Public perception of hazardousness caused by current trends of municipal solid waste management

Al‐Khatib, Issam A.; Kontogianni, Stamatia; Nabaa, Hendya Abu; Al-Shami, Ni’meh; Al-Sari, Majed I.

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2014.10.026

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“…In a study on risk perceptions of the High‐Speed Railway (HSR) in China, Guo, He, and Lian () revealed that socio‐economic characteristics of local residents are important factors in explaining regional differences in risk perception of HSR and trustworthiness of key providers of HSR risk assessment information. Al‐Khatib, Kontogianni, Nabaa, Alshami, and Al‐Sari'’ () examined local participation in and satisfaction with municipal solid waste (MSW) management and perceptions of the hazardousness of MSW management in the Palestine territories of the West Bank and Gaza. Their study reveals that residents have generally low understanding of the difference between hazardous and non‐hazardous waste and that education level and marital status is related to the extent of their understanding.…”

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Awareness, perceptions and determinants of urban sustainable development concerns – Evidence from a central province in China

Guo

Cao

DeFrancia

et al. 2018

Sustainable Development

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Rapid economic growth and urbanization have contributed to increasing concerns around sustainable development in China. Although urban sustainable development is often comprised of environmental, economic, social and governance aspects, most empirical studies on the public perception of sustainability have exclusively focused on the environmental aspect. Using extensive survey data from three representative cities in Henan Province, China, this study is a first endeavor to examine how perceptions of urban sustainability performance and concerns vary by demographic and socio‐economic status of local residents. This study documents that familiarity with sustainable development concepts is positively associated with education, income, party affiliation and personal health of individuals, while negatively correlated with age. In addition, this study has shown that the most severe threats to sustainability as perceived by citizens are air pollution, corruption, income and education inequality, and excessive industrial production. At the same time, economic indicators such as unemployment, poverty and consumerism are considered lesser threats than social inequality or environmental pollution. Furthermore, residents generally view the sustainable development performance of their cities as mediocre. While generally younger residents and residents with higher levels of education tend to be more critical and long‐term residents tend to be more forgiving, results frequently show that concerns and attitudes towards sustainable development by various socio‐demographic groups differ from city to city. This is strong evidence to support independent local policies tailored to the socio‐demographics of each individual city.

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Awareness, perceptions and determinants of urban sustainable development concerns – Evidence from a central province in China

Guo

Cao

DeFrancia

et al. 2018

Sustainable Development

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“…Managing this ever increasing waste in a sustainable and socially acceptable manner has become a problem for authorities [2,4,5]. Untreated waste imposes an economic cost for residents of the area, and is also an environmental hazard.…”

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Influence of Income Level and Seasons on Quantity and Composition of Municipal Solid Waste: A Case Study of the Capital City of Pakistan

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Abstract:The current study aims to analyze and compare the quantity and composition of municipal solid waste (MSW) at three socio-economic levels of population during all four seasons of the year (spring, summer, monsoon and winter). In this study, 2164.75 kg of MSW was evaluated, from 1260 samples collected from 45 households. The average waste generation was estimated to be 0.6 kg per capita per day. Waste generation rate for high, middle and low income groups was 0.890, 0.612 and 0.346 kg per capita per day, respectively. Nevertheless, season specific analysis indicated waste generation rates of 0.78, 0.58, 0.48 and 0.75 kg per capita per day in spring, summer, monsoon and winter, respectively. A two way ANOVA statistical analysis further illustrated a significant effect (p = 0.00) of economic level and seasons on the amount and composition of waste generated by the community. Moreover, the collected waste was segregated into 42 categories, where the highest was the organic fraction (57%), then diapers (12%), followed by plastic (8%), cardboard (3%) and paper (2%). The amounts of textile, diapers and plastics were highest in the lowest income group, while tetra packs, metal, paper and yard waste were maximum in the high income group. It is concluded that the high income group generated the highest amount of waste and waste generation rate is higher in the seasons of spring and winter compared to the other two seasons.

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“…Certain categories of HW are generated within households containing remnants of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, cleaning products, etc., and are usually found in dump sites or even landfi lls [17]. A small portion (typically 1% by weight) is defi ned as HHW.…”

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Household Solid Waste Composition Focusing on Hazardous Waste

Adamcová¹,

Vaverková²,

Stejskal³

et al. 2016

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Public perception of hazardousness caused by current trends of municipal solid waste management

Cited by 89 publications

References 34 publications

Awareness, perceptions and determinants of urban sustainable development concerns – Evidence from a central province in China

Awareness, perceptions and determinants of urban sustainable development concerns – Evidence from a central province in China

Influence of Income Level and Seasons on Quantity and Composition of Municipal Solid Waste: A Case Study of the Capital City of Pakistan

Household Solid Waste Composition Focusing on Hazardous Waste

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