Improvement of waste segregation carried out by citizens is an important issue that is an important element of sustainable pro-ecological development.
For some time, specific waste segregation and recycling techniques have been carried out in many developed and developing countries.
However, in many cases it does not work perfectly, and due to the growing problem of growing landfills of unsorted and non-biodegradable waste, these techniques should be improved.
On the other hand, in many cases also the waste segregation quality control system also does not work properly.
In the light of the above, encouraging discussion, I turn to you with the following question: Do you know any methods, tools on how to improve the quality control system for waste segregation, which is the segregation of citizens?
Please answer.
I invite you to the discussion.
Dear Sir Dariusz Prokopowicz ,
The link given below may be helpful for you.
https://recycle.com/4-tips-waste-mgt-plan/
Thank You.
I think that you meant in your last sentence (segregation by citizens) and not (segregation of citizens).
Well, we did an experiment in the 1980s in one floor of the faculty of science by placing bins "one for glass, one for plastics, one for metals, one for papers, and one for any waste".
I must admit that many students did abide by the rules of the game but unfortunately there were some "hooligans" who sneaked & caused mess in the bins spoiling our experiment.
My conclusion was that quality segregation of wastes by citizens requires education (to raise the level of thinking) & material rewards (to encourage individuals to participate in a good manner). After some time, the citizens will have the instilled or rooted habit of doing things the right way.
Yes a very good question and very important to reduce the antimicrobial resistance and spread of infection to community
Knowledge -------Dedication-----------Implementation-----------Audit------------Improvement
These are the key steps to improve hospital waste management
Dear Dariusz Prokopowicz,
To understand your question rightly: you are looking for experience and tools on quality control of separately collected waste from households, not for tools on how to increase participation by citizens / households? If so, I can provide you with information about the Dutch situation and with contacts in The Netherlands who can help you. Do you have more background about the research you are conducting?
Yes a very good question ....... it is depend on the quality control of separately collected waste from households. It need Knowledge, implementation, audit, improvement. These are the main steps to improve the wastes management.
Dear Colleagues and Friends from RG, Deliberate aging of products has over 100 years of history. it often happens that household appliances, e.g. washing machines, refrigerators, electronics, IT, computers, laptops, etc., and peripheral computer devices such as printers, scanners, etc. break down or break right after the warranty period. This is not usually the case. This is due to the deliberate aging of the products, i.e. their design and manufacture, the use of certain types of materials, raw materials, etc. so that these products break down, break down after 2-3 years of use, possibly at the latest after a few years of use instead of after a much longer time several dozen years. Manufacturers deliberately age the products so that consumers come back sooner for new versions of products, for new generation products or with new features and functions, which often appear after 1 or 2 years. Deliberate aging of products, deterioration of product quality, shortening the life cycle of products is a solution to the problem of overproduction, i.e. excess supply in relation to demand, or rather generates overproduction of rapidly consuming products and accelerated growth of waste and garbage, increase in the consumption of non-renewable raw materials, rising costs of reclamation, environmental protection, protection health and other additional social costs. In connection with the above, the importance of the problem of overproduction is growing in the context of the rapidly growing amount of waste, including garbage arising from discarded, broken products, in which there are many parts made of plastic and / or wrapped during logistics processes of supply and sale of plastic materials, i.e. such which are currently one of the most important waste problems. The significance of this problem is growing in the context of the need to implement the principles of sustainable pro-ecological development implemented in accordance with the concept of green economy.
Do you agree with me on the above matter?
I conduct research in this area. The conclusions of the research I published in scientific publications that are available on the Research Gate portal.
In view of the above, I am asking you the following questions:
- Is deliberate aging of products a problem of overproduction and generates unnecessary additional waste?
- How can consumers reduce the use of targeted aging by producers?
- Should the issue of deliberate aging of products be regulated by law in such a way as to force producers to use this production formula?
- Is consumer awareness about the deliberate aging of products by producers still too low?
- What do you think about this topic?
- What is your opinion on this topic?
Please reply.
I invite you to discussion and scientific cooperation.
Thank you very much.
Best wishes.
Dariusz Prokopowicz
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