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Challenges in sustainable solid waste management in Patna: a case study of Patna Municipal Corporation
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Municipal solid waste management (SWM) is a part of public health and sanitation which is an obligatory function of urban local bodies (ULBs) of all districts. In the present study, an attempt has been made to provide a comprehensive review of quality and quantitative analysis of solid waste of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), which incorporates to identify the sources and quantity of solid waste generation. The objective of this paper is to analyses the financial assistance and infrastructural facilities available for SWM in PMC. The study has been carried out to evaluate the current challenges faced by PMC for the proper management of solid waste. The adopted strategies of PMC are critically reviewed with the help of both primary and secondary data sources. The major findings of this paper are that the shortage of financial supports, lack of infrastructure and inefficient policies regarding waste management are the major challenges faced by PMC today. The study drives the researcher to suggest some measures to eradicate the challenges and opt for a sustainable SWM plan for PMC.
Challenges in sustainable solid waste management in Patna: a case study of Patna Municipal Corporation
Sneha Swarup; Usha Verma; Ravish Kumar
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 133 - 145
Municipal solid waste management (SWM) is a part of public health and sanitation which is an obligatory function of urban local bodies (ULBs) of all districts. In the present study, an attempt has been made to provide a comprehensive review of quality and quantitative analysis of solid waste of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), which incorporates to identify the sources and quantity of solid waste generation. The objective of this paper is to analyses the financial assistance and infrastructural facilities available for SWM in PMC. The study has been carried out to evaluate the current challenges faced by PMC for the proper management of solid waste. The adopted strategies of PMC are critically reviewed with the help of both primary and secondary data sources. The major findings of this paper are that the shortage of financial supports, lack of infrastructure and inefficient policies regarding waste management are the major challenges faced by PMC today. The study drives the researcher to suggest some measures to eradicate the challenges and opt for a sustainable SWM plan for PMC.]]>
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International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 133 - 145
Sneha Swarup
Usha Verma
Ravish Kumar
Department of Geography, S.S. College, Jehanabad, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India ' Department of Geography, Patna University, Patna, India ' Department of Architecture and Planning, National Institute of Technology, Patna, India
infrastructural constraints
financial impediments
inefficient policies
solid waste management
SWM
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PMC
urban local bodies
ULBs
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An approach for quantifying the benefits of treating biodegradable municipal solid waste: a case-study from the city of Jambi, Indonesia
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The treatment of solid waste and its processing into resources can result in multiple benefits to society. Many of these are, however, underestimated or simply not taken into account in decision-making processes. This article proposes an approach to support policymakers quantifying these benefits. It focuses on the biodegradable fraction of municipal solid waste, which usually accounts for more than 50% of waste streams in developing countries. A case-study was adopted to illustrate the application of the approach, with the city of Jambi, Indonesia, selected to this end. The case-study assessed the benefits of adopting biological treatment methods in alternative to the baseline practice of landfilling waste. Composting was the method with the highest level of benefits associated, estimated at 162 USD per ton of waste processed. The case-study also demonstrates the importance of benefit quantification as a basis to properly design public policy instruments in support of waste treatment approaches.
An approach for quantifying the benefits of treating biodegradable municipal solid waste: a case-study from the city of Jambi, Indonesia
João Aleluia
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 146 - 167
The treatment of solid waste and its processing into resources can result in multiple benefits to society. Many of these are, however, underestimated or simply not taken into account in decision-making processes. This article proposes an approach to support policymakers quantifying these benefits. It focuses on the biodegradable fraction of municipal solid waste, which usually accounts for more than 50% of waste streams in developing countries. A case-study was adopted to illustrate the application of the approach, with the city of Jambi, Indonesia, selected to this end. The case-study assessed the benefits of adopting biological treatment methods in alternative to the baseline practice of landfilling waste. Composting was the method with the highest level of benefits associated, estimated at 162 USD per ton of waste processed. The case-study also demonstrates the importance of benefit quantification as a basis to properly design public policy instruments in support of waste treatment approaches.]]>
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International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 146 - 167
Sneha Swarup
Usha Verma
Ravish Kumar
Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
municipal solid waste
MSW
organic solid waste
anaerobic digestion
composting
developing Asia
Indonesia
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An in-depth literature review of end-of-life vehicle management
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The automotive industry has been a major contributor to the economic growth across the globe. However, the industry has struggled to tackle end-of-life vehicle management issues, which have impacted strongly the sustainability aspects of the products. The purpose of this paper is to classify the research papers, identify the research gaps and discover the future research directions in end-of-life vehicle (ELV) management. The study covers an analysis of recent literature published from 2000 to 2020. A total of 261 articles are analysed and classified into themes; such as ELV management practices, ELV legislation, ELV recovery strategies, automotive shredder residue (ASR), environmental impacts, and ELV economics. The study has utility for the auto manufacturers, auto users, academicians and researchers engaged in the field of ELV management to develop a better understanding of the issues and contribute to sustainable development.
