Barriers to Effective Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Rapidly Urbanizing Area in Thailand

Yukalang, Nachalida; Clarke, Beverley; Ross, Kirstin

doi:10.3390/ijerph14091013

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“…Welfens et al [66] reported that knowledge is one of the significant key drivers of waste separation and disposal behaviors. There are several other studies underlining the significance of awareness on the effective implementation of HSW on the local level [49,[67][68][69]. On the contrary, Chen et al [15] and Zhang et al [47] have reported that a high awareness and knowledge on HSW management does not necessarily translate into action.…”

Section: The Overall Feedback and Motivation/demotivation Factorsmentioning

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Survey on Household Solid Waste Sorting at Source in Developing Economies: A Case Study of Nur-Sultan City in Kazakhstan

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The exponential population growth in urban areas makes existing solid waste management policies and strategies challenging. The situation becomes more strenuous in fast-growing cities where increasing waste production can hardly be met by the capacity of existing facilities. Practices like waste prevention, recycling, reuse, and recovery are fundamental elements needed for the reduction of solid waste disposed in landfills, especially in fast-growing cities where more sustainable management practices need to be adopted. This study investigated the behavioral attitudes of citizens of the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan (former Astana), towards household solid waste disposal and separation at the source. The survey was conducted through stratified random sampling during April and July of 2018 with the participation of 3281 respondents. It is the first attempt, to our knowledge, of assessing recycling trends in Kazakhstan from the household perspective. The results showed that 24% of respondents were already sorting household solid waste despite the absence of a separation system at the source. The study further demonstrated that separation at source could be effective if the local authorities were to introduce sound public awareness campaigns and install recycling bins in close proximity to residential buildings.

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Section: The Overall Feedback and Motivation/demotivation Factorsmentioning

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Survey on Household Solid Waste Sorting at Source in Developing Economies: A Case Study of Nur-Sultan City in Kazakhstan

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“…Finally, as in most developing countries [15,116,117], the cost of waste collection and disposal is not covered through the revenues from collection fees, but from municipality funds budget and other sources. In this sense, the new ISWM law includes the possibility to use funds from the fossil fuel industry revenues for solid waste management activities (personal comm: I2; C3) (personal comm: C3; C1; C7; I2; I1).…”

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Sustainability Transitions in the Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems of Bolivian Cities: Evidence from La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Lazo

Gasparatos

2019

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Municipal solid waste management (MWSM) systems have been evolving across most of the developing world. However, despite decades of refinement, they are still underperforming in many cities, leading to negative sustainability impacts in rapidly urbanizing cities of the global South. Despite similarities in the observed transitions between developed and developing countries, there are important differences in their characteristics and underlying drivers. This study aims to unravel the sustainability transitions of the MSWM systems in the two major cities of Bolivia, La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra, illustrating the role of various actors, and specifically local governments. This is achieved through the analysis of secondary data and expert interviews with stakeholders involved in different aspects of the MSWM system at the national and local level. We identify three partially overlapping sustainability transitions in the two cities, namely “Collection and centralized disposal”, “Environmentally controlled disposal”, and “Integrated solid waste management”. However, timelines, speed and elements of these transitions are somewhat different between cities, largely due to their inherent characteristics, institutions and stakeholder dynamics. Many technological, socioeconomic, and institutional factors converge to facilitate and hinder these transitions, including interactions of government and private sector actors, and the country’s broader political context.

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“…Environment‐related studies (e.g., Asibor & Oghenekohwiroro, ; Binafeigha & Enwin, ; Estrellan & Iino, ; Guerrero, Maas, & Hogland, ; Gullett, Lemieux, Lutes, Winterrowd, & Winters, ; Papargyroponlon, Colenbrander, Sudamant, Gouldson, & Tin, ; Thompson, ; Yukalang, Clarke, & Ross, ; Ziraba, Haregu, & Mberu, ) have spelled out the biological and chemical reactions of solid waste and the corresponding effects when it is indiscriminately disposed of in the environment without required treatment. Environmental health problems resulting from such practices could be direct or indirect.…”

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Health is wealth: Concern for households’ solid waste self‐disposal practices

Onanuga

Odunsi

2018

Environmental Quality Mgmt

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This study examines the challenges posed by solid waste by assessing the disposal methods practiced by residents in the Ijebu‐Ode Local Government Area (LGA) in Ogun State, Nigeria. Primary data were obtained through questionnaire administration. One out of every 10 houses was selected for sampling in six randomly selected wards of Ijebu‐Ode LGA. Three hundred and twelve questionnaires were administered on heads of households. Information elicited from the respondents covered solid waste disposal practices, the rationales behind those practices, and the respondents’ perceptions of environmental problems, including environmental health problems that could emanate from such practices. Data on environmental problems and environmental health problems measured on a 5‐point Likert scale were analyzed using Aggregate Weighted Mean Index. The computed Environmental Problem Indices (EPIs) and Environmental Health Problem Indices (EHPIs) were used to determine the severity of the respective challenges. The results established that blockage of drains with an EPI of 4.15 was a very severe environmental problem and flood hazard with an EPI of 3.55 was a severe environmental problem resulting from solid waste disposal practices. Incidence of malaria and cholera, with EHPIs of 2.85 and 2.56, respectively, were however ranked as not severe environmental health problems. The study concluded that solid waste disposal practices in Ijebu‐Ode LGA were unhygienic and unsafe, hence the need for government intervention to ensure the adoption of the necessary measures toward a safe and healthy environment.

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Barriers to Effective Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Rapidly Urbanizing Area in Thailand

Cited by 152 publications

References 30 publications

Survey on Household Solid Waste Sorting at Source in Developing Economies: A Case Study of Nur-Sultan City in Kazakhstan

Survey on Household Solid Waste Sorting at Source in Developing Economies: A Case Study of Nur-Sultan City in Kazakhstan

Sustainability Transitions in the Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems of Bolivian Cities: Evidence from La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Health is wealth: Concern for households’ solid waste self‐disposal practices

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