scholarly journals The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the household waste flow during the containment period

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. e2021011
Author(s):  
Kaizouri Mohamed ◽  
Mesbahi-Salhi Amina ◽  
Madoui Bachir El Mouez ◽  
Bouslama Zihed ◽  
Rezaiguia Wafa
Keyword(s):  
Household Waste ◽  
Waste Flow ◽  
The Impact

Investigating the relevance of the traditional marketing mix across different stages of change: Empirical evidence from household recycling

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Blaise Issock Issock ◽  
Mercy Mpinganjira ◽  
Mornay Roberts-Lombard
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Traditional Marketing ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aims to provide empirical evidence and a different perspective on the relevance of the traditional marketing mix in social marketing programmes. This is a response to the ongoing debate about the (in)compatibility of the traditional marketing mix (the 4Ps) in the field of social marketing. In doing so, this study examines the important role that the stages of behaviour change play in influencing the effectiveness of traditional marketing mix elements in the context of recycling in South African households. Design/methodology/approach This study follows a quantitative method, relying on a survey of 699 heads of households in South Africa. Multigroup analysis and structural equation modelling were applied to test the impact of stages of changes on the potential effect of marketing mix elements on the intention to recycle household waste. Findings The results established that although the traditional marketing mix elements have a marginal effect on the intention to recycle household waste, further analyses revealed that this impact of the marketing mix is contingent on the stage of change in which the target audience is found. Thus, the findings indicated that the marketing mix elements significantly influence the intention to recycle when the target audience is at the contemplation and preparation phases. Originality/value Whilst both critics and proponents of the adoption of the traditional marketing mix in social marketing initiatives have provided relevant arguments, the debate had remained largely theoretical. This study discusses the limitations of the traditional marketing mix in behaviour change programmes and the need for a segmented approach based on the stages of behaviour change when using the 4Ps. However, given the hegemony of the 4Ps in the social marketing literature, this study sheds light on the appropriate “Ps” to activate to influence recycling behavioural intention at different stages of change.

scholarly journals Organization of Business Activities Taking into Account Environmental and Economic Aspects

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-85
Author(s):  
Oleksandr V. Kubatko ◽  
Oleksandra V. Kubatko ◽  
Tetyana I. Sachnenko ◽  
Odevole O. Oluwaseun
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
The Impact

One of the most urgent environmental problems today is the pollution of the environment by emissions of harmful substances and industrial waste. The negative impact on the environment and people is becoming more widespread, and its disposal methods inhibit the development of the economic system. In a market economy, entrepreneurs are not interested in increasing environmental costs, which naturally lead to higher production costs and reduce profits. The impact on the environment is becoming more widespread every year and has led to an ecological crisis in some parts of the world. Waste recycling has been constantly discussed since a person “produces” more than 250 kg of household waste per year. At the enterprise, these figures reach 10 000 kg. In recent years, Ukraine has imported about 30-50 thousand tons of PET granulate, which is gradually accumulating in landfills in the form of packaging, bottles, films. Such hazardous pollutants affect the environment through soil and water. In contrast, Ukraine does not yet have successful experience in waste management. In our opinion, such behavior is the ignorance of the population about waste disposal and replacement of a particular product with a more environmentally friendly one. The functioning of enterprises and farms does not always have the equipment to dispose of waste, and there is no room for the disposal of unnecessary products and raw materials. However, the problem of lack of innovative equipment arises due to a lack of adequate funding. Therefore, the lack of possibilities for a comprehensive solution to the situation creates a barrier, which does not allow to take proper measures to eliminate and reduce the amount of garbage. Despite many regulations and legal frameworks for regulating waste management, there is no cost-effective policy, and there is no regional waste management program and plan for their proper disposal. It can be concluded that the recycling and disposal of waste will reduce the need for waste incineration, create conditions for improving the economic component of the region and the country as a whole with an account of environmental quality standards. The paper pays attention to the essence of waste disposal; identified ways to recycle garbage.