An in-depth literature review of end-of-life vehicle management
Rakesh Shrivastava; Gajanan Badwe; R.P. Mohanty; Gunjan Yadav
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 168 - 193
The automotive industry has been a major contributor to the economic growth across the globe. However, the industry has struggled to tackle end-of-life vehicle management issues, which have impacted strongly the sustainability aspects of the products. The purpose of this paper is to classify the research papers, identify the research gaps and discover the future research directions in end-of-life vehicle (ELV) management. The study covers an analysis of recent literature published from 2000 to 2020. A total of 261 articles are analysed and classified into themes; such as ELV management practices, ELV legislation, ELV recovery strategies, automotive shredder residue (ASR), environmental impacts, and ELV economics. The study has utility for the auto manufacturers, auto users, academicians and researchers engaged in the field of ELV management to develop a better understanding of the issues and contribute to sustainable development.]]>
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International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 168 - 193
Rakesh Shrivastava
Gajanan Badwe
R.P. Mohanty
Gunjan Yadav
Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur (MS), India ' Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic, Mumbai, India ' SOA University (Deemed University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India ' Swarnim Startup and Innovation University, Gandhinagar, India
end-of-life vehicle management
recycling
environmental impacts
economics
sustainability
automotive industry
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Improving operations performance in waste pickers organisations using governance tools
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Waste pickers organisations (WPO) divert recyclable materials from landfills, adding value to the waste, while creating employment, and thus having great social importance. Unfortunately, they have very low efficiency, because of dysfunctions that impede their economic sustainability. By using an exploratory survey, data were collected to perform an organisation strategy study, using the following tools: business model canvas, current reality tree and a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) matrix. This resulted in a better understanding of the business, the problems that cause the low efficiency, but also the opportunities that can be used to invert this trend. Moreover, the methodology described in this paper is innovative, as a frequency analysis based on the SWOT matrices of 62 WPOs was compiled. This can be applied to any group of WPOs, especially in developing countries, to identify and understand possible dysfunctions that may affect their operation.
Improving operations performance in waste pickers organisations using governance tools
José Carlos Martins Ramalho; Juliana Pardinho Tackla; Sarina Francisca de Assis Lessa; Luciana Harue Yamane; Roquemar de Lima Baldam; Renato Ribeiro Siman
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 194 - 216
Waste pickers organisations (WPO) divert recyclable materials from landfills, adding value to the waste, while creating employment, and thus having great social importance. Unfortunately, they have very low efficiency, because of dysfunctions that impede their economic sustainability. By using an exploratory survey, data were collected to perform an organisation strategy study, using the following tools: business model canvas, current reality tree and a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) matrix. This resulted in a better understanding of the business, the problems that cause the low efficiency, but also the opportunities that can be used to invert this trend. Moreover, the methodology described in this paper is innovative, as a frequency analysis based on the SWOT matrices of 62 WPOs was compiled. This can be applied to any group of WPOs, especially in developing countries, to identify and understand possible dysfunctions that may affect their operation.]]>
10.1504/IJEWM.2024.136959
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 194 - 216
José Carlos Martins Ramalho
Juliana Pardinho Tackla
Sarina Francisca de Assis Lessa
Luciana Harue Yamane
Roquemar de Lima Baldam
Renato Ribeiro Siman
Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of EspÃrito Santo (UFES), 514 Avenida Fernando Ferrari, 29075-910, Vitória, ES, Brazil ' Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of EspÃrito Santo (UFES), 514 Avenida Fernando Ferrari, 29075-910, Vitória, ES, Brazil ' Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of EspÃrito Santo (UFES), 514 Avenida Fernando Ferrari, 29075-910, Vitória, ES, Brazil ' Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of EspÃrito Santo (UFES), 514 Avenida Fernando Ferrari, 29075-910, Vitória, ES, Brazil ' Department of Production Engineering, Federal Institute of EspÃrito Santo (IFES), 1729 Avenida Vitória, 29040-780, Vitória, ES, Brazil ' Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of EspÃrito Santo (UFES), 514 Avenida Fernando Ferrari, 29075-910, Vitória, ES, Brazil
waste pickers organisations
WPOs
municipal solid waste
waste collection
recyclable materials
governance tools
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Management and disposal of sanitary solid waste: an obscured menace in India
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India is one of the most populous and vast countries of the world with around 1.39 billion people (January 2021) contributing around 17.7% of the total world population. Of this, female population is around 662.90 million making up to 48.03% of the total population covering with different age groups. The most significant age group which contributes the largest quantities of sanitary solid waste falls between 11-47 years, which is approximately around 359 million Indian women, contributing around 9,000 tonnes of sanitary wastes. For a society, it is important to have healthy girls, children, and women; hence, maintaining proper menstrual hygiene is interlinked. Sanitary waste disposal is a worldwide problem due to the complexity of material used in the products and their improper ways of disposal causing threat to health, hygiene and the environment. This paper focuses on creating awareness on generation and handling of sanitary waste in India and the latest technologies available for handling such wastes.
Management and disposal of sanitary solid waste: an obscured menace in India
Saikat Dutta; R.S.S. Alekhya; B. Chakradhar; Tadinada S. Sasi Jyothsna
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 217 - 233
India is one of the most populous and vast countries of the world with around 1.39 billion people (January 2021) contributing around 17.7% of the total world population. Of this, female population is around 662.90 million making up to 48.03% of the total population covering with different age groups. The most significant age group which contributes the largest quantities of sanitary solid waste falls between 11-47 years, which is approximately around 359 million Indian women, contributing around 9,000 tonnes of sanitary wastes. For a society, it is important to have healthy girls, children, and women; hence, maintaining proper menstrual hygiene is interlinked. Sanitary waste disposal is a worldwide problem due to the complexity of material used in the products and their improper ways of disposal causing threat to health, hygiene and the environment. This paper focuses on creating awareness on generation and handling of sanitary waste in India and the latest technologies available for handling such wastes.]]>
10.1504/IJEWM.2024.136946
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 217 - 233
Saikat Dutta
R.S.S. Alekhya
B. Chakradhar
Tadinada S. Sasi Jyothsna
Environmental Consultancy, Ramky Enviro Services Private Limited, Ramky Group, Hyderabad, India ' Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India ' Environmental Consultancy, Ramky Enviro Services Private Limited, Ramky Group, Hyderabad, India ' Environmental Consultancy, Ramky Enviro Services Private Limited, Ramky Group, Hyderabad, India
municipal solid waste
MSW
sanitary waste
feminine products
landfill
Swachh Bharat Mission
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Aging effect on the bearing capacity of landfills: a field study experiment
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The complete design of a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill requires geotechnical parameters of the landfill bed. In the present study, several plate load tests (PLT) with plates 450 mm in diameter were performed on a landfill surface with different ages in the Karaj landfill in Iran. The objective of this study was to evaluate bearing capacity, the modulus of elasticity, and the modulus of sub-grade reaction with increasing age of burial. The exact design of landfills, slope stability analysis, and drainage system, as well as gas well integrity are contingent upon these parameters. The results of the plate load tests revealed that the bearing capacity, the modulus of elasticity, and the modulus of sub-grade reaction increased considerably with MSW age. The bearing capacity rose by approximately 14% and 40% in 6 years and 15 years after dumping, respectively. In addition, the modulus of elasticity increased threefold after 15 years.
