Essays about: "Recycling Behavior"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 52 essays containing the words Recycling Behavior.

  1. 21. 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

  3. 22. Ökad källsortering för materialåtervinning : Åtgärdsförslag för att minska mängden byggavfall som källsorteras i fraktionen brännbart

    University essay from KTH/Byggteknik och design

    Author : Julia Langborg; Frida Tavana Nejad; [2020]
    Keywords : combustible waste; waste sorting; recycle; construction waste; waste disposal; construction management;

    Abstract : There is a great need for reducing the extraction of limited resources of the Earth today. Oneway to achieve this, inter alia, is through increased recycling of material. The UN is activelytaking action on the matter, on a global level, and regionally the European Union hasdeveloped a directive on material waste. READ MORE

  4. 23. Replacing waste streams in the healthcare industry by applied technology : Developing technology for a circular economy

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för maskinteknik

    Author : Marcus Skoog; Adam Backman; [2020]
    Keywords : Waste streams; Circular economy; Innovation; Recycling; Remanufacturing; Healthcare; Avfallsströmmar; cirkulär ekonomi; innovation; återvinning; hälsovård;

    Abstract : Background Waste has been around since humans started to create products. Today, it is a growing problem in the world; humans keep producing waste at a faster pace than we can handle. The world is becoming more conscious of our actions, and new solutions to manage and utilize the waste are desired. READ MORE

  5. 24. Sustainable Leadership in Swedish fashion brands : Understanding sustainability and its challenges

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Olle Lilja; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Leadership; Fashion industry; Sustainable leadership; Hållbarhet; Ledarskap; Klädindustrin; Hållbart ledarskap;

    Abstract : Background: The clothing industry is a significant contributor to Earth’s pollution, depletion, and exploitation. Businesses need to become sustainable, to find long-lasting solutions where economic, social, and environmental value is created. READ MORE

  6. 25. The effect of thickness and compaction on the recovery of aluminium in recycling of foils in salt flux

    University essay from KTH/Materialvetenskap

    Author : Harald Philipson; [2020]
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    Abstract : In Norway, more than 40.000 tonnes of aluminum (Al) in food packaging goes to incineration annually. Recycling this waste would save more than 1.5 TWh of energy and several hundred thousand tonnes of CO2 emissions. READ MORE