The increase in the amount of plastic waste is a worrying environmental problem, due to nature that difficult decompose. This article analyzes GreenPeace's strategy for handling problems Jakarta during 2017-2020 and obstacles occur implementing strategy. research uses qualitative methods, data collection comes from primary through interviews with informants secondary literature studies various ...

BACKGROUND Domestic waste generation has contributed significantly to hampering national waste management efforts. It poses serious threat to national development and requires proper treatment and management within and outside households. The problem of improper waste management has always been a challenge in Ghana, compelling several national surveys to report on the practice of waste manageme...

Waste management is an activity to manage residues, by-products, and used items. Handling cell phones one form of waste activity. In developing countries, are mostly handled by informal actors, where second-hand market actors for act as collection points. Some these activities often affect the environment actors' health due a lack adequate technology. Hence, collaboration between formal necessa...

This study analyzed environmental health risks and people’s perceptions of risks related to waste management in poor settlements of Abidjan, to develop integrated solutions for health and well-being improvement. The trans-disciplinary approach used relied on remote sensing, a geographic information system (GIS), qualitative and quantitative methods such as interviews and a household survey (n=1...

The generation of municipal solid waste is increasing year by year and there are many options for handling and disposing of these wastes. Currently in United States land disposal is the most common practice to deal with municipal solid wastes. The evolution of waste generation, and increase in population suggest composting as a future alternative. Since municipal solid waste comprises of a high...

BACKGROUND One of the most problems in developing countries is the integrated waste management and the effects on Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emission, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is used in this paper as a decision supporting tool in planning Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) managements. METHODS In this paper the EPA's Waste Reduction Model (WARM) that provide GHG emission factors for waste stream com...