's about 30 pounds a week! Nearly 220 million tons of trash is disposed of in a year, and over half of that is sent to landfills. As the U.S.'s population rises, our waste generation rates will increase as well. See the problem here? We are close to living in our own waste. Once landfills become over full, land will have to be cleared to make room for more. You get the picture. Think of the barren wasteland in the movie WALL-E.
The problem is, a lot of people don't place value on the act of recycling and therefore don't make an attempt to recycle. So how do we counter that? Recycle Rewards not only will provide local and general recycling information to make recycling easier, but it also offers rewards for recycling. Our technology will feature a high tech scanner that recognizes thousands of barcodes and an intuitive platform for our users. The best way to get a dog to do something is with treats, right? So our goal is to incentivize people to take a minute to do something good for the Earth. The Earth benefits, and so do our customers.
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https://soundcloud.com/user-948069494/pitch-1
Script:
My name is Carolyn Ward and my product is Recycle Rewards. I believe that this free app will be able to transform the meaning of recycling. According to Duke University, the average person throws out 4.3 pounds of garbage a day. That's about 30 pounds a week! Nearly 220 million tons of trash is disposed of in a year, and over half of that is sent to landfills. As the U.S.'s population rises, our waste generation rates will increase as well. See the problem here? We are close to living in our own waste. Once landfills become over full, land will have to be cleared to make room for more. You get the picture. Think of the barren wasteland in the movie WALL-E.
The problem is, a lot of people don't place value on the act of recycling and therefore don't make an attempt to recycle. So how do we counter that? Recycle Rewards not only will provide local and general recycling information to make recycling easier, but it also offers rewards for recycling. Our technology will feature a high tech scanner that recognizes thousands of barcodes and an intuitive platform for our users. The best way to get a dog to do something is with treats, right? So our goal is to incentivize people to take a minute to do something good for the Earth. The Earth benefits, and so do our customers.
*Screenshot of the scene from WALL-E that I mentioned in my pitch.*
carol i love your idea. i agree that in this day and age many people don't see the importance of recycling. its made " inconvenient because we are so used to just not taking a single thought and throwing everything in the trash. but rewards speak volumes. i defiantly think that if there was a reward system for recycling more people would be inclined to recycle and recycle often. you had a very strong pitch. great job.
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