Identification of factors of waste management system

2019 ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
Iryna Kolodiichuk
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Governmental Institutions ◽  
The Impact

Attention is drawn to the threatening scale of problems in the field of waste management, the direct correlation between the dynamics of socio-economic development and the accumulation of waste, which requires the formation of an adequate waste management system based on a territorially balanced approach. The importance of assessing the impact of quantitative and qualitative parameters of waste generation / utilization that form the territorial balance of waste management systems is emphasized. The organizational and economic factors that determine the volume and structure of waste generation / utilization and to which we primarily refer the macroeconomic situation in the country, economic activity of enterprises, logistics, economic, environmental levers and production restrictions are substantiated. The importance of governmental institutions in providing conditions for responsible treatment of waste management and in the use of administrative and incentive instruments to influence these processes is emphasized By changing the structure of production, a trade-off can be found between market demand for products and the cost of production, taking into account the prospective cost of waste management. The experience of European countries shows that modern recycling technologies must meet the criteria of environmental friendliness, economy, long-term availability of raw materials for recycling and demand for recycling technologies from the point of view of the sale of recycled waste components. We are convinced that the processing enterprise for the successful functioning of the company must be a business project, not a social project. This alters the motivation of management and focuses its strategy on economic outcomes that will produce social and environmental effects. The feasibility of using a public-private partnership scheme can provide a synergistic effect in the waste management system. Emphasis is placed on the effect-forming role of the socio-legal group of factors, which include the level of environmental awareness of waste generators, responsibility for violation of technological standards, ability to organize the sorting of household waste, state priorities for the implementation of waste management policy, legal responsibility for unauthorized waste.

Monitoring the state of waste disposal facilities using remote sensing data

2018 ◽  
Vol 941 (11) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
U.D. Niyazgulov ◽  
A.A. Gebgart ◽  
V.G. Krestinkov ◽  
F.K. Niyazgulov
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Aerial Survey ◽  
The State ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Ecological State ◽  
Solid Waste Landfills ◽  
The Impact

The technology of monitoring objects of solid household waste in the Moscow region using the data of space and aerial survey is considered. In order to solve the problem, we used space survey materials obtained from the Worldview-2 satellite (spatial resolution of 1,5 m per pixel) and special aerial filming performed with the help of an Azimuth-2M photo-imaging system based on a hang glider (spatial resolution not coarser than 0,1 m per pixel). On the basis of those materials, digital models of accommodation facilities for solid household wastes and orthophotoplans were obtained, using which a comparative analysis of the state of landfills was performed. The analysis was carried out according to several indicators, including the impact of polygons on the ecological state of the surrounding territories and the cluttering the surrounding territory with waste was determined. It is shown that the use of remote sensing materials enables obtaining the necessary information to monitor the state of solid waste landfills, while performing the minimum amount of field geodetic works.

Determination of phytotoxicity of wastes of mechanical processing of polymer mixtures with their mechanical activation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Malyshevska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Mechanical Processing ◽  
Polymer Mixtures ◽  
Phytotoxic Effect ◽  
Contamination Levels ◽  
Complex Relationships ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
The Impact

Biotesting to assess the complex relationships between soil, contaminants and living organisms and to determine the impact on ecosystems of pollutants whose concentrations may be beyond the sensitivity of the methods of determination and the composition of which cannot be determined. The aim is to establish the level of phytoxicity of wastes of mechanical processing of polymer mixtures, which are extracted from solid household waste with the help of indicator plants. Methods. Evaluation of phytotoxic effects was performed by vegetation methods according to ISO: 17402-2008, 17126-2005a, 11269-1: 2012a, 11269-2: 2012b. Contamination levels of the test samples were assessed according to ISO 16198.Objects of research: watercress seeds, mustard, wheat, corn, soybeans, barley and sludge from the processing of polymer mixtures composed of polymer particles of different composition and quantity, along with the remnants of paper labels. Studies of the content of heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cd, Zn, Ni) were performed by atomic absorption method on a spectrophotometer type CAS-120.1 in accordance with generally accepted methods. Results. The studied sludge does not negatively affect the process of germination of watercress, mustard, corn. The level of phytotoxic effect of sludge on the germination of soybeans and barley was within acceptable limits and did not exceed 3.33%. The study of migration of heavy metals present in the sludge and their accumulation during the growth and development of plants showed their insignificant content regardless of the sludge content. Only the lead content was higher than in the control 2.13 times and 1.83 times higher than in "relatively clean soil". Conclusions. Determination of phytotoxicity of this type of sludge on the process of germination and vegetation changes of plants should be carried out on the most sensitive crops - watercress and mustard. A study of the migration of heavy metals present in the sludge and their accumulation during plant growth showed the presence of bound forms of heavy metals copper, nickel, cadmium and zinc - the migration of which has not been established. However, mobile forms of lead that migrate from the sludge and accumulate in plants have been identified.

