Incentives for improving municipal solid waste source separation behaviour: the case of Tamale Metropolis, Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilhemina Asare ◽  
Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng ◽  
Emmanuel A. Donkor ◽  
Mizpah A. D. Rockson
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Source Separation ◽  
Tamale Metropolis

Public opinion about the source separation of municipal solid waste in Shanghai, China

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 1261-1271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiqian Zhang ◽  
Yue Che ◽  
Kai Yang ◽  
Xiangyu Ren ◽  
Jun Tai
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Source Separation

Source Separation Research of Municipal Solid Waste

2012 ◽  
Vol 518-523 ◽  
pp. 3609-3612
Author(s):  
Ran Wei ◽  
Shi Yong Sun
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Source Separation ◽  
Management Options ◽  
The World ◽  
Enormous Amount

An enormous amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) has increasingly become a threat for many cities around the world. As an effective method of waste disposal, source separation program of MSW is concerned by more and more researchers across disciplines with other waste management options for the purpose of abating degradation in urban environment. The purpose of this article is to present the achievements of theoretical and empirical studies in the field of source-separation programs around the world in recent years, which may provide a new insight of environmental problems into decision making of governments and citizens.

Municipal Solid Waste Management Practice in China - A Case Study in Hangzhou

2014 ◽  
Vol 878 ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Jing Ying Ma ◽  
Jian Yi Zhan ◽  
Yue Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Source Separation ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Comprehensive Treatment ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Kitchen Waste

The management of municipal solid waste (MSW) in China is facing urgent problems with rapid industrialization and urbanization. This article focused on the status of Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang province, China. The regulations, policies, implementation, barriers and solutions about source separation, separate collection, clean & direct transportation, treatment and disposal were introduced. Source separation, separate collection and clean & direct transportation were seriously carried out from 2010. MSW was classified into four kinds, such as kitchen waste, hazardous waste, recyclable waste and other waste. Four kinds of wastes were collected, transported, treated and disposed, respectively. At the same time, a questionnaire survey was conducted in 2011 on 200 households in Xiasha and Gongshu Districts in Hangzhou. The results indicate that many citizens cannot effectively and correctly separated different kinds of solid wastes. Kitchen waste was directly disposed in landfill, because there is no composting plant in Hangzhou City. The collection of recoverable waste and hazardous waste was not in control of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) system. In order to optimize MSWM system in Hangzhou, the government and the citizen must make efforts in source separation, comprehensive treatment system, effective regulations and policies.

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