Essays about: "social benefits of recycling"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 essays containing the words social benefits of recycling.

  1. 6. Transaction costs in WEEE recycling value chains: an analysis of WEEE recycling under collective and individual producer responsibility

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Wan-Chun Hsieh; [2021]
    Keywords : waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE ; recycling; global value chain; transaction costs; collective responsibility system CPR ; individual responsibility system IPR ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Increasing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has become a global issue that raises social and environmental impact concerns, and recycling and using recycled materials is proposed by policymakers and academics as a solution. Nevertheless, barriers still exist and result in low collection and recycling rates and underdeveloped recycling markets. READ MORE

  3. 7. How to reduce the total environmental, economic and social impact of Solar Cell Panels

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Amanda Nilsson; Nora Orrenius; [2021]
    Keywords : Multicrystalline photovoltaic panels; Photovoltaic technology; Recycling; Energy payback time; Environmental; social and financial sustainability; Multikristallina solcellspaneler; Solcellsteknologi; Återvinning; Återbetalningstid för energi; Miljömässig; social och ekonomisk hållbarhet;

    Abstract : To be able to mitigate the climate change and disasters that will come with it and to ensure economic growth, there is a need for change. A good start is more renewable energy and less harmful emissions. It is known that solar energy is sustainable and made from an endless source, the sun. READ MORE

  4. 8. 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. 9. The environmental assessment of reusable packaging for Unwrapped's business model and prospects of zero packaging for food stores

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Akshay Kurian; [2020]
    Keywords : organisational lifecycle assessment; reusable packaging; climate change; water depletion;

    Abstract : Packaging for food products has impacts on the environment. In particular, single-use packaging have been criticized for the environmental and social impact created along recycling supply-chains in Asia. As a result, reusable packaging for food products started to reappear in Europe. READ MORE

  6. 10. Sustainability assessment of composites in aero-engine components

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskap och matematik

    Author : Pauline Léonard; [2019]
    Keywords : Composites; composite; sustainability; sustainable; aero-engine; aero-engines; jet engine; aerospace; aircraft; aviation; environment; environmental; economic; social; titanium; aluminum;

    Abstract : Environmental issues such as climate change are leading to important sustainability challenges in the aerospace industry. Composites are light materials that are extensively used to replace metals and reduce the aircraft weight, the goal being to decrease the fuel consumption in flight and limit the emission of greenhouse gases. READ MORE