A Community Analysis of the Implementation for Household Curbside Recycling Programs: A Diversionary Method to Control Municipal Solid Waste


Autoria(s): Zelenak, Kathryn
Data(s)

24/03/2009

Resumo

The Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) is required to better manage, operate and control municipal solid waste (MSW) after the Anchorage Assembly instituted a Zero Waste Policy. Two household curbside recycling programs (CRPs), pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) and single-stream, were compared and evaluated to determine an optimal municipal solid waste diversion method for households within the MOA. The analyses find: (1) a CRP must be designed from comprehensive analysis, models and data correlation that combine demographic and psychographic variables; and (2) CRPs can be easily adjusted towards community-specific goals using technology, such as Geographic Information System (GIS) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). Combining resources of policy-makers, businesses, and other viable actors are necessary components to produce a sustainable, economically viable curbside recycling program.

Identificador

http://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_epm/53

Publicador

Digital Commons @ DU

Fonte

Environmental Policy Management

Palavras-Chave #Alaska; Anchorage; dual-stream; GIS; household curbside recycling (CRP); pay-as-you-throw (PAYT); psychographic; single-stream; solid waste management
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