Household solid waste characteristics and management in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Sujauddin, Mohammad; Huda, S. M. S.; Hoque, Ariful

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2007.06.013

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“…The effect of dependency rate on waste generation is insignificant in all regressions in China. In line with the researches of Hage and Söderholm [53] and Sujauddin and Huda [62], people with more education tend to generate more waste because they generally have better economic conditions, and are often reluctant to change their life styles despite their higher environmental awareness.…”

Section: Community Characteristics and Per Capita Mswmentioning

confidence: 68%

The Crowding-Out Effects of Garbage Fees and Voluntary Source Separation Programs on Waste Reduction: Evidence from China

2016

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This paper examines how and to what degree government policies of garbage fees and voluntary source separation programs, with free indoor containers and garbage bags, can affect the effectiveness of municipal solid waste (MSW) management, in the sense of achieving a desirable reduction of per capita MSW generation. Based on city-level panel data for years 1998-2012 in China, our empirical analysis indicates that per capita MSW generated is increasing with per capita disposable income, average household size, education levels of households, and the lagged per capita MSW. While both garbage fees and source separation programs have separately led to reductions in per capita waste generation, the interaction of the two policies has resulted in an increase in per capita waste generation due to the following crowding-out effects: Firstly, the positive effect of income dominates the negative effect of the garbage fee. Secondly, there are crowding-out effects of mandatory charging system and the subsidized voluntary source separation on per capita MSW generation. Thirdly, small subsidies and tax punishments have reduced the intrinsic motivation for voluntary source separation of MSW. Thus, compatible fee charging system, higher levels of subsidies, and well-designed public information and education campaigns are required to promote household waste source separation and reduction.

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Section: Community Characteristics and Per Capita Mswmentioning

confidence: 68%

The Crowding-Out Effects of Garbage Fees and Voluntary Source Separation Programs on Waste Reduction: Evidence from China

2016

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“…On the other hand, Kayode and Omole (2011) found positive influence of educational status. Sujauddin, Huda, and Hoque (2008) also showed average level of education of family members in Bangladesh to have significant positive impact. Usually higher education is related with high level of awareness on environmental issues, but sometimes it can have opposite relation because of the cumulative nature of education that increases with the new number of graduates every year, but environmental awareness (such as impact of higher waste generation) does not increase at the same pace (Oribe-Garcia, Kamara-Esteban, Martin, Macarulla-Arenaza, & Alonso-Vicario, 2015).…”

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confidence: 95%

Household Waste Generating Factors and Composition Study for Effective Management in Gorkha Municipality of Nepal

Maskey¹,

Singh²

2017

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Municipal solid waste is a growing concern in cities of developing countries and households are the main contributor. Lack of reliable data sources remain one of the major drawbacks for deciding on effective waste management option. The study area Gorkha municipality is selected because it is one of the highly under-researched and least resource intensive municipalities in Nepal. However, continued growth in municipal waste if left unattended will only intensify the problem and thus demands proactive action. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyze waste composition and to evaluate the socioeconomic factors impacting household waste generation for effective management. Using stratified sampling method, 401 households were selected from all 15 municipal wards. Socioeconomic factors impacting household waste generation were assessed using Ordinary Least Square regression model. The rate of household waste generation in Gorkha municipality is found to be 0.24 kg/capita/day and estimated total household waste generation of 9.4 tonnes/day. Household size and income are found to have positive impact on waste generation, both statistically significant at 1% and thus can be important indicators to forecast solid waste generation trend. Household waste composition was 47.25% organic waste, 37.52% recyclable waste that comprised of 10.38% paper and paper products, 9.88% glass, 6.92% metal, 5.39% plastic, 3.57% textile and 1.38% rubber and leather, and rest 15.23% other waste. Organic waste has the highest share and if not managed properly, creates serious health and environmental hazards. It could be managed efficiently by composting at household and local government level.

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“…Its scope includes all attendant administrative, financial, legal, planning and engineering functions. To achieve the objectives of solid waste management and to overcome its problems, [12] proper management (storage, collection, and disposal) of solid waste requires accurate information regarding waste-generation rates, and quantities, composition, sources, and locations of waste. This type of information was not available for the cities in Libya.…”

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Characterization of Household Solid Waste and Management in Tripoli City—Libya

Moftah¹,

Marković²,

Moftah³

et al. 2016

OJE

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Waste stream characteristics must be understood to tackle waste management problem in Tripoli city, Libya. It is recognized that information on both quantity and composition of generation waste is important for the effective planning of household waste handling infrastructure. So, this study is aimed to evaluating the generation, composition and density of household solid waste in Tripoli city, Libya. The study is carried out according to the Annex 2.

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Household solid waste characteristics and management in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Cited by 310 publications

References 4 publications

The Crowding-Out Effects of Garbage Fees and Voluntary Source Separation Programs on Waste Reduction: Evidence from China

The Crowding-Out Effects of Garbage Fees and Voluntary Source Separation Programs on Waste Reduction: Evidence from China

Household Waste Generating Factors and Composition Study for Effective Management in Gorkha Municipality of Nepal

Characterization of Household Solid Waste and Management in Tripoli City—Libya

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