scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN KENYA. A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW.

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-60
Author(s):  
DANSON NGETHE
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Cellular Phones ◽  
Extended Producer Responsibility ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Critical Literature

Purpose: There is a variety of electronic waste found in the country ranging from computers, cellular phones, televisions sets, refrigerators, and entertainment electronics amongst others. The general objective of the study was access the influence of electronic waste management systems in Kenya. A critical literature review Methodology: The paper used a desk study review methodology where relevant empirical literature was reviewed to identify main themes and to extract knowledge gaps. Findings: The study concludes that the methods employed in e-waste management were still inadequate. Most importers disposed of the undistributed computers and mobile phone at a discounted price to retailers and consumers. Very few importers used extended ·producer responsibility. In addition, majority of the end users used auctioning as a method of e-waste management. Recommendations: The study suggested that there is a need for the manufacturer to design a system which provides incentives to consumers to bring back products to the appropriate collection points. The incentives can be used in the beginning of the collection scheme as a way of advertising the scheme and when the scheme is well established the manufacturer can review and determine if there is need for incentives. Keywords: influence, electronic waste, management systems, Kenya

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF STAKEHOLDERS PARTICIPATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL. A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-29
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Muturi
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Town Planning ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Solid Waste Disposal ◽  
The Public ◽  
Illegal Mining ◽  
Critical Literature

Purpose: Solid waste is the remnant of the refuse that is collected and discarded by the public either in a managed system or in a mismanaged way. It also includes garbage or trash which consists of everyday items discarded by the public, for example plastic papers and containers, kitchen refuse, and market waste. The general objective of the study was to examine influence of stakeholder’s participation and management of solid waste disposal. A critical literature review. Methodology: The paper used a desk study review methodology where relevant empirical literature was reviewed to identify main themes and to extract knowledge gaps. Findings: The study concludes that the stakeholders are local and national government municipalities; city corporations; non-governmental organizations (NGO's); households, private contractor; Ministries of Health and Environment. The authorities, local and national municipalities, are largely responsible for the Waste Collection in the waste management chain. The Ministry of Health was is the most important stakeholder, followed by municipalities and solid waste management councils. Recommendations: The study recommends that there should be good drainage and proper town planning especially building standards like spacing and reserved areas; urban planning, infrastructural maintenance, and waste management like garbage clearing, and waste channeling; early warning system, reliable forecast, awareness, and inspections; community involvement through farming, afforestation, environmental sanitation, and stoppage of illegal mining; flood protection like dams, gabion, digging trenches, and water harvesting. Keywords:  influence, stakeholders, participation and management solid waste disposal

scholarly journals IMPACT OF CIRCULAR CONSTRUCTION ON DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE INDIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-24
Author(s):  
Kranti kumar Myneni ◽  
Rajan D
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
The World ◽  
Excess Amount

In recent times due to the Indian economic growth, there is a surge in construction activities. This surge has led to an excess amount of demolition waste that is produced. According to the Building Material Promotion Council, India generates an estimated 150 million tons of C and D waste every year. Some existing initiatives and the significant stakeholders' involvement have created the demolition waste management systems essential in the building’s demolition phase. The research in the C and D and Awareness program for C and D waste that initiated has led to the implementation of some waste management systems in the building's demolition phase. In India, the amount of demolition waste produced is higher than the construction waste produced while constructing buildings. So, it is essential for the demolition waste mitigation plan in the building's demolition phase. The study aims to know circular construction and current demolition waste management performance in the Indian construction industry. Through literature review, demolition waste management systems that are carried out all around the world are collected. The current practices carried out by different stakeholders practicing in India are known through a questionnaire survey. Data interpretation is made using the data collected in the literature review and the questionnaire survey. This research identified the significant benefits, barriers, and motivation factors to implement the waste management system, and proposing any necessary changes. Designer innovation and BIM deconstruction is considered as one of the barrier-breaking innovation in adopting the circular construction.

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN PENGELOLAAN LIMBAH ELEKTRONIK DALAM LINGKUP GLOBAL DAN LOKAL = Electronic Waste Management Policies in the Scope of Global and Local

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Sri Wahyono
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Extended Producer Responsibility ◽  
Human Survival ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
Global And Local ◽  
Poor Management

