scholarly journals WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN COVID-19 PERIOD

PRIMO ASPECTU ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 27-39
Author(s):  
Julia V. ERMOLAEVA
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Global Government

The article provides an overview of national reports of global government organizations regarding the specifics of waste management in emergency situations COVID-19. The main problems are identified as the violation of logistics, strict hygiene requirements, changes in the cost of recyclables, an increase in the share of hazardous and disposable wastes. The measures taken by the global community are listed: waste becomes a priority social service, sanitary safety rules are more effectively developed, additional infrastructures for control, transportation, processing of household and hazardous waste are built, and environmental practices of the population are adjusted.

Factors Affecting the Hazardous Waste Management Practices in Heavy Industries

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 108-118
Author(s):  
Kennedy Degaulle Gunawardana ◽  
Chamari K. Jayasinghe ◽  
A. D. Nuwan Gunarathne
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Hazardous Waste Management ◽  
Company Policy ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
Industry Sectors

Among the different types of waste, hazardous waste poses a serious challenge to humans and the environment if not properly managed. Although many industries generate hazardous waste in various degrees, heavy industries generate the largest volume of hazardous waste. While hazardous waste management (HWM) has been studied well in many industry sectors and countries, it is not so with heavy industries in developing countries. The purpose of this paper was therefore to identify the factors affecting the HWM practices in heavy industries in Sri Lanka. The data was collected from 40 companies in ten different industrial categories of heavy industry. The respondent was the environmental officer of each company. The analysis reveals that technological facilities, public resistance, company policy, and economic factors affect the HWM practices in heavy industries in Sri Lanka. This study has several policy level and managerial implications for HWM in heavy industries to contribute towards the achievement of sustainable development.

A Review of Waste Management in Sri Lanka

2014 ◽  
Vol 878 ◽  
pp. 899-911
Author(s):  
G. Ajith Weerasundara
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Institutional Framework ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Hazardous Waste Management ◽  
Waste Management Practices

The purpose of this paper is to review the existing waste management practices, regulatory and institutional framework and technologies that are being employed currently for waste management in Sri Lanka in order to understand the magnitude of non-hazardous and hazardous waste problems and how to avoid these problems. This study is mainly based on information collected from literature review covering both municipal solid waste management and hazardous waste management. Sri Lanka has well-developed legislative and well-organized institutional framework with environmental related policies, strategies and guidelines on waste management. Technologies and methods used for waste management are well accepted, but innovative technologies and strategies have to be introduced to streamline and uplift the existing waste management practices. This study also revealed that there is a high potential in private sector involvement in waste management. Considering all these aspects, a detailed comprehensive technical review and potential technology development are necessary to deal with all categories of wastes generated in Sri Lanka.

A Comparison of Hazardous and Solid Radioactive Waste Treatment and Disposal

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-275
Author(s):  
R.D. Little ◽  
P.R. Maul ◽  
G.M. Smith ◽  
P.A. Towler
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Performance Assessments ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Waste Minimisation ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
Treatment And Disposal

Comparisons have been frequently drawn between the radioactive and hazardous waste industries. However, they have tended to focus on particular aspects of the industries rather than the totality of waste management practices. In this paper a “cradle to grave” approach is taken, summarising and comparing practices in the two industries at all stages of the waste management cycle in OECD countries. In these countries there has been a convergence of approaches in recent years, with the hazardous waste industry now employing many of the practices which were developed for radioactive waste at a much earlier date. There is increasing emphasis on waste minimisation and volume reduction in both areas, and near surface engineered disposal facilities for the two types of waste now share many common features. The most notable outstanding difference between the two industries is the timescales of concern considered in post-disposal performance assessments. For radioactive waste, the impacts of disposal have been considered for timescales of many thousands, or even millions, of years into the future. The question of whether it is necessary to consider environmental impacts over such extended periods is only now becoming an issue for hazardous wastes.

The Changing Nature of Global Waste Management for the 21st Century: A Mixed Blessing?

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate O'Neill
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Domestic Politics ◽  
Hazardous Waste Management ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
International Regulations ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
Mixed Blessing ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the impact of global and economic pressures on hazardous waste management practices during the 1980s and 1990s and into the twenty-first century. It charts out four sets of recent changes in these practices. These are: first, a shift in the basic regulatory problem, from one of a more local nature to the internationalization of waste management issues; second, changes in the structure of the waste disposal industry worldwide; third, changes in policies regarding hazardous waste in EU member states; and fourth, changes in waste management policies in emerging economies. The article analyzes these changes in the light of the growing involvement of the private sector in international environmental regulation, and of the complex and sometimes contradictory impacts of international regulations on domestic politics. It argues that neither a “race to the bottom” nor a “race to the top” hypothesis fully holds, but that changing public/private and domestic/international balances are a mixed blessing.

Population Growth and Waste Management in Metropolitan Lagos

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Femi O. Omololu ◽  
Akinmayowa S. Lawal
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
The Public ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Waste Management Practices

This paper examines the influence of population growth on waste generation in Lagos metropolis, African’s most populous urban conglomeration. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, the study analyses the pattern of household waste disposal, collection and transportation in Lagos State. It also examines the public-private partnership strategy adopted in waste management. The findings show that population growth significantly influences waste generation and management in Lagos metropolis. As the population increased, the volume of waste generated also increased in each LGA of Lagos State. The public-private partnership strategy has been effective in managing waste, but the Lagos State Waste Management Authority oversight was adjudged as less than satisfactory. The paper concludes that intervention is needed in terms of educating the growing population of the Lagos metropolis on the best waste management practices. It highlights the need for a more efficient and effective publicprivate partnership collaboration to solve this perennial social problem.

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