Individuals’ perception of which materials are most important to recycle
2015 (English)In: ADVANCES IN PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH (AMPS 2015), PT I, 2015, Vol. 459, p. 723-729Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
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Abstract [en]
In this study, we have asked respondents to rank ten different waste fractions that are both common in manufacturing industry and easily recognizable. The purpose of the study has been to clarify to what extent individuals are able to identify the waste fractions that are most important to recycle from an environmental perspective. The individuals’ perception has then been correlated with a life cycle assessment of the ten materials. In addition, the respondents were also asked to rank the fractions according to cost. The results show that metals are consistently considered most important to recycle, and plastics are commonly among the top five amongst the ten waste fractions together with glass. The cellulose based fractions, cotton, and compost are commonly rated low. In addition, there is a perceived correlation between the environmental and economic impact.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2015. Vol. 459, p. 723-729
Keywords [en]
Material efficiency, Perceived recycling benefits, Waste management, Composting, Industrial management, Life cycle, Recycling, Sustainable development, Environmental and economic impacts, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Manufacturing industries, Waste fraction
National Category
Environmental Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-30652DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-22756-6_88ISI: 000380380800088Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84950156879ISBN: 9783319227559 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-30652DiVA, id: diva2:890022
Conference
IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems (APMS), Musashi Univ, Tokyo, JAPAN, SEP 07-09, 2015
Projects
INNOFACTURE - innovative manufacturing development2015-12-302015-12-302025-10-10Bibliographically approved