Key drivers of the e-waste recycling system: Assessing and modelling e-waste processing in the informal sector in Delhi

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 472-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Streicher-Porte ◽  
Rolf Widmer ◽  
Amit Jain ◽  
Hans-Peter Bader ◽  
Ruth Scheidegger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Informal Sector ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Waste Processing ◽  
Recycling System ◽  
Key Drivers

scholarly journals Municipal Waste Management in Towns of Switzerland: a Foreign Ecologist’s View

2020 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 02010
Author(s):  
Roman Mamadzhanov ◽  
Yulia Zakirova ◽  
Mykhadi Umarov
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Recycling System ◽  
Municipal Waste Management ◽  
The Impact

The article presents the results of the research carried out by the foreign ecologists, particularly the study of the system of municipal waste management in the municipality of Maienfeld, Switzerland. The total amount of municipal waste has been calculated. The systems of municipal waste collection, sorting, transportation and recycling have been studied. Besides, four possible scenarios of waste recycling in Maienfeld have been developed. Moreover, the environmental assessment of the waste recycling system by GHG/SLCP emissions has been conducted, and the impact of recycling on the climate has been determined. Finally, taking into account the results of the research, the best scenario of recycling has been proposed.

scholarly journals The State of the Art of Material Flow Analysis Research Based on Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling and Disposal

Buildings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongming Guo ◽  
Lizhen Huang
Keyword(s):  
Material Flow ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Material Flow Analysis ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Waste Processing ◽  
City Development ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Sustainable City

Construction and demolition waste (C&D waste) are widely recognized as the main form municipal solid waste, and its recycling and reuse are an important issue in sustainable city development. Material flow analysis (MFA) can quantify materials flows and stocks, and is a useful tool for the analysis of construction and demolition waste management. In recent years, material flow analysis has been continually researched in construction and demolition waste processing considering both single waste material and mixed wastes, and at regional, national, and global scales. Moreover, material flow analysis has had some new research extensions and new combined methods that provide dynamic, robust, and multifaceted assessments of construction and demolition waste. In this paper, we summarize and discuss the state of the art of material flow analysis research in the context of construction and demolition waste recycling and disposal. Furthermore, we also identify the current research gaps and future research directions that are expected to promote the development of MFA for construction and demolition waste processing in the field of sustainable city development.

Conceptualizing reverse logistics to plastics recycling system

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wogene Tesfaye ◽  
Daniel Kitaw
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Recycling System ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Plastic Recycling ◽  
Plastics Recycling ◽  
Recycling Systems ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Plastics Waste

Purpose Plastics waste management is a critical agenda for the global community. Recycling is the most important strategy option for recovering plastics wastes. This study aims to review reverse logistics (RL) implementation practices and conceptualizing it to the plastic recycling system. Design/methodology/approach The paper is organized after evaluating the studies related to plastics waste recycling and analyzing the available frameworks to use RL as a strategic tool. Findings The paper has investigated that previous research on RL implementation focused on a few stages of RL activities and did not include the most important issues. However, for successful RL implementation, taking into account the whole stage and including the most important factors is very important. To elaborate on this finding a new conceptual framework is developed. Research limitations/implications The paper is fully based on literature review and international reports. The developed framework is required for further empirical validation in the plastics sector. Practical implications The paper has considered the important issues and the applications of those factors that can improve plastics recycling performances. Social implications This study can enhance the active involvement of main actors (plastics producers, users, municipal and recyclers) in the plastics recycling system. Originality/value This paper deliberates on how RL can be conceptualized and implemented in plastics recycling systems in considering the most important factors for plastics recycling.

Empirical Investigation of Formal and Informal Sectors in Waste Recycling of the Municipal Waste Management System of Developing Countries: The Case Study of Lagos State

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oladipupo Salau ◽  
Lalita Sen ◽  
Samuel Osho ◽  
Oluwatoyin Adejonwo-Osho
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Recycling Rate ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Municipal Waste Management ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Formal And Informal Sectors

Municipalities in metropolitan cities of developing countries often find it difficult to cope with the onerous task of providing waste services to their citizens due to financial constraints and poor infrastructure.  In most of these cities, waste collection services are grossly inadequate as less than half the population is served with regular and efficient waste services.  However, the shortcomings of the formal waste management system are compensated by the activities of the informal sector engaged in waste collection and make significant contributions to the MWMS through material recovery and waste recycling. In view of this, the study focuses on the roles of the formal and informal sector in municipal waste management with regards to their impacts on the recycling rate of Lagos State. In this study, we measured and compared the recycling rates between the formal and informal sectors to determine their impacts on the recycling rates of Lagos State. The study relies on primary field data, site visits and observations backed by secondary sources to investigate the range of informal sector activities in comparison to the formal sector. The findings indicate that, while both sub-sectors play significant roles in the MWMS, the informal recycling activities contribute more to the recycling rate of Lagos state than the formal sector.

A Pyrrhic Victory? The Limits to the Successful Crackdown on Informal-Sector Plastics Recycling in Wenan County, China

Modern China ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Informal Sector ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Hebei Province ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Informal Recycling ◽  
Plastics Recycling ◽  
Government Documents ◽  
Plastic Waste Recycling ◽  
Pyrrhic Victory

Wenan county in Hebei province was “North China’s plastic waste recycling capital,” home to around ten thousand informal enterprises that together processed millions of tons of waste plastic annually until they were finally shut down in 2011. Based on fieldwork in North China’s informal recycling sector and data from gazetteers, government documents, news articles, and Chinese blogs, this article sketches how the informal waste sector developed in Wenan since the 1980s and analyzes how local government approaches to the sector changed as the devastating pollution and health effects of the industry became increasingly apparent. While the 2011 crackdown finally eliminated the sector from Wenan county, it predictably resulted in scattering these polluting enterprises throughout the region to work in more covert conditions, contributing to a “race to the bottom” dynamic in the sector. The conclusion proposes an alternative policy approach to the problem and briefly evaluates a national-scale initiative against the sector being planned for 2016.

scholarly journals MAIN TRENDS OF FORMATION OF WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS. DIGITALIZATION AND AUTOMATION IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.I. Sobchinskij ◽  
◽  
M.G. Zharkova ◽  
A.V. Olshevskaya ◽  
V.S. Chegge
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Design Automation ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Waste Processing ◽  
Industrial Architecture ◽  
Processing Plants

The project distinguishes specific of industrial architecture and particularly waste recycling plants. Evoluted tendentions of form-creating, common to this kind of structures, further instruments to attain architectural expression, constructive robustness, energy efficiency, economical practicality and ergonomic accommodation. Based on the results of the analysis of the process and principles of shaping this type of structures, the possibility of design automation is described.

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