A Survey on Household Solid Waste Management (SWM) with Special Reference to a Peri-urban Area (Kottawa) in Colombo

Warunasinghe, W.A.A.I.; Yapa, P.I.

doi:10.1016/j.profoo.2016.02.038

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“…The rest of the respondents didn't bother to separate the waste. The results of the study were in agreement with the findings of Warunasinghe and Yapa [6]. While questioning the respondents about the reason of waste separation, 56.3% replied that they were in a habit of doing so.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…The findings of the researcher were not in line with the findings of Warunasinghe and Yapa [6] that majority of respondents disposed the waste in garbage tractors followed by burning.…”

Section: Waste Disposal Practices For Biodegradable Kitchen Waste Procontrasting

confidence: 82%

“…Multiple responses were observed in this [6] that majority of respondents dispose the waste in garbage tractors followed by burning.…”

Section: Waste Disposal Practices For Biodegradable Kitchen Waste Promentioning

confidence: 90%

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Study the Kitchen Waste Management Practices in Rural Household

Singh

Mohanty

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The problem of waste is a universal one as waste exists in every society. India is now the world’s 3rd largest garbage generator. Now a day waste is becoming more complex as a variety of materials are discarded as waste together. So the research was conducted to study the wastes management practices in the rural household of Koraput district, Odisha, India, with a sample of 110 female respondents. Investigations were carried out on SWM practices. The respondents were selected using multistage purposive random and proportionate sampling method. A pre-tested interview schedule cum observation sheet was used to collect the data. The findings of the study clearly revealed that biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste (3.63%) separation was not ready in practice. The main reason for not separating was lack of awareness (13.6%) followed by lack of discipline in home (4.54%) and laziness (3.63%). Improper waste disposal methods such as dumping in open (80.9%) and gutter (60.9%), burning (90.0%) were practised more readily in comparison to environmentally friendly methods like composting (4.5%) for kitchen waste.

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confidence: 89%

“…The findings of the researcher were not in line with the findings of Warunasinghe and Yapa [6] that majority of respondents disposed the waste in garbage tractors followed by burning.…”

Section: Waste Disposal Practices For Biodegradable Kitchen Waste Procontrasting

confidence: 82%

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Study the Kitchen Waste Management Practices in Rural Household

Singh

Mohanty

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“…In general, respondents showed a positive attitude to the questions and expressed their readiness for source separate of HSW if relevant city services were provided. In several developing countries, citizens have underlined their willingness to be more involved and actively support waste management solutions [18,73].…”

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confidence: 99%

Survey on Household Solid Waste Sorting at Source in Developing Economies: A Case Study of Nur-Sultan City in Kazakhstan

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The exponential population growth in urban areas makes existing solid waste management policies and strategies challenging. The situation becomes more strenuous in fast-growing cities where increasing waste production can hardly be met by the capacity of existing facilities. Practices like waste prevention, recycling, reuse, and recovery are fundamental elements needed for the reduction of solid waste disposed in landfills, especially in fast-growing cities where more sustainable management practices need to be adopted. This study investigated the behavioral attitudes of citizens of the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan (former Astana), towards household solid waste disposal and separation at the source. The survey was conducted through stratified random sampling during April and July of 2018 with the participation of 3281 respondents. It is the first attempt, to our knowledge, of assessing recycling trends in Kazakhstan from the household perspective. The results showed that 24% of respondents were already sorting household solid waste despite the absence of a separation system at the source. The study further demonstrated that separation at source could be effective if the local authorities were to introduce sound public awareness campaigns and install recycling bins in close proximity to residential buildings.

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“…Improving living standards, economic prosperity and increasing the earth's population contribute significantly to the production of municipal solid waste in developing cities (Minghua et al, 2009;Guerrero et al, 2013). A well-managed and effective waste management program, however, increases the quality of health and the environment locally and more widely (Warunasinghe & Yapa, 2016). Recycling can have significant positive effects on waste reduction and energy consumption (European Commission, 2016).…”

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Energy Literacy, Recycling and Rational Use of Materials in the Daily Life in Students of the Fifth Class Primary Schools of an Urban Area

Poimenidis¹,

Papavasileiou²

2021

IJASOS- International E-Journal of Advances in Social Sciences

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Decreasing the ecological impact, through the reduction or non-use of material and energy, is an important modern educational challenge in the context of education for sustainable development. Information, environmental awareness and enhancing students' critical thinking shape tomorrow's critically-minded adult citizens. The purpose of this research is to capture and highlight the basic knowledge, perceptions and daily practices of using material and, indirectly, energy, in the daily lives of children, counting their existing energy literacy. It was implemented in 132 students of Fifth Grade of three primary schools in an urban area of Rhodes using a questionnaire of 19 closed-ended questions. The data were analyzed with the statistical program SPSS 23 and are presented descriptively. The results of the study show that the bicycle was chosen by a limited number of children, as an environmentally friendly mean of transportation. However, yet, many children travel on foot to and from school, contributing significantly to saving resources. Also, according to their statements, they save a lot of water in their various daily personal uses, such as brushing their teeth, their faces, using a shower for their physical hygiene and washing their family car. Nevertheless, they use an extensive amount of bottled water as drinking water, resulting the deterioration of the issue plastic production and management. Although they know a lot about the issue of transporting food from distant areas, they still consume a lot of such foods in their daily life, while vegetarianism is extremely rare as a way of eating, as well as their knowledge about local seasonal fruits. They, also, state that there is a very significant degree of recycling and separation of materials in the school units they attend, while in their homes it is implemented to a lesser degree compared to schools. Furthermore, while the recycling of light bulbs is generally carried out to a significant degree, their placement to special lamp bins instead of light glass bins in ordinary glass bins is sometimes confused. This is also the case for batteries. When it comes to printing files on a printer, there is generally good paper handling and reuse, but not enough ink savings. Also, from their statements, it appears that packaging materials are taken into account to a significant extent when purchasing products. Overall, there is quite environmentally friendly behaviour which, of course, needs to be reinforced with specialized teaching approaches in the context of education for sustainable development and a possible final repetition of the study at a later time for the evaluation of interventions in the context of energy literacy.

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A Survey on Household Solid Waste Management (SWM) with Special Reference to a Peri-urban Area (Kottawa) in Colombo

Cited by 26 publications

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Study the Kitchen Waste Management Practices in Rural Household

Study the Kitchen Waste Management Practices in Rural Household

Survey on Household Solid Waste Sorting at Source in Developing Economies: A Case Study of Nur-Sultan City in Kazakhstan

Energy Literacy, Recycling and Rational Use of Materials in the Daily Life in Students of the Fifth Class Primary Schools of an Urban Area

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