For many local governments, a household hazardous waste (HHW) management program is viewed as an unfunded mandate which must be reluctantly provided to the public. Typically no dedicated source of funding is available and the HHW program must compete for funding with other "critical" government ...
Three waste reduction strategies were studied by a survey in the St. Ann's Parish located in the small-island developing nation of Jamaica. Factors designated as incentives to waste reduction existed primarily at the household level, specifically waste segregation, household education, environmental con...
The program aimed to examine different cases of utilization and management of household waste in four European cities focusing on citizen participation to build more sustainable, eco-friendly cities. "Three years after the implementation of the pilot project, we succeed in producing eight different kin...
Household hazardous wastes: options for managementHousehold hazardous wastes: options for managementHOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTEWASTE DISPOSALWASTE RECYCLINGWASTE REUSEWASTE MANAGEMENTHousehold hazardous waste (HHW) disposal contributes significantly to the cost of HHW collection programs. In addition, disposal of ...
Business opportunities in the household waste sector in emerging economies still evolve around the activities of bulk collection and tipping with an open material balance. This research, conducted in Brazil, pursued the objective of shifting opportunities from tipping to reverse logistics in order to cl...
Household hazardous waste (HHW) disposal contributes significantly to the cost of HHW collection programs. In addition, disposal of HHW can contribute to the toxicity of leachate from landfill, heavy metals in ash from waste incinerators, and heavy metals and toxic organic compounds in composted mate...
The U.S. is known as the land of mass consumption, and all of the leftover eventually ends up in the same place: the trash can. Everything about the waste management sector in the U.S. is big. Americans are among the largest waste producers worldwide, and the nation is home to ...
语法填空Waste management is a major 1(globe) issue.In Europe, Sweden is setting a great example when it comes to2(recycle). Even though the nation produces aroundfour and a half million tonnes of household waste each year,less than 1% of that waste_ 3_(end) up in landfills.So 4 does...
PROBLEMATIC OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE CITY OF COTONOU (BENIN , WEST AFRICA)BeninCotonou citypoor waste managementwater resources degraded waste management strategies developedLocated in the Gulf of Benin, between 6掳 20' and 6掳 23' north latitude and 2掳 22' and 2掳 30' east ...
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