Capacity building in rural Guatemala by implementing a solid waste management program

Zárate, Marcelo; Slotnick, J.; Ramos, Maria do Rosário

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2007.10.016

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“…In particular, waste classification systems should be improved. As Zarate et al suggests, more needs to be done in terms of training waste collection workers to not only collect but also classify RSW correctly [42]. International research in both rural and urban regions in other countries reveals that classification and recycling are among the main means of effectively reducing the quantity of RSW produced [43][44][45].…”

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“…Efforts should also be made to increase villager environmental awareness by advertising safe and acceptable practices of RSW collection and classification. Public positive participation has been shown to be one of the most important methods to reduce the amount of RSW [42]. Local "village environment committees" can be established to better manage and enforce RSWM according to the local economic and geographic context [54].…”

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Rural Solid Waste Management in China: Status, Problems and Challenges

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This paper seeks to describe the overall state of Rural Solid Waste Management (RSWM) in China in three main areas: waste collection services, waste transportation services and waste disposal services. Given China's urbanization, industrialization, and the subsequent improvement of household living standards, the amount of solid waste generated in rural China has increased rapidly. Based on primary data collected in 2016 from 100 villages across five provinces in China, we find that the proportion of villages with waste collection, waste transportation, and waste disposal services in 2015 is 80%, 55% and 22%, respectively. The differences in shares of villages with these services across provinces are statistically significant. Using descriptive and econometric analyses, the authors show that richer villages are more likely to provide rural solid waste (RSW) collection and transportation services. Villages with new (newly elected or appointed) village leaders are more likely to supply RSW disposal services. While the majority of villages report that they offer waste collection services (installing waste collection facilities and employing waste collection workers), the vast majority of villages do not transport their waste to treatment plants. Even fewer villages report using centralized disposal methods to dispose of waste, as required by law or regulation. This study represents the first effort to describe the state and determinants of waste management services in rural China in the wake of increased investment in and new policies regarding RSWM released in 2015. Additionally, we provide evidence-based suggestions that might be useful for policy makers interested in improving RSWM in China. These suggestions include increasing investments in waste collection facilities and worker services; encouraging local residents to classify and recycle waste; designing optimal waste transportation networks and routes; and improving on-site waste disposal technology.

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“…Also, recycling is broader than waste recovery and reuse because it represents an entire value chain which involves the direct collection, reclaiming (recovery) and reuse of waste materials such as paper, plastics, and glass either in their original form immediately after separation and cleaning or reprocessing [8]. To be more precise, waste recovery simply means that "resource materials (are) extracted from the waste stream with the intention to use as inputs into newer products" while reusing means "materials are used in a similar or different purpose without changing form or properties" [17,32,33].…”

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“…The scarcity of such research has led Van der Merwe and Steyl [29] to ask the most pertinent question: "what about waste generated in rural areas, especially in a country such as South Africa, where some 40% of the population still lives in rural settings?" By contrast, even though the urban bias still exists in many countries, comparatively more is known internationally on the different aspects of municipal waste management and its recycling potential in predominantly rural areas [17,19,[43][44][45]. Scientific knowledge that pertains to community satisfaction levels on current waste management systems, as well as their attitudes and willingness to recycle, is critical for improving the effectiveness of municipal solid waste management practices [44].…”

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“…Hence, local governments should not only ensure that municipal solid waste is collected and disposed of in landfill sites in a cost effective and sanitary manner, but also ascertain that recoverable components are reused and recycled efficiently [16]. Effective municipal solid waste management and its minimization has proven to be a very complex function in many countries, however, and is dependent upon adequate institutional capacity, enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, cooperation and collaboration between municipal governments, as well as heightened public awareness amongst community residents [2,[17][18][19].…”

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Community Resident’s Opinions and Perceptions on the Effectiveness of Waste Management and Recycling Potential in the Umkhanyakude and Zululand District Municipalities in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa

2017

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Abstract:Despite new environmental laws and regulations in South Africa during the last two decades, especially around municipal solid waste management, there is little emphasis towards waste minimization through recycling. Whereas most waste management research in South Africa has focused on urban municipalities, not much is known regarding the effectiveness of waste management services and recycling challenges in rural areas. This paper reports on the effectiveness of waste management practices from the perspective of community residents in selected rural districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province. A random sample comprised of 333 community residents was selected for questionnaire-administered interviews. Based on the opinions and perceptions of respondents, the provision of waste management services is generally inadequate. Apart from the successful collection of domestic solid wastes (66.7%) from households by municipalities, the collection of recyclable waste materials from illegal waste dumps (75%) and from households (68.7%) are not being adequately provided. Thus, levels of dissatisfaction regarding municipal collection services are very high (97.3%) amongst respondents. Furthermore, systematic recycling initiatives that involve communities are largely non-existent and most (96.7%) respondents lack relevant technical knowledge on waste recycling and how it can be carried out effectively through waste segregation at source and other processes.

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Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study of Sustainable, Revenue Generating Model for Organic Waste Management

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2017

Corporate Social Responsibility in India

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Capacity building in rural Guatemala by implementing a solid waste management program

Cited by 34 publications

References 7 publications

Rural Solid Waste Management in China: Status, Problems and Challenges

Rural Solid Waste Management in China: Status, Problems and Challenges

Community Resident’s Opinions and Perceptions on the Effectiveness of Waste Management and Recycling Potential in the Umkhanyakude and Zululand District Municipalities in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa

Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study of Sustainable, Revenue Generating Model for Organic Waste Management

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