Municipal solid waste generation in municipalities: Quantifying impacts of household structure, commercial waste and domestic fuel

Lebersorger, Sandra; Beigl, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2011.05.016

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“…Lebersorger and Beigl (2011) found percentage of buildings with solid fuel heating as one of the important factors influencing MSW. Kayode and Omole (2011) found positive influence of type of building on waste generation.…”

Section: Occupationmentioning

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Household Waste Generating Factors and Composition Study for Effective Management in Gorkha Municipality of Nepal

Maskey¹,

Singh²

2017

JSD

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Municipal solid waste is a growing concern in cities of developing countries and households are the main contributor. Lack of reliable data sources remain one of the major drawbacks for deciding on effective waste management option. The study area Gorkha municipality is selected because it is one of the highly under-researched and least resource intensive municipalities in Nepal. However, continued growth in municipal waste if left unattended will only intensify the problem and thus demands proactive action. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyze waste composition and to evaluate the socioeconomic factors impacting household waste generation for effective management. Using stratified sampling method, 401 households were selected from all 15 municipal wards. Socioeconomic factors impacting household waste generation were assessed using Ordinary Least Square regression model. The rate of household waste generation in Gorkha municipality is found to be 0.24 kg/capita/day and estimated total household waste generation of 9.4 tonnes/day. Household size and income are found to have positive impact on waste generation, both statistically significant at 1% and thus can be important indicators to forecast solid waste generation trend. Household waste composition was 47.25% organic waste, 37.52% recyclable waste that comprised of 10.38% paper and paper products, 9.88% glass, 6.92% metal, 5.39% plastic, 3.57% textile and 1.38% rubber and leather, and rest 15.23% other waste. Organic waste has the highest share and if not managed properly, creates serious health and environmental hazards. It could be managed efficiently by composting at household and local government level.

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Section: Occupationmentioning

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Household Waste Generating Factors and Composition Study for Effective Management in Gorkha Municipality of Nepal

Maskey¹,

Singh²

2017

JSD

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“…No significant linear relationships were detected between the different waste fractions and the number of inhabitants; however, foreigners appears to be linearly related with all the waste fractions, showing a positive correlation in all cases. The study carried out by Lebersorger and Beigl ( 2011 ) in a province of Styria (Austria) also found that foreigners was positively correlated with MSW (p value <0.05). As regards the socioeconomic variables, tourism is the only variable correlated with the generation rate AGR , and a significant positive correlation between them was detected.…”

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“…If relevant factors are identified and their values are also known, then MSW can be managed more effectively by waste disposal operators. A review of the literature reveals a number of studies that analyze the generation and composition of MSW and their relationship with socioeconomic, demographic, and logistic factors (AbuQdais et al 1997; Bandara et al 2007; Bach et al 2004; Beigl et al 2004; Lebersorger and Beigl 2011; Daskalopoulos et al 1998; Hockett et al 1995; Ojeda et al 2008; Thanh et al 2010. Correlation analysis, linear regression models, power equations, and mean comparison tests are the tools used most frequently in these studies.…”

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Factors determining waste generation in Spanish towns and cities

Prades

Gallardo

Ibáñez

2014

Environ Monit Assess

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This paper analyzes the generation and composition of municipal solid waste in Spanish towns and cities with more than 5000 inhabitants, which altogether account for 87 % of the Spanish population. To do so, the total composition and generation of municipal solid waste fractions were obtained from 135 towns and cities. Homogeneity tests revealed heterogeneity in the proportions of municipal solid waste fractions from one city to another. Statistical analyses identified significant differences in the generation of glass in cities of different sizes and in the generation of all fractions depending on the hydrographic area. Finally, linear regression models and residuals analysis were applied to analyze the effect of different demographic, geographic, and socioeconomic variables on the generation of waste fractions. The conclusions show that more densely populated towns, a hydrographic area, and cities with over 50,000 inhabitants have higher waste generation rates, while certain socioeconomic variables (people/car) decrease that generation. Other socioeconomic variables (foreigners and unemployment) show a positive and null influence on that waste generation, respectively.

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“…Tourism is an activity that on one side contributes to boost real property prices through the demand for second homes and vacant dwellings (Ruggieri, 2008) and that asks for higher amenity values conflicting with the establishment of landfills (Mazzanti et alia, 2011;Mazzanti et alia 2012); on the other, because of temporary stay at the destination, no participation in local social capital and difficulties in understanding the local MW collection organization, tourist places are less devoted to MW selection (Mc Kercher, 1993;Coggins, 1994;Lebersorger and Beigl, 2011;Mateu-Sbert et alia, 2013).…”

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Municipal Waste Selection and Disposal: Evidences from Lombardy

Silvestri

Ghinoi

2015

SSRN Journal

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in AbstractThis article exploit a data base of 1.522 observations related to Lombardy's municipalities to run a cross sectional estimation of the drivers of MW selection. We find no evidence of a significant correlation between the percentage of selected MW selection and market variables such as the unit charge for waste management, a result probably affected by the high degree of integration existing in Lombardy among collectors and disposal operators. On the contrary, we discover robust and significant correlation with a set of geographical, socio-economic, and political variables. Among the latter ones, we have a confirmations on the influence of party competition on the percentage of household recycling, with the left wing ruling parties more addressed to it than the rivals, and on the high correlation existing between MW selection and the implementation of a unit pricing scheme. Other positive correlations with the independent variable are shown by per-capita income, while quite surprisingly the education level of citizens seems to play no role. JEL: C21, L97, Q 53, R11;

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Municipal solid waste generation in municipalities: Quantifying impacts of household structure, commercial waste and domestic fuel

Cited by 125 publications

References 15 publications

Household Waste Generating Factors and Composition Study for Effective Management in Gorkha Municipality of Nepal

Household Waste Generating Factors and Composition Study for Effective Management in Gorkha Municipality of Nepal

Factors determining waste generation in Spanish towns and cities

Municipal Waste Selection and Disposal: Evidences from Lombardy

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