Challenges facing sustainable urban mining in the e-waste recycling industry in Sri Lanka

2020 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 119641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuwan Gunarathne ◽  
Ajith de Alwis ◽  
Yasanthi Alahakoon
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Urban Mining ◽  
Recycling Industry

Development potential of e-waste recycling industry in China

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 533-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinhui Li ◽  
Jie Yang ◽  
Lili Liu
Keyword(s):  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Development Potential ◽  
Recycling Industry

Determinants of the Behavioural Intentions of Households to Recycle E-Waste in Sri Lanka

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 202-216
Author(s):  
N.P Ravindra Deyshappriya ◽  
M.M.T.D.M Kumari
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Behavioural Intentions ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Statistical Relationships ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

This study seeks to recognize the determinants of behavioural intentions of households to recycle e-waste (ER = e-waste recycling) in Sri Lanka. Structural equation modelling was applied to analyse the data of 230 households. The measurement model confirmed the appropriateness of the considered constructs and variables to estimate statistical relationships among the recognized variables. The structural model emphasized that factors such as environmental awareness, attitude to recycling, social pressure, and rules and regulations positively affect the behavioural intentions to recycle e-waste while the inconvenience and cost of recycling affect it negatively in Sri Lanka. Apart from that the moderating effect stresses that previous experience in ER reduces the inconvenience of recycling and therefore past experience of ER indirectly increases the perception of ER. This study also highlights that socio-economic factors such as education, age, household size, gender, and income significantly affect the behavioural intentions to recycle e-waste and the impact of these demographic factors varies across the urban, rural, and state sectors.

Analysis of Relevant Stakeholders in the Construction Waste Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 2419-2422
Author(s):  
Wei Ming Yao
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Recycling Industry ◽  
Effective Policy ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
The Government

This article divides management of construction waste into three stages that are appearing, transporting and classifying, recycling. In the next, analyze of all relevant stakeholders in the stages. Only draws up the government effective policy, the construction waste recycling industry develops rapidly.

Cash in Trash: An Overview of Waste Recycling Industry in Khulna City

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Mustafa Saroar ◽  
ATM Jahiruddin ◽  
Md. Tarikul Islam ◽  
Sk. Mahmudul Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Recycling Industry

scholarly journals Co-evolution of Construction Waste Recycling Industrial Chain Based on Lotka–volterra Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 859-882
Author(s):  
Yanqing Xiao ◽  
Jingkuang Liu ◽  
Yongshi Pang
Keyword(s):  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Volterra Model ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Recycling Industry ◽  
Industrial Chain ◽  
Building Policy

Under the green building policy, the recycling of construction waste has become an important issue. However, many obstructions in the industrial chain of construction waste recycling, slow integration of production elements in the chain, and inefficient resource allocation hinder the development of the construction waste recycling industry. In this study, a co-evolution model of the industrial chain of construction waste recycling is constructed based on the Lotka–Volterra model, and the Jacobian matrix is used for stability analysis. Finally, a numerical simulation is performed. The simulation results indicate that: (1) There is a high product correlation between upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain of construction waste recycling; (2) The conversion coefficient of supply and demand of upstream and downstream enterprises has a higher impact on and is more sensitive to the evolution of this industrial chain; (3) The co-evolution of upstream and downstream enterprises promotes the added value of products and maximizes the overall benefits of the industrial chain, which provides reference value and theoretical basis for the development of the industrial chain of construction waste recycling.

scholarly journals Subsidy and Environmental Tax for Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunxiang HUA ◽  
Chenyu LIU ◽  
Jianguo Chen ◽  
Chenxi YANG ◽  
Linyan CHEN
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Development ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Recycling Rate ◽  
Environmental Tax ◽  
Combination Strategy ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Subsidy Policy ◽  
Recycling Industry ◽  
Incentive Policies

Abstract In recent two decades, construction and demolition (C&D) waste is becoming a major source for municipal waste which causes serious damage to the environment. To solve the problem, waste recycling measures are gradually used to turn waste into treasures. Meanwhile, several kinds of policies such as waste disposal charging fees have been issued to stimulate stakeholders’ behavior to take waste recycling measures to promote the C&D waste recycling industry. However, the C&D waste recycling rate is still too low in China. In order to promote C&D waste recycling industrial development, this paper is aiming at introducing subsidy and environmental tax policies to promote C&D waste recycling. Based on system dynamics, this study establishes a model to determine the proper subsidy and environmental tax range. According to the simulation results, three kinds of incentive policies are obtained, namely, single subsidy policy, single environmental tax and combined incentive policies. Optimal single subsidy and environmental tax are in the interval [10, 30] and [20, 60], respectively. The best combination strategy is subsidy=10 yuan /ton and environmental tax=20 yuan/ton. The results from this paper could be a foundation for government to establish incentive policies to promote C&D waste recycling.

German Textile Waste Recycling Industry Processing and its Implications in China

2014 ◽  
Vol 651-653 ◽  
pp. 1345-1348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang Fu Liu ◽  
Tian Yi
Keyword(s):  
Yangtze River ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Yangtze River Delta ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Textile Waste ◽  
Recycling Industry ◽  
Textile Recycling ◽  
Recycling Economy ◽  
Reuse System

Textile recycling can save resource and energy, as well as make huge economic benefits. Under the background of recycling economy, it is imperative to build textile recycling and reuse system in China, as there are many problems in Chinese textile waste recycling market. This paper introduces the background of textile waste recycling and explores the detail of advanced textile recycling mode in Germany as a case study, through which the author points out that we can learn from the German mode and choose Yangtze River Delta as a pilot area to establish the textile waste recycling system.

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