Selective collection of recyclable waste in Universities of low-middle income countries: Lessons learned in Bolivia.
Circular economy
Developing countries
Municipal solid waste management
Questionnaire survey
Sustainable development
Waste valorization
Journal
Waste management (New York, N.Y.)
ISSN: 1879-2456
Titre abrégé: Waste Manag
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9884362
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Mar 2020
15 Mar 2020
Historique:
received:
30
05
2019
revised:
18
10
2019
accepted:
12
02
2020
pubmed:
23
2
2020
medline:
25
3
2020
entrez:
23
2
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The implementation of solid waste selective collection (SC) systems is quite difficult in low-middle income countries. Lack of awareness, infrastructure, administrative support and knowledge about recycling are the main barriers for its operation, reducing the possibility of successes. This paper introduces the methodological approach for assessing a recyclable waste SC project in a Bolivian public University. The waste fractions generated before (2016) and after (2019) the action were assessed, as well as the opinion and knowledge of the students, providing reliable indicators of the improvements and benefits obtained. Results of the waste characterization analysis reported that, after one month of implementation of the system, about 15 kg of plastic and 37.1 kg of paper and cardboard were collected, about 8 wt% and 42.9 wt% of the recyclable waste produced. At the same time, the questionnaire survey allows demonstrating that the SC behavior of the students improved considerably from 2018 to 2019, (t
Identifiants
pubmed: 32087538
pii: S0956-053X(20)30072-6
doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.02.014
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Solid Waste
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
198-210Informations de copyright
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