The selective collection of municipal solid waste and other factors determining cost efficiency. An analysis of service provision by spanish municipalities

This paper proposes the selective collection and recycling as alternative ways to promote the social inclusion in Brazil and help the country to eradicate extreme poverty and misery and achieve the first of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG1) of the UN. This work is based on the data from a Brazilian metropolitan city of Campinas and is extended to Brazil. The results show that the municipality of Campinas collects monthly 8000 tons of recyclables which if recycled can avail jobs to nearly 13,000 waste collectors with a minimum national salary of R$ 622/month or alternatively can create 40,280 Family Grants of R$ 200/month. In Brazil, the collected recyclables potential is about 2.4 million tons per month which can avail jobs to 2,350945 waste collectors or alternatively create about 7.3 millions Family Grants.

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Selective Collection Quality Index for Municipal Solid Waste Management

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10010257 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 257 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Elena Rada ◽

Claudio Zatelli ◽

Lucian Cioca ◽

Vincenzo Torretta

Keyword(s):

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Quality Index ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Collection Efficiency ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

Great Ability ◽

Local Problems ◽

Waste Separation ◽

Selective Collection

Trentino (an Italian Province located in the northern part of the country) is equipped with a management system of municipal solid waste collection at the forefront. Among the most positive aspects, there is a great ability for waste separation at the source and a consequent low production of residual municipal solid waste for disposal. Latest data show a gross efficiency of selective collection that has recently reached 80%, one of the highest values in Italy. This study analyzed the “Trentino system” to identify the main elements that have been at the base of the current efficient model. This provided an opportunity to propose a selective collection quality index (SCQI), including collection efficiency for each fraction, method of collection, quality of the collected materials, presence of the punctual tariff and tourist incidence. A period relevant for the transition of the collection system to the recent one was chosen for the demonstrative adoption of the proposed indicators in order to determine the potential of the index adoption. Results of the analysis of this case study were obtained in a quantitative form thanks to the sub-parameters that characterize the proposed index. This allowed selected collection decision makers to focus intently on a territory to find criticalities to be solved. For instance, the use of the index and its sub-indicators in the case of Trentino identified and comparatively quantified the local problems resulting from the presence of a large museum in a small town, tourism peaks in some valleys, and a delay in the punctual tariff adoption. The index has been proposed with the aim to make available an integrated tool to analyze other areas in Italy and abroad.

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Determinants of municipal solid waste management in Portugal

Revista Brasileira de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento ◽

10.3895/rbpd.v4n2.3562 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 3

Author(s):

Ana Luísa Mota Freitas ◽

Francisco Vitorino Martins ◽

Elizabeth Real de Oliveira

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

Waste Collection ◽

Behavioural Factors ◽

Selective Collection ◽

Collection Programs

Municipal solid waste management has been a topic of interest of several authors over time, in particular the implementation and maintenance of waste collection programmes. Initially, pioneering studies focused on the economic aspects of the provided services. However, many authors later argued the costs of providing solid waste collection services should also be influenced by socio-economic and behavioural factors, exogenous to the municipalities. The present study will be developed in this context, looking, more broadly, to explain the factors influencing the decision-making of the Portuguese municipalities in implementing and maintaining programs of selective collection of solid waste, considering the economic, financial, technological and sociodemographic factors. The results show that, indeed as presented by several authors before, economic factors aren’t the only determinants that influence municipal costs concerning these services, as demographic, geographic and technological factors must be taken into account. Moreover, the enforced legislation also impacts the municipal costs due to municipalities being obliged to contribute to the success of these collection programs in order to fulfil the waste recovery targets. This implies that the costs of these services and the inherent infrastructures are usually financed by its citizens in the form of utilization taxes and also the state.

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How to increase recycling rates. The case of aluminium packaging in Austria

Waste Management & Research ◽

10.1177/0734242x20947161 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 0734242X2094716

Author(s):

Rainer Warrings ◽

Johann Fellner

Keyword(s):

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Bottom Ash ◽

Recycling Rate ◽

Collection System ◽

Material Recovery ◽

Selective Collection ◽

The Eu

The recycling of aluminium (Al) packaging as a single fraction is a new obligation within the Circular Economy Package of the EU, with mandatory recycling rates of 50% for 2025 and 60% for 2030. The case study of Al packaging in Austria has been chosen to assess if and what measures need to be taken to achieve these recycling rates and what costs arise from these measures. In particular, the following options of Al recovery, and combinations thereof, have been investigated: bottom ash (BA) treatment; material recovery facilities (MRF) for mixed municipal solid waste; and changes to the selective collection system. The results of the study reveal that the present recycling rate of 55% for A1 packaging in Austria might be improved most significantly by MRF (up to 94%) and advanced BA treatment (up to 72%). Only minor improvements in the recycling rate (+2%) are achievable via a change in the collection system from selective metal to a mixed selective collection (joint collection of metal and lightweight packaging). If the only aim were to increase the recycling rates for Al packaging beyond the future target of 60%, an improvement in the Al recovery rates from BA treatment would be sufficient. With regard to increased recycling quantities of all recyclables, plastics in particular, the implementation of complex systems such as MRF makes sense, even if this results in higher costs for Al recovery (increasing from the current 480 to 640 € t-1 of recycled Al).

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Measuring and explaining the cost efficiency of municipal solid waste collection and processing services

Omega ◽

10.1016/j.omega.2012.09.006 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

pp. 653-664 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Nicky Rogge ◽

Simon De Jaeger

Keyword(s):

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Cost Efficiency ◽

Waste Collection ◽

Solid Waste Collection ◽

The Cost

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Evaluation of the Impact of Separative Collection and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste on Performance: An Empirical Application for Chile

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13042022 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 2022

Author(s):

Paula Llanquileo-Melgarejo ◽

María Molinos-Senante ◽

Giulia Romano ◽

Laura Carosi

Keyword(s):

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Data Envelopment ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Efficiency Assessment ◽

Efficiency Estimation ◽

Great Relevance ◽

The Impact ◽

Selective Collection ◽

Local Levels

The collection of municipal solid waste (MSW) is a public service with notable effects on the environment and public health. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of selective collection and recycling of MSW on the performance of municipalities in providing MSW services. By employing the data envelopment analysis method, the efficiency and eco-efficiency scores for a sample of 298 municipalities in Chile were analyzed and compared. The efficiency estimation focused on the economic performance of the municipalities in the provision of MSW services, whereas the eco-efficiency assessment also integrated the environmental performance. The results indicated that the selective collection and recycling of MSW had a significant impact on the performance of the municipalities in providing these services. The percentages of efficient and eco-efficient municipalities were very low (4.70% and 4.36%, respectively), thus demonstrating the large room for performance improvement by Chilean municipalities in the management of MSW. The efficient and eco-efficient municipalities were heterogeneously distributed throughout the country, revealing the lack of collaboration between municipalities at the regional level. Finally, exogenous variables to the management of MSW carried out by the municipalities, including the population served, population density, tourism and waste generated per capita, all had an impact on the efficiency and eco-efficiency scores. The results and conclusions of this study are of great relevance for policy makers at the regional and local levels to improve the management of MSW in the context of a circular economy.

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