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A conceptual network for household waste management in high-rise residential buildings in Malaysia is proposed in this paper. This study is justified based on: (1) the current situation of municipal solid waste management in Malaysia that (hypothetically) has been affected by improper knowledge transfer between resource management agencies due to the lack of technology involvement, and (2) fast urbanization...
In last few years the electronics industry has shown tremendous growth and is recognized as one of the engines of economic development not in India, but also whole world. The last decade has seen tremendous growth in the field of information technology in developed as well as developing countries including India. This growth, combined with rapidly increasing product obsolescence and consumer choices,...
Policy makers face ultimatum over opting comprehensive measures to reduce waste disposal due to the significant rises of climate change globally. Issues pertaining plastic carrier bag usage that cause environmental problem stimulate enormous concern among development countries; only be initiated by the Selangor and Penang state government in January 2010, and had been implemented throughout nationwide...
Wuhan City, as the capital of Hubei Province, has a great production of urban waste, which is still increasing slightly. The paper analyzed the management mode, collection and treatment, local policy/law of the city's urban wastes. Then the application of reuse, reduce and recycle (3R) in UWM in Wuhan city was studied and the prospective was analyzed in four aspects, including initiative from citizens,...
The main purpose of this paper is to establish a reverse logistics coordination mechanism according to Chinese real conditions. Here we focus on analyzing the situation of e-waste recycling in china. By comparing the advanced experience of developed countries, especially the application of EPR in EU, we try to find out where the problem lies in China. Finally, a model which considers the government...
The huge amount of construction and demolition (C&D) waste entering landfills in Hong Kong have stressed the environment severely. To alleviate its adverse impacts, the local government and the construction industry have adopted a set of measures since the early 1980s. This study is conducted with an attempt to provide insights into the C&D waste management practice in Hong Kong, based on...
Aiming at the problem of e-waste management, this paper put forward an introduction of EPR systems into the e-waste management system to reduce Electronics pollutants by means of the establishment of responsibility of the main for e-waste recycling disposal. Simplifications should be made angled at China's electronic product market structure. First, calculate the interests of legitimate businesses...
An excess of 40 million tons of electronic waste (e-waste) were disposed globally in 2008, including waste from personal computers, CRT monitors and cell phones. E-waste problem can be expected emergency but a dynamic complex problem because the recycling willingness of end-users may be influenced by various factors. This investigation attempts to develop a waste management model of personal computer...
The construction industry is the major solid waste generator in the world. For the national sustainable development strategy, construction and demolition (C&D) waste management is very important and has become one of hottest research topic in recent years. Successfully managing C&D waste has a significant impact for Hong Kong's due to the limited land resource. This paper begins with a brief...
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