Waste management efficiency at UK airports

Pitt, Michael; Smith, Andrew

doi:10.1016/s0969-6997(02)00063-7

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“…The influence of facilities and environmental values on recycling Indoor Built Environ 2012;21:622-632 motivate the individual yield advantages [3,35]. When designing solid waste management systems, there needs to be a sound understanding of the composition of waste and processes that generate the actual waste [36,37], which necessarily requires an understanding of the behavioural characteristics being exhibited by such individuals using the facility.…”

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“…Achieving high levels of recycling through partnering with the workforce requires the motivation of individuals ensuring their full participation. This is a difficult process and if not fully successful, the benefits may be negligible due to contamination issues [3]. In 2009, 47.9 million tonnes of waste was produced by commerce and industry, 23.6% was recycled, 11.3% went to landfill and 1.3% was reused (11.7% was disposed through other methods) [1].…”

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The Influence of Facilities and Environmental Values on Recycling in an Office Environment

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2011

Indoor and Built Environment

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With rising costs of landfill and waste management for businesses, it is increasingly important to understand how to gain high recycling rates through self-separation by occupants in the office environment. Through a detailed case study approach, this paper shows that the office environment does have a profound effect on environmental behaviour. The findings indicate that with careful analysis, facilities can be designed around behaviour to encourage the highest possible recycling rates. The paper shows that a generalised system of recycling for all facilities is not the way forward. Different organisational cultures may foster different environmental behaviours and thus require variable facilities to maximise participation. The paper also reveals the causes of particular types of recycling behaviour.

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The Influence of Facilities and Environmental Values on Recycling in an Office Environment

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2011

Indoor and Built Environment

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“…A study by Pitt and Smith () revealed that in 2000–2001 more than 25,000 tons of waste were produced at Heathrow Airport, representing 0.41 kg per passenger, and more than 15,000 tons of waste were produced at Gatwick Airport, representing 0.50 kg per passenger. The authors maintain that the amount of waste produced has increased due to increasing customer service levels in airlines and tenant concessionaires.…”

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Social Embeddedness for Sustainability in the Aviation Sector

Payán‐Sánchez

Plaza-Úbeda

Carmona‐Moreno

2018

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Sustainability is a complex problem affecting multiple firms, groups, and communities, and environmental solutions need to be developed in collaboration with the industry's most relevant stakeholders.Focusing on the aviation industry, we analyze the process of generating shared knowledge from an embeddedness perspective, proposing that firms are embedded in both society and markets through networks of relationships that influence their behaviour and sustainability outcomes.This paper proposes a collaborative framework that includes academic, institutional, and company levels to improve aviation using three different toolsstakeholder engagement, alliances, and open innovation. Finally, the paper includes recommendations oriented to face the more relevant environmental issues using this approach.

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“…Os aeroportos podem ser comparados a pequenas cidades, inclusive de países desenvolvidos. (Blázquez, 2002;Hatem, 2003;Schneider, 2004;Pitt & Smith, 2003). Isso porque, entre outros fatores, os aeroportos possuem uma grande comunidade aeroportuária, como passageiros, funcionários, acompanhantes e visitantes.…”

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A geração de resíduos sólidos aeroportuários e suas interfaces com o turismo: o caso do Aeroporto Hugo Cantergiani, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brasil

Kunz

Conto

Demori

2015

RBTUR

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O fenômeno turístico é indissociável dos sistemas de transporte, necessitando ser estudado sob a dimensão ambiental, em especial o modal aéreo. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi investigar a situação da geração de resíduos sólidos no Aeroporto Hugo Cantergiani, situado em Caxias do Sul–RS. A pesquisa, de tipo descritivo-exploratória, envolveu levantamento documental, observação direta e caracterização de resíduos sólidos. Amostrou-se um período de dezoito dias e meio, distribuídos em três semanas/meses em 2012. A movimentação operacional no aeroporto durante a pesquisa foi de 15.543 passageiros. Foram pesados, no período, 878,76kg de resíduos, tendo sido segregados e caracterizados 606,83kg. Desse montante, cerca de 70% foram oriundos de serviços prestados no sítio aeroportuário e cerca de 30% provenientes das aeronaves. Verificou-se uma produção por passageiro em aeronaves de 30g/passageiro/viagem e no sítio aeroportuário uma produção per capita de 40g/pessoa/dia. Os componentes mais representativos foram: contaminante biológico (29,54%), matéria orgânica putrescível (27,16%), plástico (19,15%) e papel e papelão (14,04%). Estudos dessa natureza contribuem para o preenchimento de lacunas no conhecimento relacionadas à composição gravimétrica de resíduos sólidos aeroportuários, para a avaliação do impacto ambiental ocasionado pela geração desses resíduos e para o fornecimento de diretrizes voltadas a planos de gestão de resíduos sólidos em aeroportos, infraestruturas de apoio ao turismo.

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Waste management efficiency at UK airports

Cited by 37 publications

References 17 publications

The Influence of Facilities and Environmental Values on Recycling in an Office Environment

The Influence of Facilities and Environmental Values on Recycling in an Office Environment

Social Embeddedness for Sustainability in the Aviation Sector

A geração de resíduos sólidos aeroportuários e suas interfaces com o turismo: o caso do Aeroporto Hugo Cantergiani, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brasil

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