Essays about: "Deposit-refund system"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Deposit-refund system.

1. 1. The mediating impact of monetary incentives : A study on consumers’ willingness to recycle sWEEE

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

   Author : Emil Lindholm; [2022]
   Keywords : Recycling; E-waste; Deposit-refund system; Willingness; Theory of planned behaviour; monetary incentives;

   Abstract : E-waste is a growing problem across the world. With a higher living standard comes an increase in electronic product usage and subsequently discarding, which leads to negative environmental and human impact when discarded incorrectly. This improper discarding of E-waste is most prevalent in the small equipment category. READ MORE

3. 2. Circular Economy in Plastic Production : The recycling challenges and solutions in plastic production

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Victor Wadstein; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The consequences of the linear economy of plastic production has started to show. Media reports of "plastic seas," beaches full of waste, and habitats and environments destroyed. The question on how to make plastic production more circular have been a hot topic. Every year 311 million tonnes of plastic gets produced around the world. READ MORE

4. 3. Waste prevention of ICT products towards circular economy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Hanna Wadsten; [2018]
   Keywords : ICT products; waste; waste prevention systems; circular economy; municipalities; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is something that drives our society forward, but how we are consuming these products is rather something that harm our environment rather than pushing our society forward. This thesis investigates our unstainable consumption of ICT products and takes a look at waste prevention solutions in order to reach circular economy with a focus on Swedish municipalities. READ MORE

5. 4. Implementing a Deposit Refund System for P.E.T bottles in the Maldives: An Ex-ante Analysis of Political Feasability Based on the Models of Kiribati and Palau

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Nashfa Hawwa; [2016]
   Keywords : SIDS; political feasibility; PET; Maldives; deposit-refund system; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : PET waste is the most visible environmental threat in the Maldives, a Small Island Developing State (SIDS). The thesis aims to propose the deposit refund system as a policy intervention, and evaluates the feasibility of introducing the system in the Maldives. READ MORE

6. 5. Implementation Project for Deposit-Refund System in the Republic of Belarus

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Irina Kalinovskaya; [2016]
   Keywords : waste management in Belarus; deposit-refund system; extended producer responsibility; recycling; secondary raw materials; beverage containers; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The research is done in order to analyse management of waste beverage containers in Belarus and the effectiveness of policies implemented to address it. The analysis is followed by exploring whether the introduction of deposit-refund system (DRS) would help to address packaging waste issue in Belarus and, if so, what features the DRS should possess to be effective in current context. READ MORE