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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Waste minimisation"”.
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Solid waste management: developing a waste minimisation programme for the University of Cape Town
… by Properties & Services (P&S) to undertake a waste management review, with the purpose of developing a waste minimisation programme for UCT and investigating on-site and/or off-site options for a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) for UCT. This review was to complement a parallel study toward …
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Managing the Environmental Change Process: How to Use Waste Minimisation as an Effective Tool for Business Improvement
… a highly competitive environment is to embrace waste minimisation. The author reports that smaller businesses appear to see waste minimisation as peripheral rather than integral to sound and competitive business practice. She argues that waste minimisation can in fact be the key driver for …
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An assessment of the potential for waste minimisation in small and medium size enterprises in South Africa
… are the major contributors to generation of waste, hazardous waste in particular, it is appropriate that the chemical engineering profession, which populates such industry activities, should assume such responsibility. In response to increasingly vociferous demands for more stringent …
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An assessment of the potential for waste minimisation in small and medium enterprises in the South African metal finishing industry
… has recently (1998) been updated. The National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS), has clearly identified waste minimisation as an important part of future programs aimed at making waste handling practices in South Africa more sustainable. The waste minimisation approach has been applied in …
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An interpretivist approach for the development of a behavioural framework to support the adoption of waste minimisation behaviour of contractors : the case study of Jordan
… worldwide, enormous volumes of construction waste (CW) have been generated at a colossal rate. CW accounts for approximately 36% of the total solid waste received at landfill sites around the world, and therefore, presents a significant challenge to the sustainability of the construction …
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Identification of eco-efficient improvement opportunities in the industrial networks of small and medium-sized enterprises
… their environmental performance on their own. Waste minimisation is a valid and proven tool for the identification of ways to reduce or eliminate wastes.
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A study of the current best practice in the Scottish electroplating industry and improved metal recovery technique for waste water streams.
… a major source of toxic effluents and hazardous wastes. Though waste treatment will greatly reduce the quantities of pollutants reaching the immediate environment, it should be realised that such treatment has its limitations. The end-of-pipe treatment systems will only help to transfer waste …
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Developing best practice for effective and integrated sustainable waste management for the regions of England : key areas for informing future enhanced waste strategy in the East Midlands
Waste Strategy 2000 (Waste Strategy for England and Wales) as well as the Waste Strategy for England 2007 laid out a fairly conservative agenda for the future of waste management in England as it responded to the developing EU Legislative drive for sustainable practice. A careful analysis of the …
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Waste matters in planning - an analysis of the spatial implications of solid waste management in the city of Cape Town
… the concerns of many different fields. Solid waste management however seems to has not been sufficiently appreciated in terms of its spatial implications. Planning literature does not engage substantially with issues around solid waste management. However, through the many allusions to waste …
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Development of a framework for sustainable construction waste management. A case study of three major Libyan cities
Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste is one of the most voluminous and harmful categories of solid waste worldwide, comprising 40% of the total volume of global waste. Waste minimisation is essential for sustainable waste management for environmental, social and economic benefits. Libya has …
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Environmental risk management system design for hazardous waste materials
… on the supply chain network.The 'hierarchy of waste' suggests that the most preferable state for sustainability is prevention or the elimination of waste. Although this is not wholly practicable in real terms, the framework gives the importance to waste minimisation and prevention, especially …
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(Re)Designing food waste systems using the design frameworks of chefs: An exploration of the potential application in the New Zealand context: The case of 'Good Neighbour'
… cent of all food produced around the globe is wasted at some point in the food chain while there is still hunger in the population. Tackling food waste is a global necessity for our populations, economies and our environment. This thesis explores the redesigning of food waste systems, in the …