Coping with waste: A government-NGO collaborative governance approach in Shanghai

Arantes, Virginie; Zou, Can; Che, Yue

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109653

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“…For instance, an integrated approach targets institutions such as governments, industry, educational organizations, and the local villages (Halkos and Petrou 2020). This can be undertaken through the establishment of educational centres on a municipal level, through the activities of NGOs, and in schools and universities (Arantes et al 2020). Local media such as radio stations and posters can be an effective medium to ensure information is proliferated through the community.…”

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Assessment of municipal solid waste management system in Lae City, Papua New Guinea in the context of sustainable development

Doaemo

Dhiman²,

Borovskis³

et al. 2021

Environ Dev Sustain

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Lae City (LC) of Morobe Province is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. Due to the abundant natural resources it inherits, the resultant urbanization has led to an influx of the human population. This increase in population as a result of industrialization has led to increased municipal solid waste (MSW) accumulation. To address this exigent issue, which affects the nation’s carbon footprint, it is imperative to review socio-economic and geographic factors to establish a feasible approach for managing MSW efficiently and sustainably. In the quest to achieve the same, the present assessment focuses on the 3 core waste management hierarchy systems to support sustainable development for LC by reviewing existing opportunities and challenges associated with the current MSW management system and the associated policies. The result shows that as a sustainable approach to MSW management of LC, a zero-waste campaign for resource recovery engaging all stakeholders can be implemented since the organic content of MSW generated in LC is as high as 70%. Moreover, the dumping of MSW at the dedicated dumpsite site can be minimized if policies are strengthened and the proposed waste avoidance pathway is implemented strictly. In addition to this, to avoid the contamination of groundwater and recovery of methane, the use of the Fukuoka approach in the existing landfills has been suggested to capture leachate without any huge expenditure. Graphic abstract

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Assessment of municipal solid waste management system in Lae City, Papua New Guinea in the context of sustainable development

Doaemo

Dhiman²,

Borovskis³

et al. 2021

Environ Dev Sustain

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“…Presently, the literature review shows that environmental NGOs are widely studied in its influence on environmental mitigation strategies such as environmental management (Arantes, Zou, & Che, 2020;Shaharudin & Fernando, 2015), firms' collaboration (Mousavi & Bossink, 2020;Krabbenborg, 2020), a relationship with diseases (Saadat, Rawtani, & Hussain, 2020) and governance (Khan et al, 2020;Hale, 2020). Based on the current studies available in the literature, it is evident that there exists an extensive literature on environmental NGOs for a considerable period in many fields of studies.…”

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Environmental Ngos Involvement in Dismantling Illegal Plastic Recycling Factory Operations in Malaysia

Shaharudin

Fernando

Ahmed

et al. 2020

JGI

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The environmental issue is becoming an important sustainable development goal due to its devastating impact on the economy, society, and ecosystem. The need for managing environmental issues is leading a government to work closely with stakeholders such as environmental NGOs and local municipal councils. While collaboration between government and local municipal councils has been widely covered in the literature, the relationship between environmental NGOs and the government remains a complex issue. In the past, environmental NGOs have a responsibility to advise the government and create awareness to the public. However, the trend has soon changed, where environmental NGOs are becoming more active and influential in enacting policies to uphold environmental integrity. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role played by Malaysian environmental NGOs and the current states of environmental integrity in Malaysia. This study used a qualitative case study of illegal plastic recycling factories in Malaysia to achieve research objectives. The findings show that environmental NGOs in Malaysia are a mediator between the government and the public. However, environmental NGOs are now more active in influencing the public to pressure the government to uphold environmental integrity. In addition, Malaysia's environmental integrity has increased with several policies by the government for firms, and consumers are already in place and gearing towards zero plastics. An improvement from the government side should focus on an integrated waste management system to enables circular economy adoption among firms. This study novelty lies in the introduction of environmental NGOs as a mediator to foster Malaysian environmental integrity and integrated waste management

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“…Study by Rabbani et al (2020) confirmed to be true the 'assumption that by allocating budget (funds) to NGOs for increasing consumer environmental awareness (CEA), the produced waste will be decreased. Similarly, a study in Shanghai by Arantes et al (2020) revealed that NGOs are very effective intermediaries between state and society in promoting environmental governance practices, and that a collaborative governance model can enhance public participation in waste classification, among other things, in urban areas. Tukahirwa (2011) reported national and international NGOs involved in SWM activities in in East African countries of Uganda and Kenya such as advocacy services, capacity building, community sensitisation and mobilisation, recycling, construction of latrines, garbage collection, monitoring and advisory services, supporting other NGOs amongst others.…”

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Comparative analysis on perspectives of environmental and non-environmental NGOs on solid waste management in Jos metropolis, Nigeria

Habila¹

2022

SJES

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This study aimed to make comparative analysis of perspectives of environmental and non-environmental NGOs in Jos Metropolis on key solid waste issues with a view to provide relevant data that would hopefully help in facilitating collaboration between the state and NGOs as well as between NGOs and relevant local and international development partners. Using purposive approach, 115 NGOs in the study area were identified and given the same questionnaire. The study revealed that there are just as many NGOs working in solid waste management (SWM) as there are NGOs that are not (50% each) and there was a link between the NGO categories across all of the parameters considered in the study. It also demonstrated that NGOs' organizational viewpoint on the solid waste issues examined in the study is unaffected by their orientation or primary field of activity, and that registration as a non-environmental NGO is not a disincentive to intervening the area of environment, particularly SWM. It is recommended that the state government adopts an all-encompassing approach or framework that allows for active NGO participation including all relevant stakeholders in the SWM initiatives undertaken by the responsible government agency. Similarly, local and development partners with interest in environmental protection need to assist the NGOs by partnering with them through funding, technical support, and research among other things.

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Coping with waste: A government-NGO collaborative governance approach in Shanghai

Cited by 40 publications

References 21 publications

Assessment of municipal solid waste management system in Lae City, Papua New Guinea in the context of sustainable development

Assessment of municipal solid waste management system in Lae City, Papua New Guinea in the context of sustainable development

Environmental Ngos Involvement in Dismantling Illegal Plastic Recycling Factory Operations in Malaysia

Comparative analysis on perspectives of environmental and non-environmental NGOs on solid waste management in Jos metropolis, Nigeria

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