Quantizing, recognizing, and characterizing the recycling potential of recyclable waste in China: A field tracking study of Suzhou

Gu, Binxian; Li, Yuanyuan; Da-wei, Jin; Yi, Siqiang; Gu, Aiqin; Bu, Xing you; Zhou, Hua; He, Sheng; Cheng, Rong; Jia, Renfu

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.085

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“…In order to make the model manageable, we restricted the number of independent variables, even though we are aware that variables like education, income, age and the household demographic and socio-economic characteristics can play an important role in predicting recycling behavior (Ma et al, 2019). Likewise, other aspects such as local customs and culture, lifestyles as well as consumption habits impact recycling behavior (Gu et al, 2018) and could have been included in a more complex model. The choice of variables in our study was informed by the object of interest: nudges based on social norms.…”

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Testing a norm-based policy for waste management: An agent-based modeling simulation on nudging recycling behavior

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Testing a norm-based policy for waste management: An agent-based modeling simulation on nudging recycling behavior

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“…Según el Global Waste Management Outlook (GWMO), se producen cerca de dos billones de toneladas de Residuos Sólidos Municipales (RSM) por año (citado por Byamba & Ishikawa, 2017;Sorkun, 2018). Basta señalar que Kawai y Tasaki (2016) afirman que en las grandes metrópolis se pronostica una generación de 2.2 billones de toneladas para 2025 (citados por Gu et al, 2018). Los países desarrollados pertenecientes a la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE) son catalogados como los países con mayor cantidad de residuos generados a nivel global, como el caso de Estados Unidos, México y gran parte de la Unión Europea, entre otros, que generan un 62% de residuos, seguidos de Asia Oriental y el Pacífico con el 21%.…”

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“…For example, the recyclable waste in Nanjing recycled annually by waste collectors can reach 0.505 Mt, which is equivalent to creating an annual revenue of approximately 78.6-84.7 million dollars (Chen et al 2018). The amount of recyclable waste in Suzhou is projected to reach 0.739 Mt by 2030 (Gu et al 2018). Implementing a strategy that combines local people's waste-sorting behaviors with a certain number of cleaners can reach 0.3 Mt of recycled metal, 0.24 Mt of recycled paper, and 0.46 Mt of recycled plastic in Guangzhou (Tang et al 2018).…”

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Energy conservation and carbon reduction potential for solid waste in China

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The generation of solid waste has increased dramatically in China, owing largely to the rapid development and expansion of the Chinese economy. The management of solid waste is critical and becoming a challenge for some cities in China. Waste recycling is an effective solution to solid waste management and seeks to balance ecological sustainability with economic improvements. This study assessed the energy conservation and CO 2 emission reduction potential of solid waste using an embodied energy/ carbon model from a life cycle perspective. The results showed that compared with the production of virgin materials, solid waste recycling results in a reduction of 294.2 Mtce in energy consumption, and 614.5 Mt in CO 2 emission is shown in 2017. The recycling of steel waste was the highest contributor, accounting for more than 45% of energy conservation and at least 62% of CO 2 reduction. If 100% recycling of recyclable waste like steel waste and plastic waste can be achieved, energy conservation and CO 2 reduction could reach 551.89 Mtce and 933.69 Mt, respectively, accounting for 12.29% of energy consumption and 8.46% of CO 2 emission. A robust recycling system must be established to achieve the purpose of environment production and resource conservation. The proposed evaluation framework could help in the decision-making process. The waste classification must be promoted to increase waste recovery rate and improve waste reproduction technology to maximize energy conservation and CO 2 emission reduction.

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Quantizing, recognizing, and characterizing the recycling potential of recyclable waste in China: A field tracking study of Suzhou

Cited by 30 publications

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Testing a norm-based policy for waste management: An agent-based modeling simulation on nudging recycling behavior

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