Solid waste reforms and informal recycling in Enugu urban area, Nigeria

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaddeus Chidi Nzeadibe
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Informal Recycling

scholarly journals Socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on waste bank closed-loop system in Surabaya, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2110179
Author(s):  
IDAA Warmadewanthi ◽  
Dwi Wulandari ◽  
Mokhamad Nur Cahyadi ◽  
Ellina Sitepu Pandebesie ◽  
Maria Anityasari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Loop System ◽  
Closed Loop System ◽  
Informal Recycling ◽  
Socio Economic Impact ◽  
Waste Bank

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused most waste recycling activities to be terminated due to several factors, such as concerns about the spread of coronavirus through the collected solid waste. This study investigates the socio-economic impact of the situation of the closed-loop system of solid waste recycling. Several recommendations for tackling this problem are presented in this research. Primary data collection for the waste bank and informal recycling sector was carried out in the eastern part of Surabaya during large-scale social restrictions. In-depth interviews were conducted with waste bank customers, waste bank unit representatives and the informal recycling sector to understand the pandemic’s socio-economic impact on the closed-loop system. Results show that this pandemic has significant impacts on individuals and stakeholders engaged in waste recycling activities. Customers of waste banks, who mostly belong to low-income communities, mentioned that the waste bank closure gave rise to social and economic problems, such as increasing unmanaged solid waste and decreasing income. This result also applied to the informal recycling sector. The government can use the recommendations in this study to generate related policies, such as enforcing the health protocol within solid waste management to keep the recycling system in place and the business alive.

scholarly journals Appraisal of the Level of Coordination among Solid Waste Management Agencies in Zaria Urban Area, Kaduna–Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 797-804
Author(s):  
Tpl. Lawal Kabir Tunau ◽  
Tpl. Moses Zira Wanda
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Ordinal Scale ◽  
Agency Relationship ◽  
Awareness Campaigns

The paper is aimed at determining the level of coordination that exists among the different agencies that are involved in solid waste management in Zaria Urban area. Structured questionnaire and literature review were used to obtain data and information on the roles and responsibilities of agencies involved in solid waste management as well as the nature of inter-agency relationship in the study area. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 13 representatives of the Solid Waste Management agencies. Methods of data analysis employed for the research were the descriptive statistics (frequency analysis, percentage distribution, mean scores, grand mean scores and content analysis) for both government agencies and formal private waste collectors. The two points ordinal scale 1 representing yes and 2 representing no was employed for obtaining information on inter-agency relationships while the multiple options likert scale format was used for obtaining information on the level of coordination that exists among the different agencies, using such indicators as collaboration, consultation and information exchange. The multiple options likert scale questions type was also used to obtain information on effects of absence of a well-coordinated solid waste management system within the study area. The results of the analysis of the indicators of coordination using the two points ordinal scale on inter-agency relationship and other indicators, that is collaboration, consultation and information exchange also signified inefficient coordination among the agencies. The paper recommended among others that, there is need to prepare a well-coordinated and common solid waste management plan for common implementation by all stakeholders, which will guide policy formulation and coordinate all urban solid waste management issues within the urban area and also information exchange should be improved by providing effective means of communication among the institutions in the areas of public awareness campaigns, regularity of accessibility of the institutions to up to date information from other institutions

scholarly journals Development of a sustainable and inclusive solid waste management system in Colombia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Edmonds
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Informal Recycling ◽  
Study Approach

Managing solid waste is a pressing environmental issue worldwide. This is especially observed in developing countries, where the main concern is to provide the service of waste collection, usually lacking a formal recycling program. Instead, recycling is often conducted by an informal sector composed of recyclers-by-trade. What has been found is that the current informal recycling sector - if approached differently - can offer a financially viable and an environmentally and culturally sound solution. A case study approach was chosen and questionnaires were conducted with recyclers-by-trade and dealers in Cali, Colombia. An interview was conducted with the President of the Recyclers' Association of Bogotá, Colombia. A normative system is proposed as an alternative context-based solution in developing countries that focuses on the inclusion of organized recyclers-by-trade into the formal solid waste management in order to increase recycling rates, extend the lifespan of landfills and improve the living and working conditions of this informal recycling sector.

scholarly journals The Integration of Recycling Cooperatives in the Formal Management of Municipal Solid Waste as a Strategy for the Circular Economy—The Case of Londrina, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10513
Author(s):  
Isabella Tamine Parra Miranda ◽  
Reginaldo Fidelis ◽  
Dayanne Aline de Souza Fidelis ◽  
Luiz Alberto Pilatti ◽  
Claudia Tania Picinin
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Informal Recycling ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
Operational Practices

In many developing countries, the informal recycling sector is responsible for reducing the amount of waste in landfills and supplying the needs of recycling industries. In the context of municipal solid waste (MSW) management, considering that developing countries aim to implement circular economy (CE) actions, it is essential to ensure the inclusion of waste pickers (catadores) in an adapted CE structure. This study analyzes the integration of recycling cooperatives in the formal management of municipal solid waste with recyclable potential (MSWRP) of a medium-sized municipality in Brazil, with the objective of ascertaining the contributions of cooperatives in an adapted CE structure and, at the same time, identifying a cooperative that can be used as a benchmarking option for other cooperatives, especially in relation to their organizational and operational practices. The results indicate that from this integration, cooperatives have legal responsibility in the management of MSWRP, resulting in the professionalization of its members and increasing their productivity. The results also revealed that the implementation of the CE in developing countries is, in a sense, conditioned to the performance of the informal sector in the recycling chain and, in addition, that the inclusion of cooperatives in the formal sector of MSWRP management can improve the rates of a municipality.

Use of genetic algorithms to improve the solid waste collection service in an urban area

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 20-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Otoniel Buenrostro-Delgado ◽  
Juan Manuel Ortega-Rodriguez ◽  
Kevin C. Clemitshaw ◽  
Carlos González-Razo ◽  
Iván Y. Hernández-Paniagua
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithms ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection
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