Formulating waste management strategies based on waste management practices of households in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

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作者
Mosler, Hans Joachim
Drescher, Silke
Zurbruegg, Christian
Rodriguez, Tamara Caballero
Miranda, Omar Guzman
机构
[1] Univ Zurich, CH-8006 Zurich, Switzerland
[2] Swiss Fed Inst Environm Sci & Technol, Dubendorf, Switzerland
[3] Univ Oriente, Santiago De Cuba, Cubat, Cuba
关键词
household waste management; recycling; waste reduction; recycling behaviour; Santiago de Cuba;
D O I
10.1016/j.habitatint.2005.09.008
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
Rapid urbanisation, population growth and changes in lifestyles in low- and middle-income countries contribute to increasing the per capita domestic waste generation. This trend leads to deplorable environmental and public health conditions, especially in rapidly expanding cities of low- and middle-income countries lacking appropriate waste management systems, Santiago de Cuba is no exception. To improve solid waste management in the city of Santiago de Cuba, the generation of household waste was studied and individual waste treatment approaches were assessed. The principle of a household level analysis was adopted to enable the development of strategies based on the specific conditions of households, their awareness and needs. In February 2004, a survey covering 1180 households was conducted on issues such as monthly consumed goods, waste generated and its treatment. The waste generated by the households was subsequently assessed by means of a measuring campaign. The measured volume not only comprised the collected waste fraction but also the waste materials treated on-site or recovered and recycled by all the different means available. The paper contains the results of the composition and distribution of the waste generated by the households as a function of socio-demographic data. Furthermore, the paper describes the various household treatment strategies dependent on specific waste material types. Several types of household waste can be differentiated by statistical cluster analysis. These household types are characterised not only by the amount of waste generated but also by socio-economic status and waste treatment practices. The results obtained are used to develop a range of waste management strategies, each relating to a household type and characterised by its generated amount, waste material type and spatial urban distribution. Since the strategies are adapted to the requirements and needs of the households, they are more readily accepted by the population concerned. Such socially anchored strategies will contribute to improving the waste situation in the city of Santiago de Cuba and allow an optimised allocation of local resources. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:849 / 862
页数:14
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