Analysis of the waste selective collection at drop-off systems: Case study including the income level and the seasonal variation
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Analysis of the waste selective collection at drop-off systems: Case study including the income level and the seasonal variationAuthor (s)
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2017-10-27Publisher
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Gallardo, A., Carlos, M., Colomer, F., & Edo-Alcón, N. (2018). Analysis of the waste selective collection at drop-off systems: Case study including the income level and the seasonal variation. Waste Management & Research, 36(1), 30–38. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X17733539Type
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There are several factors which have an influence in the selective collection of the municipal waste. To define a selective collection system, the waste generation pattern should be firstly determined and these factors ... [+]
There are several factors which have an influence in the selective collection of the municipal waste. To define a selective collection system, the waste generation pattern should be firstly determined and these factors should be analyzed in depth. This paper tries to analyze the economic income level and the seasonal variation on the collection and the purity of light-packaging waste to determine actions to improve the waste management plan of a town. In the first stage of the work, waste samples of the light-packaging containers were collected in two zones of the town with different economic characteristics in different seasons during one year. In the second stage, the samples were characterized to analyze the composition and purity of the waste. They were firstly separated into four fractions: metals; plastic; beverage cartons; and misplaced materials. The misplaced fraction was in its turn separated into cardboard, rubber and leather, inert waste, organic matter, paper, hazardous waste, clothes and shoes, glass and others. The plastic fraction was separated into five types of plastics and the metal fraction into three. In the third stage, the data have been analyzed and conclusions have been extracted. The main result is that the quality of the light-packaging fraction collected in these zones during both seasons were similar. This methodology can be extrapolated to towns with similar characteristics. It will be useful when implementing a system to collect the waste selectively and to develop actions to achieve a good participation in the selective collection of the waste. [-]
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