Essays about: "use and disposal practices"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the words use and disposal practices.

  1. 11. Out with the Old and in with the New - Consumer Clothing Practices and how they contribute to a Circular Fashion Market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Amanda Sjöberg; Johanna Andersson; [2019-07-03]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Practice Theory; Fashion Industry; Consumer Behaviour;

    Abstract : A transition to a circular fashion market requires substantial changes in the way consumers purchase, use and dispose of clothes. Nevertheless, the concept has not yet been researched from a consumer perspective. READ MORE

  3. 12. Waste Management Systems in Lebanon : The benefits of a waste crisis for improvement of practices

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Elias Azzi; [2017]
    Keywords : Waste management systems; ISWM; process-flow diagrams; decentralisation; Lebanon; Avfallshanteringssystem; integrerad avfallshantering; processflödesschema; decentralisering; Libanon;

    Abstract : Municipal solid waste management is a public service which, when it fails, can rapidly become overwhelming for communities and authorities. It is also during the deepest crisis that incentives change and new practices emerge. Lebanon went through an 8-months waste crisis after the closure of the country’s main landfill. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Crematorium of Hanga Hahave on Rapa Nui (Easter Island): What stories can the skeletal remains reveal. 

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Sigourney Nina Navarro; [2017]
    Keywords : Crematoria; Hanga Hahave; Rapa Nui; Easter Island; Cremations; Osteology; Osteoarchaeology; Entanglement; Human remains; Burnt bones; Relic; Burial; Offering; Cannibalism;

    Abstract : This paper uses an osteological approach and applies the study of entanglement in an attempt to understand the crematoria on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), which represent a unique tradition within the ceremonial spheres of the Polynesian area. Skeletal remains from the crematorium of ahu Hanga Hahave, which consist of both cremated - and unburned remains, have been analysed to reveal the different practices that took part in the cremation process and to identify the individuals that were deposited in such structure. READ MORE

  5. 14. ICT Waste Handling : Regional and Global End-of-Life Treatment Scenarios for ICT Equipment

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Andrew Liebmann; [2015]
    Keywords : End-of-life treatment; e-waste management; ICT network waste flows;

    Abstract : Electronic waste is the fastest growing waste stream today and information and communications technology (ICT) equipment make up a significant portion of all the electronics put on market. Due to the valuable, rare, and toxic material content of ICT equipment, their disposal requires proper treatment to ensure materials are recovered and harm to the surrounding environment and nearby residents is avoided. READ MORE

  6. 15. Consumer practices in use and disposal : the sustainable fashion challenge

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Textilhögskolan

    Author : TERESA GALLARDO; KRISTA KORKIAKOSKI; [2014]
    Keywords : consumer behaviour; consumer practices; garment life cycle; upcycling; swapping; sustainable fashion; sustainability practices; sociocultural forces; DIY; use and disposal practices;

    Abstract : In the last two decades a drive for sustainable fashion emerged, grew and ultimately failed. In its beginnings the boom of green fashion and the saturation of labelled so-called sustainable garments, followed by the realization that most of the labelling did not hold any consistency behind it, overwhelmed consumers and made them immune to the effects of green marketing. READ MORE