Municipal solid waste selective collection and tourism

Rada, Elena Cristina; Zatelli, Claudio; Mattolin, P.

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“…In the last decades, SC in the Province of Trento has increased from 21% in 2002 to more than 80% today [20]. This also depends on the transition to the method of the punctual tariff extended to all collection areas.…”

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Selective Collection Quality Index for Municipal Solid Waste Management

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Trentino (an Italian Province located in the northern part of the country) is equipped with a management system of municipal solid waste collection at the forefront. Among the most positive aspects, there is a great ability for waste separation at the source and a consequent low production of residual municipal solid waste for disposal. Latest data show a gross efficiency of selective collection that has recently reached 80%, one of the highest values in Italy. This study analyzed the "Trentino system" to identify the main elements that have been at the base of the current efficient model. This provided an opportunity to propose a selective collection quality index (SCQI), including collection efficiency for each fraction, method of collection, quality of the collected materials, presence of the punctual tariff and tourist incidence. A period relevant for the transition of the collection system to the recent one was chosen for the demonstrative adoption of the proposed indicators in order to determine the potential of the index adoption. Results of the analysis of this case study were obtained in a quantitative form thanks to the sub-parameters that characterize the proposed index. This allowed selected collection decision makers to focus intently on a territory to find criticalities to be solved. For instance, the use of the index and its sub-indicators in the case of Trentino identified and comparatively quantified the local problems resulting from the presence of a large museum in a small town, tourism peaks in some valleys, and a delay in the punctual tariff adoption. The index has been proposed with the aim to make available an integrated tool to analyze other areas in Italy and abroad.

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“…Um dos objetivos de um programa de coleta seletiva é o de melhorar as condições ambientais com a reciclagem e reutilização dos resí-duos sólidos, reduzindo a extração de recursos necessários para obter novos materiais (Rada et al, 2014).…”

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Planejamento e implantação de um programa de coleta seletiva: utilização de um sistema de informação geográfica na elaboração das rotas

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2017

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Planejamento e implantação de um programa de coleta seletiva: utilização de um sistema de informação geográfica na elaboração das rotasPlanning and implementation of a selective waste collection program: using a geographical information system to calculate the routes [a] Universität Bremen, Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik (BIBA), Bremen, Alemanha [b] Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Instituto de Engenharia de Produção e Gestão (IEPG), Minas Gerais, MG, Brasil ResumoCom a Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos (PNRS) foi instituída a obrigatoriedade de implantação de programas de coleta seletiva e que tais programas sejam eficientes. Tanto na implantação como na melhoria de programas já existentes, deve-se analisar principalmente três questões: quem será o agente executor; qual a modalidade será utilizada e como realizar o planejamento eficiente das rotas de coleta. Uma maneira de otimizar as rotas de coleta é a utilização de um Sistema de Informação Geográfica (SIG). Assim, neste trabalho foi planejado e implementado um programa de coleta seletiva em São Lourenço, Minas Gerais, com a utilização de um SIG na elaboração das rotas. Hoje, duas rotas estão em funcionamento, possibilitando que toda a população do município seja atendida pelo programa de coleta seletiva. Além disso, percebe-se com o trabalho que a modalidade de coleta seletiva porta a porta não é a ideal no início da implantação e que a conscientização da população é a maior barreira para isto.Palavras-chaves: Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos. Coleta seletiva. Sistema de Informação Geográfica. AbstractWith the National Policy on Solid Waste it has become mandatory to implement selective waste collection programs and that such programs should be efficient. In both implementation and improvement of the selective waste collection programs that already exist, we must consider mainly three questions: who will act as the collection agent; which selective waste collection model will be used and how to effectively plan the collection MB é mestre em Engenharia de Produção, doutoranda no Bremer

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“…Moreover, these systems generally become more concentrated during the summer, putting even more stress on the authorities [10,11]. The increase in the number of tourists, therefore, increases the amount of waste generated [12,13] and makes the waste management operation even more complex [14]. It should be noted that quantities of SW generated by tourism enterprises are large in absolute terms-reaching 35 million tons of SW per year globally [15]-and that a tourist may generate up to twice as much SW per capita as local residents [16].…”

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Solid Waste Management Key Indicator Development for Hotels: A Tunisian Case Study Analysis

2018

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The main objective of this research was to provide suitable technical, organizational, financial, legal, and social indicators for solid waste management (SWM) systems, which can be used to diagnose the current situation faced by tourist destinations (TD) in Tunisia. To this end, 33 interviews and field visits to hotels in Tunisia were carried out. Specifically, the study covers tourist municipalities, private companies, and environment and tourism authorities. A characterization analysis and a quantification of the solid waste (SW) generated by hotels were also performed. It was found that hotels generate large amounts of mixed SW, especially during the summer period. It represents, for example, 45.5% of the total SW generated per year in Hammamet, and can reach 54.2% during the summer. The interviews indicated that 83% of the hotels collect mixed waste, which is then sent to landfills. The characterization of the SW shows that hotels generate about 58% organic waste, and a minimum of 36% of recyclable waste could be valorized. From a financial point of view, the results indicated that the collected taxes from hotels do not cover the municipalities' expenses. The findings of the research reported in this paper can be used as a decision-making support.Recycling 2018, 3, 56 2 of 19 season ' [17]. This is also the case in Langkawi Island in Malaysia, where tourists generate double the amount of SW per capita compared to local residents [18].Good waste management in hotels could be among the solutions to improve the sector. In fact, around 30% of a hotel's SW can be sorted, reused, recycled, or recovered [19]. For example, as reported by Bohdanowicz [20], 80% of hotels in Sweden and 30.6% of hotels in Poland have active waste sorting and recycling programs. On the other hand, the composition of the waste generated depends on the tourist area. For example, in Hoi An in Vietnam, the waste composition of hotels was 58.5% for biodegradable waste, 25.8% for recyclables, and 15.7% for other [21]. Another study in Djerba showed that the organic fraction in one of the hotels represented more than 71% [22]. Contrariwise, the composition in the UK was 37% for food waste, 50% for recyclables, and 13% for other [23]. This difference influences the way of managing and treating waste generated between different countries.SWM in tourism destinations in developing countries still represents a big problem. For example, Ghadban et al. [24] presented the SWM crisis in Lebanon in 2015, in which hotels were the main producer of SW. Furthermore, Djerba Island in Tunisia, where hotels generate 45% of the total waste (according to the Ministry of Local Affairs and the Environment), has been experiencing a major waste management crisis since 2012 [25]. The increase in the quantities of waste necessarily causes the increase of the costs of the collection. Malaysia, for example, spends 75% of municipal budgets for waste collection [26].In Tunisia, tourism is an industry which has seen continuous development and will reach 8 million tourists b...

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Municipal solid waste selective collection and tourism

Cited by 34 publications

References 18 publications

Selective Collection Quality Index for Municipal Solid Waste Management

Selective Collection Quality Index for Municipal Solid Waste Management

Planejamento e implantação de um programa de coleta seletiva: utilização de um sistema de informação geográfica na elaboração das rotas

Solid Waste Management Key Indicator Development for Hotels: A Tunisian Case Study Analysis

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