A profile of recyclers making special trips to recycle

Speirs, David; Tucker, Pamela D.

doi:10.1006/jema.2001.0429

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“…Speirs and Tucker (2001) demonstrated that numbers of recyclers making special trips to recycle were generally higher at HWRC than supermarket recycling centres (bring banks). Studies have also been conducted on the level of abuse at HWRC by commercial users.…”

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The optimisation of household waste recycling centres for increased recycling—a case study in Sussex, UK

Woodard¹,

Bench²,

Harder³

et al. 2004

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

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Sixteen percent of household waste in the UK is handled at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC). These facilities will play an important role if the UK is to achieve the national target of recycling 25% of household waste by 2005, as most sites now provide containers for recyclables as well as a mixed waste pile. However, few published studies have been conducted regarding the activities of HWRC site users and the composition of waste that is delivered, especially to the mixed waste pile. This paper presents the results of a site survey in Sussex, UK and discusses the role of HWRC in handling household waste.During the week of sampling 969 site users were monitored. The target group was those depositing only on the mixed waste pile. Two main categories of waste dominated. The first, identified as garden waste, was deposited by 37% of the target group and represents approximately 20% of arisings by observed volume. The second was miscellaneous waste bagged, present in 34% of loads and equating to approximately 21% of arisings by observed volume. Despite the availability of containers for segregating recyclable and compostable materials, 29% of users deposited these onto the mixed waste pile. The site was clearly not able to operate at its optimum. The reasons for this and potential solutions are presented.

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The optimisation of household waste recycling centres for increased recycling—a case study in Sussex, UK

Woodard¹,

Bench²,

Harder³

et al. 2004

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

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“…Other studies examined inconvenience and the personal effort required to recycle (e.g., McCarty and Shrum, 2001) Easy access was shown to have a positive impact on the amount recycled (e.g., Perrin and Barton, 2001;Speirs and Tucker, 2001;Domina and Koch, 2002; Gonzales-Torre and Adenso-Diaz, 2005) as did convenient recycling schemes (e.g., Ebreo and Vining, 2000;Woodard et al, 2005;Martin et al, 2006). Some studies found collection frequency to be important (e.g., Noehammer and Byer, 1997;Ferrara and Missios, 2005), whereas other studies did not (Everett and Peirce, 1993) did not.…”

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Determinants Of Residents Recycling Behaviour

Kaciak¹,

Kushner²

2011

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Environmental concerns, combined with the scarcity of landfill sites have made recycling a more desirable alternative to traditional methods of garbage disposal. The purpose of the paper is to determine the factors that influence recycling behaviour. We also examine the socio-demographic characteristics of those who recycle. Logistic regression and means-end-based laddering techniques are used. The results of this research should be helpful in designing public campaigns to promote recycling.

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“…For each HWRC, 24.6% of all visitors were assumed to make dedicated journeys transporting 28 kg of green waste, and 16.4% were assumed to be combined recyclers transporting 17 kg of green waste amongst other waste types (Speirs and Tucker, 2001);…”

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Use of mapping with routing and scheduling to gauge the merits of local recycling opportunities

Hickford

Cherrett

2010

Journal of Maps

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Using a significant database of user origin postcodes, this paper reports on a study attempting to estimate the annual mileage associated with visitor trips to Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs), and identifies how this could be reduced if a series of bring-sites in the community were enhanced to take green waste, the optimal locations of which were determined using calculations derived from mapping and routing software. The 4,677,000 annual visitors to the 26 HWRCs in Hampshire travelled around 40 million km and emitted approximately 6,840 tonnes of CO 2 . A network of 104 bring-sites serviced by 78 refuse collection vehicles able to take green waste, operating additionally to the facilities at the 26 HWRCs, could save around 8.5 million km (21%) of travel per annum (equivalent to 1350 tonnes of CO 2 ). The availability of accurate, digital mapping products, coupled to software enabling the routing and scheduling of vehicle fleets to be optimised, means that spatial transport problems can be better addressed and understood, and an assessment made of the impact of an alternative operating method.

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A profile of recyclers making special trips to recycle

Cited by 27 publications

References 8 publications

The optimisation of household waste recycling centres for increased recycling—a case study in Sussex, UK

The optimisation of household waste recycling centres for increased recycling—a case study in Sussex, UK

Determinants Of Residents Recycling Behaviour

Use of mapping with routing and scheduling to gauge the merits of local recycling opportunities

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