Waste and informal recycling activities in Hanoi, Vietnam

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dao Ngo
Keyword(s):  
Informal Recycling

scholarly journals Socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on waste bank closed-loop system in Surabaya, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2110179
Author(s):  
IDAA Warmadewanthi ◽  
Dwi Wulandari ◽  
Mokhamad Nur Cahyadi ◽  
Ellina Sitepu Pandebesie ◽  
Maria Anityasari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Loop System ◽  
Closed Loop System ◽  
Informal Recycling ◽  
Socio Economic Impact ◽  
Waste Bank

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused most waste recycling activities to be terminated due to several factors, such as concerns about the spread of coronavirus through the collected solid waste. This study investigates the socio-economic impact of the situation of the closed-loop system of solid waste recycling. Several recommendations for tackling this problem are presented in this research. Primary data collection for the waste bank and informal recycling sector was carried out in the eastern part of Surabaya during large-scale social restrictions. In-depth interviews were conducted with waste bank customers, waste bank unit representatives and the informal recycling sector to understand the pandemic’s socio-economic impact on the closed-loop system. Results show that this pandemic has significant impacts on individuals and stakeholders engaged in waste recycling activities. Customers of waste banks, who mostly belong to low-income communities, mentioned that the waste bank closure gave rise to social and economic problems, such as increasing unmanaged solid waste and decreasing income. This result also applied to the informal recycling sector. The government can use the recommendations in this study to generate related policies, such as enforcing the health protocol within solid waste management to keep the recycling system in place and the business alive.

The Social Challenges of Involving the General Publics in Garbage Separation and Recycling in Chinese Cities

2014 ◽  
Vol 878 ◽  
pp. 831-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keng Hang Fan
Keyword(s):  
Collection System ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Social Surveys ◽  
The Public ◽  
Informal Recycling ◽  
Almost Everywhere ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Environmental Technologies ◽  
Waste Separation

Waste separation bins that are mainly categorized into recyclable and non-recyclable are being installed almost everywhere in China. It is notable that China is pushing hard to get the public involved in garbage separation and recycling. As an ethnographic research, this paper provides social and cultural explanations of why the roles of these newly designed bins are extremely limited. Explanation of such limitation is deeply concerned with, first, the beliefs and knowledge about recycling of the general publics, and more importantly, the history and hard-to-be-changed culture of informal recycling involving garbage pickers in China. As a foreign Chinese, the author has been running around Beijing and other cities in China to explore into the behind the scene Chinese informal garbage collection system. Using a series of informative social surveys, interviewing the public and personal observation, the paper illustrates and discusses the social challenges and current dilemmas China is facing in attempts to formalize its garbage separation and recycling. The aim of the paper is to address the importance of integrating the existing culture and knowledge of the people with the making of future environmental technologies and policies.

Informal Recycling In Developing Nations

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Hart
Keyword(s):  
Life Span ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Profit Margin ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Informal Recycling ◽  
Pig Farms ◽  
Environmental And Health Issues ◽  
Cost Of Production ◽  
The Cost

The topic of my research is informal recycling with a focus on developing nations. Scavengers are considered people who sort through garbage but not through an organization. There is a negative stigma that is associated with this type of lifestyle. The discussion will explore the benefits of organized informal recycling programs in countries such as Brazil and Nigeria. When informal recycling becomes organized jobs are created allowing for more residents to become employed. Some of the benefits of informal recycling include reducing the volume of waste, the life span of disposal sites is increased as well it helps reduce the amount of methane produced. These programs also allow for certain materials to be discovered which can easily be reused. For example, there are metals that can be sorted through and ultimately sold to companies. Another example would be the organics from the garbage are used in order to support pig farms. This decreases the cost of production for the pig farmers, which allows them a larger profit margin. Also, social, economic, environmental and health issues will be discussed in further detail. Finally, terms will be defined to allow a better understanding of the informal recycling world and how it operates.

Status of Electronic Waste Management in India

2019 ◽  
pp. 238-250
Author(s):  
Sanjay Kumar Koli ◽  
Athar Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Precious Metals ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Informal Recycling ◽  
Toxic Materials ◽  
Global Issue

Electronics waste is becoming a major global issue. Huge accumulation of e-waste and its recycling through primitive means for extraction of precious metals are a real concern in the developing countries due to the presence of hazardous materials in e-waste. The major portion of e-waste generated domestically as well as illegally imported is recycled in a crude manner leading to pollution of the environment. Current practices of e-waste management in India encounters many challenges like the difficulty in inventorization, ineffective regulations, pathetic and unsafe conditions of informal recycling, poor awareness of consumers, and reluctance on part of stakeholders to address the issues. As a result, toxic materials enter waste stream with no special precautions to avoid the known adverse impacts on the environment and human health. Resources are wasted when economically valuable materials are dumped. This chapter highlights the hazards caused due to improper handling of e-wastes and also describes some appropriate measures to be adopted for its management and safe disposal.

scholarly journals An analytical framework and tool (‘InteRa’) for integrating the informal recycling sector in waste and resource management systems in developing countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (9_suppl) ◽  
pp. 43-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Costas A Velis ◽  
David C Wilson ◽  
Ondina Rocca ◽  
Stephen R Smith ◽  
Antonis Mavropoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Informal Recycling

Formal and informal waste selective collection in developing megacities: Analysis of residents’ involvement in Bolivia

2020 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2093676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navarro Ferronato ◽  
Marcelo Antonio Gorritty Portillo ◽  
Gabriela Edith Guisbert Lizarazu ◽  
Vincenzo Torretta
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Informal Recycling ◽  
Big City ◽  
Recycling Systems ◽  
Selective Collection

The implementation of waste selective collection (SC) schemes in low-income countries is a challenge although it is one important way for improving environmental sustainability. The inclusion of the population is necessary for gaining effective results, and social surveys are support methods for understanding citizens’ involvement and behaviour. The aim of the research is to assess the support of the citizens concerning the formal and informal recycling in a low–middle income country. The study presents a questionnaire survey conducted in 2018 in La Paz, Bolivia, where 774 citizens were interviewed for evaluating their support to the formal and informal SC systems. Two questionnaires were submitted to two different users’ categories: users of the formal recyclable waste gathering points; and citizens of the neighbourhoods. Evidence of the survey shows that about 8% of the population supports the formal SC while about 48% are used to selecting their waste at home. About 79.2% of them bring the waste to the informal recycling shops or provide it to waste pickers, throwing the waste into or nearby the mixed containers in order to facilitate their collection. This research demonstrates how social inclusion is important for planning recycling systems within a developing big city, starting from the SC. Results suggest that the informal sector can be an effective means for improving the recycling behaviour of the citizens. The study can be of interest to stakeholders involved in introducing recycling policies in developing cities where the SC rate is still low, and informal waste collection exists.

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