Essays about: "Waste Bin"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words Waste Bin.
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1. Development of a waste sorting system in Morrumbene, Mozambique : Exploring how to engage a community in waste sorting
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : This abstract presents a Master’s Thesis in Industrial Design Engineering conducted on behalf of Project Vita, a non-profit organisation working in Morrumbene, Mozambique. The aim of the project was to develop an implementable waste sorting system that would align with the customs of the community and serve as a foundation for a more advanced solid waste management system. READ MORE
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2. Beyond the Bin: Dumpster Diving as an Alternative Consumer Practice
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Title: Beyond the Bin: Dumpster Diving as an Alternative Consumer Practice - Investigating the Motivations and Methods of Urban Foragers Course: BUSN39 Business Administration: Degree Project in Global Marketing - Master level Authors: Adam Christensson and Vendela Melin Supervisor: Annette Cerne Keywords: Dumpster diving, Social movement, Consumer resistance, Theory of planned behavior (TPB). Purpose: The study investigates dumpster diving motivations, methods, and its role as a resistance against conventional consumption patterns. READ MORE
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3. Encouraging Recycling in Co-living : A Redesigning of Sorting Bins
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : There is an inefficiency of waste management in co-living spaces for students, emphasizing the importance of proper waste sorting. A multifaceted research methodology was initiated with a literature review to understand existing waste management solutions and how they work as a system, followed by attribute studies pivotal for co-living spaces. READ MORE
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4. Quantifying household food waste : a comparison between methods
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : Having significant impacts on the environment, societies, and economies all over the world, the global food system is linked to many challenges related to sustainable development. Food waste constitutes one problem area within the food system where approximately one-third of all food produced gets lost or wasted along the supply chain. READ MORE
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5. Personal Apartment Composting Bin
University essay from Lunds universitet/IndustridesignAbstract : This project aims to explore the possibilities of living sustainable lives in urban environments. I focus my project on food waste composting in apartments. I collected interviews about the problems people had with disposing of food waste in their apartments, and by searching the literature to select the most suitable composting ways. READ MORE