Households Willingness to Accept Collection and Recycling of Waste Cooking Oil for Biodiesel Input in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia

Yacob, Mohd Rusli; Kabir, Ibrahim; Radam, Alias

doi:10.1016/j.proenv.2015.10.059

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“…Such results agree with those obtained by Echegaray et al [29] and Yacob et al [20] who highlighted that women are more willing to collect and recycle waste than men. This aspect highlights a greater concern of women regarding household waste management [20]. However, not all the authors agree.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…The significance of the key 'level of education', as a factor that influences the behavior and attitude of consumers about waste recycling, also emerged in other papers [20,28,30]. The authors of such studies highlighted that a higher educational level corresponds to a greater willingness of consumers to collect and recycle waste [20,28] and a greater level of awareness about it [30].…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Concerning the social and economic aspects, Yacob et al [20] carried out a sociological survey addressed to Malaysian households in order to estimate their willingness to accept the collection and recycling of WCO. In China, Liu et al [21] explored the behaviors, awareness, and willingness of restaurants to submit their WCO for biofuel production through random sampling surveys.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Evolution of Waste Cooking Oil Collection in an Area with Long-Standing Waste Management Problems

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Domenico²,

Ferrara

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Waste cooking oil (WCO) can be a useful secondary raw material, if properly managed. On the contrary, uncontrolled disposal generates negative environmental impacts as well as economic loss. Therefore, improving WCO recovery rate, with the cooperation of citizens and effective collection programs, is fundamental. The aim of the study was to investigate the reason for the low recovery of WCO in those areas suffering serious waste management problems such as the Campania region in Southern Italy. For this purpose, the case of a WCO collection program adopted in Angri, a town of around 34,000 people with a high population density, was studied. In 2015, the collection program was managed by a social cooperative, while, in 2016, after the change of the local government, the collection of WCO was entrusted to a private company. In 2015, the households’ participation in the collection program was surveyed through a structured questionnaire. The results revealed that the collection of WCO was practiced by 53% of the respondents. Among those not collecting WCO, 76% of the sample wrongly disposed of WCO in their home (kitchen or toilet). Misinformation was the main reason why they did not adhere to the collection program. Therefore, it was suggested to support information and environmental education campaigns to promote environmental awareness of citizens. Unfortunately, the change of management, together with serious problems in the collection of municipal waste in the whole region, due to the continuous closures of the mechanical and biological plants, produced a sharp decline in the collection from 7730 kg in 2015 to an average of 3800 kg for the period 2016–2019, with a loss of more than 15,000 kg of WCO wrongly disposed with consequent environmental and economic damage. Therefore, information and awareness campaigns are important but the form of entrusting the collection service is equally important, especially in areas with long-standing waste management problems.

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“…A study in Malaysia in 2015 found that cash incentives to encourage the households’ willingness and participation and pricing policy to regulate the price of a kilogram of waste cooking oil were necessary to accept collection and recycling of waste cooking oil [ 52 ].…”

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A mixed-method study of edible oil waste from farm to table in Iran: SWOT analysis

Salmani

Mohammadi‐Nasrabadi

Esfarjani

2021

J Mater Cycles Waste Manag

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The increasing trend of food waste is one of the serious challenges throughout the world. The purpose of this study is to investigate the status of edible oil waste (EOW) from farm to table using the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis in Iran (2021). First, semi-structured, interviews were conducted with 11 experts in the edible oil industry. Then a cross-sectional study was done on 40 restaurant managers through telephone interviews about the restaurant’s discarded edible oils. Finally, an online study was undertaken among 121 households regarding their waste cooking oil at home. Two categories in five themes with 20 subthemes were explored based on the participant’s perspectives. Lack of up-to-date knowledge and appropriate technology were the main reasons for making waste from farm to factory. EOW is used optimally in other industries. The results showed that 92% of the restaurants sell the EOW for poultry feeds without refinement. The majority of the households [52%] throw EOW in the garbage and 21% dump their discarded oils in the sewage. By SWOT analysis, the challenges of EOW from farm to table were identified. There is no specific policy plan for collecting and recycling EOW. The waste oil used in poultry feed without refinement can enter the human body and the possible oxidation toxicity of this waste can pose public health risks. Policymakers can use the SWOT analysis for setting laws and regulations for EOW to ensure its safe disposal and promote its use for biodiesel to provide a healthy community.

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“…Moreover, Yacob et al (2015) adopt CVM to analysis the WTA of households in Malaysia for the cyclic utilization of cooking oil. Their results suggest that family characteristics (e.g., incomes) and population characteristics (e.g., gender, age, and education level) have a significant impact on WTA (Yacob et al, 2015). It is worth noting that confirmatory factor analysis does not apply to people willing to accept nonmonetary compensation because their WTA, measured by CVM, is zero.…”

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Can money always talk? Implication for environmental compensation by international agribusiness

Sun

Zhou

Lei

2019

Journal of Cleaner Production

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With the development of agricultural industrialization, the environmental issues of intensive animal farming are attracting increasing attention. Using survey data from 313 Chinese households living near the large-scale broiler farms of an international food company, this paper employs a contingent valuation method and discrete choice experiment to quantify the willingness to accept an air pollution compensation scheme. We find the following. (1) 42% of respondents have a nonmonetary preference for compensation; thus, the conventional contingent valuation method is unsuitable for application to them. (2) The results of a probit and tobit model show that in addition to income, "trust and perception" dominate decision-making based on willingness to accept; however, the effect of actual distance is weak. (3) Because of the positive externalities of roads, schools, and job opportunities, the combination of nonmonetary options is feasible and beneficial for both sides (the company and households) in the long term. Thus, from the perspective of the global value chain, it is worth studying nonmonetary compensation strategies in order to explore the sustainable development strategies of multinational corporations. The Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) is a semigovernmental, nonpartisan, nonprofit research institute, founded in 1958. The Institute merged with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) on July 1, 1998. The Institute conducts basic and comprehensive studies on economic and related affairs in all developing countries and regions, including Asia, the

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Households Willingness to Accept Collection and Recycling of Waste Cooking Oil for Biodiesel Input in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia

Cited by 20 publications

References 11 publications

Evolution of Waste Cooking Oil Collection in an Area with Long-Standing Waste Management Problems

Evolution of Waste Cooking Oil Collection in an Area with Long-Standing Waste Management Problems

A mixed-method study of edible oil waste from farm to table in Iran: SWOT analysis

Can money always talk? Implication for environmental compensation by international agribusiness

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