Essays about: "effective solid waste management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words effective solid waste management.

  1. 1. The Stakeholder Perspectives on Solid Waste Management in Beirut, Lebanon

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Karima Hared; [2023]
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    Abstract : The city of Beirut needs solutions for a problem that is plaguing the entire country ofLebanon: waste. Statistics from the Ministry of Environment in Lebanon shows that2,700,000 tonnes/ year of municipal solid waste is generated with 44% ending up in landfillsand 36% in dumpsites. READ MORE

  3. 2. The role of law for improving municipal solid waste management: comparing Russia and Sweden (EU).

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Olga Amelkina; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Waste Management; Municipal Solid Waste; Comparative Legal Study; Russia; Sweden EU ;

    Abstract : Waste generation increases, and its management is one of the global challenges. Improper waste management creates many problems, but on the other hand, effective waste management can save natural resources, minimize GHG emissions, and provide additional workplaces. READ MORE

  4. 3. How Can Unit Pricing Be Employed and Improve Municipal Waste Management in Shanghai?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Lan Li; [2020]
    Keywords : Pay As You Throw; Unit Pricing; Municipal Solid Waste Management; Source Separation; Waste Reduction; Recycling Behavior; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : China is on a transition to waste management charging reform and pursuing effective eco-nomic incentives on an individual level. Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT)/Unit pricing is recog-nized as an important and effective means to waste prevention and source segregation ren-dered by the government mostly in the developed countries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Phosphorus Balance of Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Karl Anders Wikberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Phosphorus; Material Flow Analysis; Sweden; Sustainable Resource Management; Geochemical Flows; Fosfor; Materialflödesanalys; Sverige; Hållbar Resurshantering; Geokemiska Flöden;

    Abstract : Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for all life on our planet. During the past century anthropogenic consumption of P has reached critically unsustainable levels, the mining of finite phosphate rock and the dispersion of this resource could lead to resource scarcity in the future. READ MORE

  6. 5. Environmental Communication for sustainable development in Kenya : A qualitative study focusing on solid and liquid waste

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Simone Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : Environmental communication; Kenya; Interview study; Solid Waste; Liquid Waste;

    Abstract : This research has investigated how environmental communication is reaching out in urban Kenya and what knowledge and attitude exists. Key aim was finding what perception stakeholders had on effective ways to communicate to reach goals of a sustainable development. READ MORE