Zero waste governance: a Scottish case study

Research background: Today, society faces many challenges such as biodiversity loss, water and soil pollution, deforestation and unsustainable production. Responsible waste production and waste management can be instrumental in improving the overall sustainability of the planet. Thus, unpackaged goods are one of the tools available, especially for the young generation, which can be used. The use of the circular economy will be a necessity to maintain a high standard of living especially for the current college age generation. Purpose of the article: The main purpose of this paper is to find out the attitude and opinion of the college age generation towards unpackaged goods, zero waste and general awareness of waste and environment. Unpackaged food is becoming, more and more a sought after standard and especially for young people. Unfortunately, the current COVID 19 crisis has significantly affected alternative ways of selling, led by the concept of unpackaged food. Methods: The contingency tables and χ2 test was used. Findings & Value added: The results show more than 83% of respondents sort waste, with plastics, paper and glass being the most frequently sorted waste. Awareness of the concept of Zero Waste was declared by 90.7% of college age youth. Females demonstrated higher awareness of this issue than males (93.3% vs. 84.1%). The concept of zero packaging in retail was noted by 85.3% of people. Respondents had encountered some forms of zero packaging sales.

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Achieving Sustainability beyond Zero Waste: A Case Study from a College Football Stadium

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su9071236 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 1236 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Christine Costello ◽

Ronald McGarvey ◽

Esma Birisci

Keyword(s):

College Football ◽

Zero Waste ◽

Football Stadium

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A Romanian Zero Waste Strategy: Salacea and Cociuba Mare Case Study

2019 International Conference on ENERGY and ENVIRONMENT (CIEM) ◽

10.1109/ciem46456.2019.8937584 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Zoltan PASZTAI ◽

Ferenc BRANNER ◽

Klara HUBNER ◽

Tiberiu APOSTOL ◽

Constantin STAN ◽

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Keyword(s):

Zero Waste

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A Zero-Waste Multi-Criteria Decision-Support Model for the Iron and Steel Industry in Developing Countries: A Case Study

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13052832 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 2832

Author(s):

Yolandi Schoeman ◽

Paul Oberholster ◽

Vernon Somerset

Keyword(s):

Decision Support ◽

Waste Management ◽

Steel Industry ◽

Industrial Waste ◽

Iron And Steel Industry ◽

Decision Support Model ◽

Iron And Steel ◽

Zero Waste ◽

Support Model

The iron and steel industry is a major global industry that consumes vast quantities of energy and causes environmental degradation through greenhouse gas emissions and industrial waste generation, treatment, and disposal. There is a need to manage complex iron and steel industrial waste in Africa, which requires a system engineering approach to zero waste management as informed by multi-criteria decision-making. The purpose of the current study was to develop a hybrid four-step multi-criteria decision-support model, the i-ZEWATA (Industrial Zero Waste Tiered Analysis). I-ZEWATA acts as a road map to understand, design, assess, and evaluate the iron and steel industrial waste systems with the ultimate objective of moving towards and achieving a zero-waste footprint. The results demonstrate that iron and steel waste can be identified, visualized, prioritized, and managed to promote zero-waste by applying a system-engineered approach. Additionally, relationship patterns to environmental, social, operational, and economic aspects with system behavioral patterns and outcomes were identified. It was clear from the case study in South Africa that, although technology and solution investment is essential, waste management, valorization, and treatment components require a concerted effort to improve industrial waste operational management through effective zero-waste decision-support towards a circular economy.

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