Christian Hitt

Research Specialist

Status:

Current

Education

M.S. Environment and Sustainability - Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan, 2023
M.S.E. Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 2023
B.S. Biological Engineering, University of Arkansas, 2021

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Research Interests

Christian's areas of interest include life cycle assessment, systems modeling, renewable energy, circular economy, and engineering sustainable systems.

Student Researchers

Christian Hitt

Research Specialist

Parametric life cycle assessment modeling of reusable and single-use restaurant food container systems

Competing LCAs offer differing views on the realities of reusable takeout systems

New York City restaurants partner with DeliverZero to provide reusable takeout containers

McDonald’s Leads Lobbying Offensive Against Laws to Reduce Packaging Waste in Europe

UMich study looks at potential environmental benefits of reusable carryout containers in Ann Arbor

Are reusable takeout boxes worth the resources needed to make them?

Returnable takeout food containers would help the environment. Just don’t wash them.

Reusable take-out food containers can reduce plastic waste, emissions, costs, U-M study finds