Assessing service quality of e-waste recycling: A case study from Putrajaya, Malaysia

Submitted by Stephanie Scott on
EfD Authors:
Faizah, Nazatul

The quality of recycling services will reflect the effectiveness of recycling performancefurther improvements. Putrajaya residents were selected as a study site to evaluate the recycling services and assess the ability of the services provided. Data were collected using a stratified random sampling of the householdsusing the questionnaires that have been prior tested for reliability. Thecritical incident technique (CIT) was used to identify and analyse the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of recycling services.

Peer Reviewed
Waste

Examining the Attributes of Electronic Waste Recycling Service: A Choice Modelling Approach

Submitted by Stephanie Scott on
EfD Authors:
Faizah, Nazatul

This paper estimates the economic valuation, discusses preferences for electronic waste (e-waste) recycling, and identifies the most preferred attributes in e-waste recycling. Stratified random sampling from the households in Putrajaya, Malaysia was utilised to obtain the primary data. It provides the readers with an intrinsic satisfaction when choosing a modelling analysis on the valuation of non-market goods using conditional logit simple model.

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Waste

Solid waste management during Covid-19 pandemic: policy gaps and prospects for inclusive waste governance in Nigeria

Submitted by Nnaemeka Chukwuone on
EfD Authors:
Nzeadibe, Chidi

Solid waste management (SWM) is a public health service whose importance is often understated. When the solid waste management challenge is exacerbated by a public health emergency such as the Covid-19 pandemic, its real significance as an essential service becomes more apparent. The outbreak and spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has led to dramatic transformations of every sector of the Nigerian society including SWM systems, where formal and informal actors co-exist often in an uneasy relationship.

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Covid-19, Waste

Encouraging urban households to segregate the waste they generate: Insights from a field experiment in Delhi, India

Submitted by Vidisha Chowdhury on
EfD Authors:
Wadehra, Shivani

Despite the Solid Waste Management Rules (SWM), 2016 stating that waste generators should segregate their waste before it is collected; most households in Delhi continue to be non-compliant. We conduct a study in 15 localities of Delhi to understand whether information, norms and economic incentive would have an effect on households’ compliance to rules. The study uses field experiments to elicit the impact of the interventions.

Peer Reviewed
Waste
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