Aging effect on the bearing capacity of landfills: a field study experiment
Reza Mozouni; Ali Ghanbari; Gholamreza Asadollahfardi
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 234 - 247
The complete design of a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill requires geotechnical parameters of the landfill bed. In the present study, several plate load tests (PLT) with plates 450 mm in diameter were performed on a landfill surface with different ages in the Karaj landfill in Iran. The objective of this study was to evaluate bearing capacity, the modulus of elasticity, and the modulus of sub-grade reaction with increasing age of burial. The exact design of landfills, slope stability analysis, and drainage system, as well as gas well integrity are contingent upon these parameters. The results of the plate load tests revealed that the bearing capacity, the modulus of elasticity, and the modulus of sub-grade reaction increased considerably with MSW age. The bearing capacity rose by approximately 14% and 40% in 6 years and 15 years after dumping, respectively. In addition, the modulus of elasticity increased threefold after 15 years.]]>
10.1504/IJEWM.2024.136956
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 234 - 247
Reza Mozouni
Ali Ghanbari
Gholamreza Asadollahfardi
Faculty of Engineering, Kharazmi University, No. 49 Mofatteh Ave., Tehran, IR, Iran ' Faculty of Engineering, Kharazmi University, No. 49 Mofatteh Ave., Tehran, IR, Iran ' Faculty of Engineering, Kharazmi University, No. 49 Mofatteh Ave., Tehran, IR, Iran
aging
bearing capacity
field study
landfill
municipal solid waste
plate load test
PLT
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Role of attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, and environmental knowledge on behavioural intentions of householders toward participating in solid waste management: a case study of Jeddah
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An individual adopts pro-environmental behaviour that is assumed protective by society for the environment. A series of actions is implied that eradicates the harm majorly done to the environment. Therefore, this study aims to examine the role of attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, and environmental knowledge on householders' behavioural intentions toward solid waste management (SWM) and the extent of householder's participation in Jeddah. A descriptive correlational study design has been adopted to determine the relationship between SWM determinants and behavioural intentions of 1038 Jeddah householders. Structural equation modelling using SMART-PLS (partial least squares) has been performed to analyse the data collected. The results have shown a significant and positive relationship between individual attitudes and intentions (r = 0.605, p = 0.00), subjective norms and intentions (r = 0.444, p = 0.00), perceived behavioural control (r = 0.227, p = 0.00), level of awareness (r = 0.320, p = 0.00), environmental knowledge (r = 0.560, p = 0.00), and behaviour of participating (r = 0.604, p = 0.00). Attitude, subjective norms, environmental knowledge, perceived behavioural control, and awareness level positively influence the behavioural intentions of Jeddah householders to participate in SWM activities actively.
Role of attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, and environmental knowledge on behavioural intentions of householders toward participating in solid waste management: a case study of Jeddah
Nadia A. Abdulghaffar; Hind A. Bakr
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 248 - 264
An individual adopts pro-environmental behaviour that is assumed protective by society for the environment. A series of actions is implied that eradicates the harm majorly done to the environment. Therefore, this study aims to examine the role of attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, and environmental knowledge on householders' behavioural intentions toward solid waste management (SWM) and the extent of householder's participation in Jeddah. A descriptive correlational study design has been adopted to determine the relationship between SWM determinants and behavioural intentions of 1038 Jeddah householders. Structural equation modelling using SMART-PLS (partial least squares) has been performed to analyse the data collected. The results have shown a significant and positive relationship between individual attitudes and intentions (r = 0.605, p = 0.00), subjective norms and intentions (r = 0.444, p = 0.00), perceived behavioural control (r = 0.227, p = 0.00), level of awareness (r = 0.320, p = 0.00), environmental knowledge (r = 0.560, p = 0.00), and behaviour of participating (r = 0.604, p = 0.00). Attitude, subjective norms, environmental knowledge, perceived behavioural control, and awareness level positively influence the behavioural intentions of Jeddah householders to participate in SWM activities actively.]]>
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International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2024) pp. 248 - 264
Nadia A. Abdulghaffar
Hind A. Bakr
King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ' King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
behavioural intentions
householders
Saudi Arabia
solid waste management
theory of planned behaviour
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