Use of virgin/recycled polyethylene blends in rotational moulding

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sibele Piedade Cestari ◽  
Peter J. Martin ◽  
Paul R. Hanna ◽  
Mark P. Kearns ◽  
Luis Claudio Mendes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Degree Of Crystallinity ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Flow Index ◽  
Melt Flow ◽  
Rotational Moulding ◽  
Plastics Recycling ◽  
Recycled Polyethylene ◽  
Rotationally Moulded ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Aiming to further plastics recycling via rotational moulding plastics processing, blends of virgin and recycled polyethylene sourced from post-consumer plastics were developed. Three different kinds of recycled high density polyethylene – from bottles, pipes and mixed household waste – were compounded with virgin medium density polyethylene in an extruder. The ideal amount of recyclate was chosen based upon the impact resistance of different contents (25, 50 and 75%) of recycled plastic with the 50/50 blend found to have the best performance. Compression-moulded and rotationally-moulded samples were analysed through falling dart impact test, flexural test, melt flow rate and differential scanning calorimetry analysis. The impact results of the compression-moulded samples showed an increase in the impact resistance of the blends with a higher melt flow index and lower degree of crystallinity. The rotationally-moulded specimens displayed much lower impact resistance than the pure virgin plastic and a 20–30% reduction in the flexural moduli, which were ascribed to the crystalline structure of the part and issues in the blends’ rotomoulding process. It was concluded that blending virgin and recycled polyethylene for rotational moulding can be an effective way to further plastics recycling inside the Circular Economy context.

scholarly journals Microbial and enzymatic activity in soil after organic composting

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 757-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Cristina Vinhal-Freitas ◽  
Dalcimar Regina Batista Wangen ◽  
Adão de Siqueira Ferreira ◽  
Gilberto Fernandes Corrêa ◽  
Beno Wendling
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Activity ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Microbial Biomass C ◽  
Organic C ◽  
Compost Amendment ◽  
Total Glucose ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Organic Compost

Microbial activity and biochemical properties are important indicators of the impact of organic composting on soil. The objective of this study was to evaluate some indicators of soil microbial and biochemical processes after application of compost (household waste). A Typic Acrustox, sampled at a depth of 10 cm under Cerrado biome vegetation, was evaluated in three treatments: control (soil without organic compost amendment) and soil with two doses of domestic organic compost (10 and 20 g kg-1 soil). The following properties were evaluated: released C (C-CO2): microbial respiration 15 days after incubation; microbial biomass C (MBC); total glucose (TG); metabolic quotient (qCO2); and enzyme activity of β-glucosidase and acid and alkaline phosphatase. The application of household compost, at doses of 10 and 20 g kg-1 Typic Acrustox, resulted in significant gains in microbial activity, organic C and C stock, as evidenced by increased MBC and TG levels. On the other hand, qCO2 decreases indicated greater microbial diversity and more efficient energy use. The addition of compost, particularly the 20 g kg-1 dose, strongly influenced the enzyme β-glucosidase and phosphatase (acid and alkaline). The β-glucosidase activity was significantly increased and acid phosphatase activity increased more than the alkaline. The ratio of β-glucosidase to MBC was greater in the control than in the composted treatments which suggests that there were more enzymes in the control than in the substrate or that the addition of compost induced a great MBC increase.

scholarly journals The impact of COVID-19 outbreak and perceptions of people towards household waste management chain in Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashis Acharya ◽  
Govinda Bastola ◽  
Bindu Modi ◽  
Asmi Marhatta ◽  
Suraj Belbase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Government ◽  
Household Waste Management ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe spread of COVID-19 is posing significant challenges to the household (HH) waste management sectors putting waste personnel and concerned bodies under massive pressure. The chain of collection, segregation, recycling, and disposal of household generated wastes is interrupted. This study aimed to assess how the household waste management chain was disrupted by novel coronavirus in Nepal and find the perception of the people towards the existing household waste management system (HHWMS). A descriptive online survey was carried out among 512 people using a cross-sectional research design and data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire method. Both descriptive, as well as inferential tests, were conducted using SPSS software. The finding of this study showed that 62.3% of respondents were not satisfied with the present HHWMS. Furthermore, there was a significant association of the satisfaction level of household waste management during coronavirus outbreak with gender, waste volume change in lockdown, PPE for waste collectors, and education on waste handling techniques provided by the government sector at 5% level of significance (p < 0.05). Proper HH waste management has become a challenge, and to address this some innovative works such as awareness programs for people, health and hygiene related support to waste workers, and effective policy formulation and implementation should be done by the Government of Nepal.

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