A critical appraisal of the UK's largest rural waste minimisation project: Business excellence through resource efficiency (betre) rural in East Sussex, England

Ackroyd, Janette; Jespersen, Suzanne; Doyle, Alice; Phillips, Paul S

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.01.002

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“…Practically, in some developed countries, such as in the rural area of England, marketing activities of centralised treatment of waste have been extremely successful (Ackroyd et al, 2008). However, in most of developing countries, the treatment of domestic waste is still primitive.…”

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Characteristics and management of domestic waste in the rural area of Southwest China

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With its rapid development, the rural area of Southwest China has been puzzled by the waste management problem, especially for increasing solid waste and water pollution from the domestic waste. Therefore, in order to efficiently and effectively manage the domestic waste in the rural area of Southwest China, 22 villages were selected randomly to analyse the characteristics of domestic waste, the influence factors of characteristics and resident's willingness of participation in domestic waste management by questionnaires, field samplings and laboratory tests. The results of the rural area of Southwest China indicated that the generation of domestic waste was 178 g d(-1) per capita and it was mainly composed of kitchen waste, inert waste, plastics and paper with a total proportion of 81.98%. The waste bulk density, moisture, ash, combustible and lower calorific value were 107 kg m(-3), 37.04%, 25.73%, 37.23% and 8008 kJ kg(-1), respectively. These characteristics were influenced by the topography, the distance from towns or cities, the villagers' ethnicities and income sources to some extent. Moreover, the distance of 50-800 m between each collection facility and the disposal fee of around ¥5.00 per household per month could be accepted. The working hours of participation in waste management is suggested as 5 hours per day with the income of ¥1000 per capita per month. Based on the outcome of this survey, a waste management system consisting of classified collection, centralised treatment and decentralised treatment was proposed. It is important to ensure financial viability and practical considerations of this system.

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Characteristics and management of domestic waste in the rural area of Southwest China

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“…Mail preference service registrations, home composting, and door-to-door campaigns (face-to-face visitors) were the most successful and measurable campaign activities [59]. There were also some projects aimed at the business sector [95,96]. LOVE FOOD hate waste, the campaign managed by WRAP in the UK, aims to raise awareness of the need to reduce food waste [97].…”

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Waste prevention indicators and their implications from a life cycle perspective: a review

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Sakai

2015

J Mater Cycles Waste Manag

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The 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle) approach to waste management has been established internationally as one of the fundamental concepts for a sustainable society. In particular, the ''reduce'' aspect, which is the highest priority and also refers to waste prevention, implies similar concepts and definitions among regions. To outline useful recent research findings related to waste prevention, this paper reviewed and discussed the current situation, including (1) definitions, (2) indicators, (3) policy and behavior, and (4) prevention effects from the life cycle perspective. It was found that although various waste prevention indicators have been proposed in the EU, Japan, and by international authorities, the indicators actually adopted in their policies are limited by some issues, for example, a lack of data availability. Food waste, C&D waste, and WEEE (e-waste) were identified as higher priorities for waste prevention. Some current challenges for promoting waste prevention are to (1) make the definition of waste types clearer; (2) develop a standardized, consistent monitoring method; (3) clarify the causal linkage between prevention effects and stakeholders' behavior, and (4) quantify the environmental effects of waste prevention. Each of these aspects is essential and will be useful when considering waste prevention indicators and targets.

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“…In a large waste minimization project in the UK focused on agricultural companies, various means were used to transfer knowledge. 3 Of the farms that signed up, 52% were invited through mailings and newsletters, and 26% came in contact with the program by word of mouth. Knowledge was spread by:…”

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Welink

2019

World Scientific Series in Current Energy Issues

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In order to recycle or re-use products that contain Critical Raw Materials (CRMs), these products have to be collected from consumers and professional organizations (e.g. businesses) first. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is collected for economical, environmental, and public health and safety reasons. Lessons can be learned from the collection of WEEE, such as how to influence and stimulate consumers to collect WEEE separate from other waste, and how to stimulate and train companies in separating waste.

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A critical appraisal of the UK's largest rural waste minimisation project: Business excellence through resource efficiency (betre) rural in East Sussex, England

Cited by 6 publications

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Characteristics and management of domestic waste in the rural area of Southwest China

Characteristics and management of domestic waste in the rural area of Southwest China

Waste prevention indicators and their implications from a life cycle perspective: a review

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