Sustainable Development of the Organic Waste Recycling System of Tachikawa Town, Yamagata

Using the solid waste management programmes of three barangays (the smallest unit of local government in the Philippines) in Quezon City, Metro Manila, as a case study, this research aimed to further the development of efficient organic waste recycling systems through the promotion of urban agricultural activities on green and vacant spaces. First, the quantity of organic waste and compost produced through ongoing barangay projects was measured. The amount of compost that could potentially be utilized on farmland and vacant land within the barangays was then identified to determine the possibility of a local recycling system. The results indicate that, at present, securing buyers for compost is difficult and, therefore, most compost is distributed to large neighbouring farm villages. However, the present analysis of potential compost use within the barangay demonstrates that a more local compost recycling system is indeed feasible.

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The role of waste banks in reducing waste in Gunung Kidul Regency

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202020206038 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 202 ◽

pp. 06038

Author(s):

Devita Faradina ◽

Maryono Maryono ◽

Budi Warsito

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Organic Waste ◽

Average Rate ◽

Waste Recycling ◽

Research Data ◽

Social Aspects ◽

Waste Generation ◽

Waste Bank ◽

Quantitative Descriptive

The waste bank is an alternative waste management in Indonesia. The waste Bank in Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta is one of the waste banks that has been established and is active until now. The method used to determine the generation and composition of waste is SNI 19-3964-1994. In addition, research data are obtained by observing and interviewing directly in the field, then analyzed by quantitative descriptive. The results showed the average rate of waste generation in Gunung Kidul Regency was 0.48 kg / person / day. The highest composition of waste in Gunung Kidul Regency is organic waste, which is 77.61%, while non-organic waste is 22.39%. At present, the Waste Bank in Gunung Kidul Regency is able to reduce waste by 0.86% with a total of 6,423 m3 / year reduced waste. The benefits of the existence of a waste bank, among others, are in the field of waste management, in terms of economic and social aspects. The potential for waste recycling is 17.49% from 22.39% of the total non-organic waste.

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System Dynamics Simulation and Adjustment on Coal Resource Utilization Based on Circular Economy

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.524-527.3190 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 524-527 ◽

pp. 3190-3201

Author(s):

Yan Hong Hao ◽

Ling Mei Wang ◽

Li Xia Qiu

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

System Dynamics ◽

Resource Utilization ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Waste Recycling ◽

Added Value ◽

Dynamics Simulation ◽

Utilization Rate ◽

Recycling Rate ◽

Coal Resource

Coal resource utilization system, based on circular economy, is an opening, complex and time-varying system. It composes of subsystems such as industry, population, economy and environment etc. Taking the industry subsystem as prime object, this paper builds its system dynamics model adopting the system dynamics method based on full life cycle. The adjustment parameters such as utilization rate of by-product of mining, the proportion of coal use in each industry and waste recycling rate etc. were confirmed. As a case of coal utilization system being designed, thirteen development projects belong to two types of scenarios were run on the model. The efficacy coefficient method was applied to analyze the simulation results and determine the comparatively best project of coal resource utilization system for the first time. The results indicate that the C4 among them are the best project comparatively, its waste emission is the least, and the benefits of economy, environment and society are the maximum. Research shows that extending industrial chain, increasing production proportion of high added-value product and raising waste recycling rate are beneficial to decrease coal-mining quantity for unit output value, protect coal resource and achieve sustainable development, namely that adopting circular economy development pattern is undoubtedly worthy of advocating for sustainable development of economy, environment and society.

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Gender perspectives in organic waste recycling for urban agriculture in Nairobi, Kenya

Women Feeding Cities ◽

10.3362/9781780440460.009 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 141-155

Author(s):

Kuria Gathuru ◽

Mary Njenga ◽

Nancy Karanja ◽

Patrick Munyao

Keyword(s):

Urban Agriculture ◽

Organic Waste ◽

Waste Recycling ◽

Gender Perspectives

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An approach for integrating sustainable development goals (SDGs) through organic waste management

10.1016/b978-0-323-85792-5.00010-1 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 331-350

Author(s):

Shashi Arya ◽

Digambar Chavan ◽

Shilpa Vishwakarma ◽

Sunil Kumar

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Waste Management ◽

Organic Waste ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Development Goals ◽

Organic Waste Management

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

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202016902010 ◽

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.

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Conceptualizing reverse logistics to plastics recycling system

Social Responsibility Journal ◽

10.1108/srj-12-2019-0411 ◽

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.

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