Factors affecting the sustainability of solid waste management system—the case of Palestine

Al-Khateeb, Ammar J.; Al-Sari, Majed I.; Al‐Khatib, Issam A.; Anayah, Fathi

doi:10.1007/s10661-017-5810-0

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“…In the study by Rodrigues et al, knowledge and waste management were correlated while no significant associations were denoted between knowledge and other statistical variables (18). Our findings also indicated a significant correlation between attitude and prior training on waste management, which corroborates with the results of Al-Khateeb et al (26), indicating the impact of this variable on students' attitudes toward waste recycling. According to the results of the present study, attitudes and other statistical variables represented no significant correlation.…”

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Survey of Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance of Students at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Regarding Solid Wastes Recycling

Seid‐Mohammadi

Bakhtiari

Hamedani

et al. 2021

Avicenna J Environ Health Eng

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This descriptive, cross-sectional study aimed to assess the correlations between the knowledge, attitude, and performance of the students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, regarding waste recycling in 2020-2021. A questionnaire was used for data collection, and the sample population consisted of 70 male and female students. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 by Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis (α=0.05). The sample population included 87.1% women and 12.9% men. In total, 22.9% of students received special training to recognize the adverse effects and management of waste while 77.1% of them received no training. In addition, 22.9% of students reported the contraction of infectious diseases in themselves or others around them due to contact with garbage or contaminated equipment. The marital status had a significant difference with the amount of knowledge of the studied students for determining the type of awareness regarding the importance of recycle waste while gender represented no substantial difference in this regard. Based on the results, a positive correlation was observed between attitude and awareness, as well as the performance with knowledge and attitude. Knowledge, attitude, and performance are meaningful predictors of waste management. According to the results, the importance of waste management should be emphasized to student in the community in terms of the current health conditions. It also seems that the influential factors in waste management should be fully identified in interventional programs, and appropriate interventions should be planned and implemented accordingly.

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Survey of Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance of Students at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Regarding Solid Wastes Recycling

Seid‐Mohammadi

Bakhtiari

Hamedani

et al. 2021

Avicenna J Environ Health Eng

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“…However, other studies observed that knowledge and positive attitude alone did not support the proper recycling practice, while face-toface training leads to correct practice in solid waste recycling and source separation [114]. In a study on the residents of two Palestinian cities, it was observed that knowledge on waste management affects the willingness to pay for improved service of solid waste management, thus contributing to better waste management [115]. Therefore, organizations involved in municipal waste management are recommended to consider training programs to facilitate and clarify the process of home composting through brochures, video media, and cyberspace.…”

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Drivers of Residents’ Home Composting Intention: Integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior, the Norm Activation Model, and the Moderating Role of Composting Knowledge

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Home composting is judged as an effective municipal waste management option in which household contribution is essential, but it has a low adoption. The objectives of the study were to determine the factors that influence home composting intention and identify the moderating role of composting knowledge in the model, using the combined model of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and norm activation model (NAM). A structured questionnaire was applied to a sample of 367 residents of Isfahan city, Iran, randomly selected. Data were analyzed using cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, PLS-SEM, and PLS-MGA. Cluster analysis grouped the three clusters based on the constructs of the integrated model, and this result was confirmed by discriminant analysis. Findings show that attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavior control can predict the intention to compost. Study results confirmed the positive effect of awareness of the consequences of composting on ascribed responsibility to compost at home, of responsibility to the personal norm, and of the personal norm on intention to compost at home. Furthermore, it was observed that composting knowledge moderates the relationship between subjective norm and behavioral intention, and the one between perceived behavioral control and behavioral intention. The integrated model had more predictive power than the TPB model. The fit statistic of the integrated model was good and 71% of the variance for intention behavior toward home composting. The insights on factors affecting residents’ intention to compost obtained from this study can be used in measures and programs that reinforce and stimulate home composting.

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“…Booming economy, population growth, and consumption pattern change have greatly urged the production of domestic solid waste (DSW), especially in developing countries 1 – 3 . China has reported an 890% soaring of DSW from 1979 to 2018 4 and a continued growth rate of 8–10% per annum in the future 5 .…”

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Influencing factors and reduction of domestic solid waste at university dormitory in Shanghai, China

Pan

Guo

et al. 2022

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Increasing domestic solid waste (DSW) is becoming one of the most serious challenges for city and regional environment. As an epitome of the society, the investigation on the influencing factors and reduction of DSW of university students can not only provide policy suggestions for the waste management in the university campus, but also can achieve demonstration effect to other communities due to its high social status and wide impacts. This research combined direct weighing, questionnaire surveys, and regression analysis to quantify the influencing factors of DSW at East China Normal University’s dormitory in Shanghai. Direct weighting and questionnaire survey were conducted in 112 randomly selected dormitory rooms. Totally 523 valid questionnaires were collected. It is found that the average waste generation was 0.275 kg/day/cap, in which residual waste accounted for 64% of total, followed by household food waste (29%), and recyclable waste (7%). Regressions based on ordinary least square method suggested that students’ attitude towards waste played the most important role in affecting the waste reduction with its elasticity − 0.195. Lower educational level and better financial condition would lead to more waste generation, whose elasticity was 0.148 and 0.098 respectively. The influences of gender and major varied from waste types. Policies implications for university administration departments for sustainable waste and resource management include developing personalized and humanized waste management policies, enhancing environmental awareness through diverse educational activities, and expanding the publicity role of campus cultural activities on waste reduction.

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Factors affecting the sustainability of solid waste management system—the case of Palestine

Cited by 48 publications

References 31 publications

Survey of Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance of Students at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Regarding Solid Wastes Recycling

Survey of Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance of Students at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Regarding Solid Wastes Recycling

Drivers of Residents’ Home Composting Intention: Integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior, the Norm Activation Model, and the Moderating Role of Composting Knowledge

Influencing factors and reduction of domestic solid waste at university dormitory in Shanghai, China

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