In line with population growth and lifestyle, the number of electronic waste increased. Electronicwaste is a hazardous waste that threaten human survival. Various efforts have been and are beingtaken to prevent environmental degradation caused by poor management of electronic waste.However, electronic waste is a source of valuable material that can be recovered through a series ofprocesses in the manufacturing of electronic waste. Support from various parties necessary for therealization of a sustainable e-waste management.Keywords: electronic waste, pollution, extended producer responsibilityAbstrakSejalan dengan pertumbuhan penduduk dan gaya hidup, limbah elektronik semakin meningkatjumlahnya. Limbah elektronik secara umum merupakan limbah berbahaya sehingga dapatmengancam kelangsungan hidup manusia. Berbagai upaya telah dan sedang dilakukan untukmencegah terjadinya degradasi lingkungan akibat pengelolaan limbah elektronik yang buruk. Namundemikian, limbah elektronik adalah sumber material berharga yang dapat di-recovery melaluiserangkaian proses di industri pengolahan limbah elektronik. Dukungan dari berbagai pihakdiperlukan untuk terwujudnya pengelolaan limbah elektronik yang berkelanjutan.Kata Kunci: Limbah elektronik, pencemaran, extended producer responsibility

scholarly journals State of the art preliminary literature review: Sustainability and waste reporting capabilities in management systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. 03014
Author(s):  
Ari Happonen ◽  
Daria Minashkina
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Management Reporting

Inspired by previous studies research gap findings and limitations in management system functions to produce sustainabilityrelated reporting authors set a goal to map the current academic literature in the context of waste management systems. The method chosen for the work was a systematic literature review, focusing on the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The authors found a total of 115 unique publications from the selected databases, which were filtered 28 contributing studies. With these studies, this study found that most of the publications are journals and almost half of the work has been published in the last 3 years. Additionally, sustainability and waste management reporting related literature seem to enjoy wide appreciation among the peers, indicated by a high number of references these publications had gathered. As an overall finding, the specific research area of waste management process quantified data reporting seems really young overall and needs additional research with multiple research gaps clearly waiting for follow-up research to pinpoint the specific areas to contribute in the near future.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE ON INDIVIDUAL HEARING PROBLEMS. A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-72
Author(s):  
JAMES OLUBWA
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Normal Person ◽  
Sound Levels ◽  
Extent Of Damage ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Critical Literature ◽  
Hearing Problems

Purpose: A normal person cannot perceive sound to its minimum level of 0 dB or the sound of rustling leaves. Persons with excellent hearing capabilities can receive sound levels as low as 15 dB. On the higher end, sound levels that exceed 85 dB can cause damage as bad as permanent hearing damage. The period spent around loud sound determines the extent of damage that will occur. The calmer the sound, the longer one can withstand it without any alarming effect. The general objective of the study was to access the impact of environmental noise on individual hearing problems. A critical literature review Methodology: The paper used a desk study review methodology where relevant empirical literature was reviewed to identify main themes and to extract knowledge gaps. Findings: The study concludes that safety practices that can assist in preventing hearing losses and other harmful effects call for personal, physician, and administrative engagement. Administratively, employers have an obligation to provide safety devices that prevent hearing loss or impairment. Employers should provide personal protective equipment to abate noise levels and that employers should give all employees an opportunity select hearing protectors that vary from entire head enclosures, canal caps, earplugs, to ear mugs. Recommendations: The study suggested that that personal hearing protective devices use should be enforced through education and inbuilt administrative mechanisms. Only consistent long term use of prevention produces positive impact. It is also recommended that utilization of safety strategies like shift rotations, leave scheduling, acoustic sound proofing of offices, quiet machinery and other strategies be enhanced through deliberate administrative effort. Keywords:  impact, environmental, noise, individual, hearing problems

scholarly journals Impact of Government Debt on Economic Growth in Kenya: A Critical Literature Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Silveria Mukwandiga Murungi ◽  
Kennedy Okiro
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Government Debt ◽  
Joint Effect ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Macroeconomic Variables ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Critical Literature ◽  
Regulatory Reforms

The study examined the impact of government debt on economic growth through extensive review of relevant theoretical and empirical literature. Governments borrow to cover budget deficits. The debt is obtained either from the domestic market or from external sources. Government debt by Greece proved to be bad for the economy while government debt by USA which has the highest debt in the world proved to be manageable. This led to the need to examine the impact of government debt on economic growth in Kenya. The major theories examined included Adolph Wagner’s law of increasing state activity, the debt overhang theory, crowding out theory and the Ricardian equivalence theory. The main objective of the critical literature review was to review the literature done on the impact of government debt on economic growth while the specific objectives were to examine the impact of government debt on economic growth, to investigate the effects of macroeconomic variables on the relationship between government debt and economic growth, to establish the effects of regulatory reforms on the relationship between government debt and economic growth, and to review the joint effect of macroeconomic variables and regulatory reforms on government debt and economic growth. The majority of the findings from the literature reviewed on government debt indicated that there was an impact of government debt on economic growth; some showed a positive economic growth while others showed a negative economic growth.

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