Essays about: "waste management plan"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 47 essays containing the words waste management plan.

1. 21. Exploring Prospective Entrepreneurial Engagement and Stakeholders’ Involvement in the Circular Economy : An Empirical Study on the Concept of Växjö Reuse Village

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Bin Huang; Loukas Plas; Nader Salam; [2016]
   Keywords : Waste management; circular economy; sustainability; triple bottom line; values; economic values; non-economic values; entrepreneurship; ecopreneurship; social entrepreneurship; values centered entrepreneurs; stakeholders; Växjö Reuse Village;

   Abstract : During the search for a thesis topic, the researchers established contact with a civil servant at Växjö Municipality in Sweden who introduced them to the prospective project of the Reuse Village as part of the city’s waste management plan to enhance circular economy. Hence, the researchers’ purpose for this thesis is to explore the determined values and stakeholders’ involvement linked to the engagement of entrepreneurs towards a circular economy. READ MORE

3. 22. Shorter project lead times in construction

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Karin Bergstrand; Viktor Appel; [2016]
   Keywords : Lean Construction; Value Stream Mapping; Waste; Flow efficiency; Construction Logistics; Supply Chain Management in Construction; Scheduling; Buffers; Variability; Lean Construction; Value Stream Mapping; Waste; Flow efficiency; Construction Logistics; Supply Chain Management in Construction; Scheduling; Buffers; Variability;

   Abstract : The manufacturing industry has made an extensive journey through the last century when it comes to increasing productivity. Results in the construction industry end up far behind manufacturing and do not show anywhere near the same efficiency increase, improved quality or decreased costs. READ MORE

4. 23. E-Waste Prevention in Sweden: Fostering Computer Refurbishment and Reuse

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Markus Scheffel; [2016]
   Keywords : E-waste prevention Sweden; Computer reuse market Sweden; Computer reuse organisations; Barriers to computer reuse organisations; Suppliers to computer reuse organisations; Customers of computer reuse organisations; Computer Refurbishing; IT Equipment Refurbishing; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The thesis at hand aims to provide an overview of the reuse market(s) for desktop and laptop computers in Sweden in order to support policy-makers and computer reuse organisations in developing strategies and measures to foster computer reuse and thus reducing the volume of related e-waste as outlined in the national Waste Prevention Plan 2014-2017. Existing types of computer reuse organisations, the barriers they face and their types of suppliers and (receiving) customers were assessed via telephonic in-depth interviews with representatives of nine computer reuse organisations in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 24. Wind Turbine End of Life : Characterisation of Waste Material

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik

   Author : Niklas Andersen; [2015]
   Keywords : wind; power; turbine; decommissioning; renewable; waste; steel; copper; GRP; glass reinforced fibre; prognosis; vindkraft; vindkraftverk; förnybart; avfall; restprodukter; nedmontering; prognos; stål; koppar; glasfiber;

   Abstract : Wind power is growing fast all over the world, and in Sweden alone thousands of turbines has been installed the last few decades. Although the number of decommissioned turbines so far is very low, the rapid installation rate indicates that a similar rapid decommissioning rate is to be expected shortly. READ MORE

6. 25. Burn the Wicked Waste! A look into Hungarian waste incineration policy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Csilla Katalin Urban; [2015]
   Keywords : policy analysis; waste management; waste incineration; human ecology; Hungary; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : EU targets set by the Waste Framework Directive regarding waste management are soon to be complied and Hungary is still lagging behind. Nearly half of the waste is sent for landfill and the need to move up the waste hierarchy is more pressing than ever. The question is whether the government is willing to go beyond energy recovery, i.e. READ MORE