Contribution of cooperative sector recycling to greenhouse gas emissions reduction: A case study of Ribeirão Pires, Brazil

King, Megan F.; Gutberlet, Jutta

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2013.07.031

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“…The results showed that recycling can achieve significant energy savings, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This was confirmed by research conducted in Sweden [14], in Taipei (Taiwan) [15], in Phuket (Thailand) [16], in Lahore (Pakistan) [17], and in Ribeirao Pires (Brazil) [18]. Not only that, recycling also lowers the economic costs [19], and may contribute to the preservation of natural resources [17].…”

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confidence: 70%

“…Of course, it is contradicted with the Constitution of Indonesia No. 18 year 2008 article 22 verse 1 about waste processing, which says that "The sorting of waste grouping and separation is in accordance with the type, the amount and/ or the characteristic of the waste". Although the existence household hazardous waste in the waste appearance from city people is relatively small, or around 0.3-0.5 % in the household, but it needs to be sought comprehensive treatment [1] .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the Government Regulation No. 18 Jo 85 Year 1999, Chapter III, article 9 verse VI about hazardous and toxic household waste processing, mentioned that ("The terms of the processing of household hazardous waste which are resulted by households small-scale activities will be determined later by the responsible agency"). It shows that there have been no continuing efforts which are done to process household hazardous waste.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Modelling of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Management in Semarang City (Indonesia) by Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Approach to Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

Fikri¹,

Purwanto²,

Sunoko³

2015

Procedia Environmental Sciences

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Hazardous and toxic materials are not only produced by industrial sectors. But also by household sector. Unfortunately, no establish regulation and standard operational procedure was found for handling HHW. Most of HHW are currently mixed with domestics waste. So that, it can impact on the health and the reduction environment quality. The research aimed to produce the most effective and efficient model of household hazardous waste by considering the impact on the environment especially related to global warming and the indicator of greenhouse gas emissions. This research used Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach according to ISO 14040 : 2006 by using 150 kg of household hazardous waste. The impact category (LCIA) was observed and limited on global warming with the indicator of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. The LCIA method used was IPCC 2007 GWP 100a V1.01 by using Simapro program version 7.1. The result show, recycling HHW is the best scenario based on the LCA approach. The impact of greenhouse gases emissions is only about 135,25 kg CO₂ eq release to environment.

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Modelling of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Management in Semarang City (Indonesia) by Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Approach to Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

Fikri¹,

Purwanto²,

Sunoko³

2015

Procedia Environmental Sciences

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“…Cities can save energy and decrease their greenhouse gas footprint with recycling (King and Gutberlet [12]). Cities can reduce the pressure on natural resources by intensifying reduction, reuse and recycling.…”

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Regenerating cities with community-based inclusive waste management practices

Gutberlet¹

2016

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Solid waste -a visible result of growth oriented production and consumption -is a major urban challenge worldwide, with a myriad of impacts on the environment, public health and economy of local communities. There is increasing recognition that growth cannot be reconciled with the environment and that current economic and productive relations as well as identities need to be re-conceptualized away from 'capitalocentric' thinking. With the majority of the world's population living in cities, urban spaces also become centre stages for social movements and alternative economies, based on critiques of growth. Reclaiming and reintroducing recyclable materials into material flows, is one of the immediate responses of a radical politics of de-growth. Worldwide waste pickers organize and retrieve recyclable materials, for reuse and further industrial processing. These collectives re-imagine their production and economic activities in terms other than those made available by capitalism. Their everyday actions produce democratic spaces centred on solidarity and the care of others, and also seeking to reclaim citizenship. The collective practices of recycling cooperatives generate social, economic and environmental benefits, but are not yet widely perceived as such, nor are waste pickers generally remunerated fairly for the services they provide. In Brazil, the waste pickers movement is a notable grassroots example, where members enact new practices, linking up the local spaces and actions into a broader political movement, bringing political debates to a broader audience. The paper discusses the role of waste pickers as political actors, central to moving towards a reconceptualization of the economy in terms of de-growth and alternative development, through co-production in selective waste collection.

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“…The gains can further be translated into the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and the mitigation of climate change (King and Gutberlet, 2013). Part of the contribution happens through recovering what would otherwise end up in landfills, generating detrimental gases and leachate.…”

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Cooperative urban mining in Brazil: Collective practices in selective household waste collection and recycling

Gutberlet

2015

Waste Management

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Contribution of cooperative sector recycling to greenhouse gas emissions reduction: A case study of Ribeirão Pires, Brazil

Cited by 68 publications

References 56 publications

Modelling of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Management in Semarang City (Indonesia) by Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Approach to Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

Modelling of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Management in Semarang City (Indonesia) by Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Approach to Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

Regenerating cities with community-based inclusive waste management practices

Cooperative urban mining in Brazil: Collective practices in selective household waste collection and recycling

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