Households' Behavior and Social-Environmental Aspects of Using Bag Dustbin for Waste Recovery in Tehran

Households' Behavior and Social-Environmental Aspects of Using Bag Dustbin for Waste Recovery in Tehran Publisher

Amanidaz N¹ ; Yaghmaeian K¹ ; Dehghani MH¹ ; Mahvi AH^{1, 2} ; Bakhshoodeh R³

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1. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Center for Solid Waste Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Water Science Engineering, Ahvaz Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran

Source: Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering Published:2019

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The suitable dustbin can cause a significant increase in household participation in separated dry waste at production source and recycling rate. This study was conducted on 100 households in Tehran for two weeks for households' wastes without any intervention. After two weeks, the tough-flexible bag dustbins were delivered to the families. At the next stage, by analysing the separated dry wastes by households, comparing the cost of new bag dustbin with plastic garbage bags, and completing some questionnaires, it was concluded that about 92% of households believed that waste bag dustbin was much more accessible and hygienic. The use of plastic garbage bags was decreased an average by 2, after using new bag dustbins. Moreover, the use of bag dustbins has more cost-effectiveness rather than plastic bags (about 54%). Before and after the intervention, the source separation and recovery rate was 0.19 and 0.18, respectively. The amount of wet waste in the waste bag dustbin was decreased to 62.26% after the intervention. The decrease of wet waste in the separated dry waste enhanced the quality of recycled materials. © 2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

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MLA	Amanidaz N, et al.. "Households' Behavior and Social-Environmental Aspects of Using Bag Dustbin for Waste Recovery in Tehran." Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, vol. 17, no. 2, 2019, pp. 1067-1076.
APA	Amanidaz N, Yaghmaeian K, Dehghani MH, Mahvi AH, Bakhshoodeh R (2019). Households' Behavior and Social-Environmental Aspects of Using Bag Dustbin for Waste Recovery in Tehran. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, 17(2), 1067-1076.
Chicago	Amanidaz N, Yaghmaeian K, Dehghani MH, Mahvi AH, Bakhshoodeh R. "Households' Behavior and Social-Environmental Aspects of Using Bag Dustbin for Waste Recovery in Tehran." Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering 17, no. 2 (2019): 1067-1076.
Harvard	Amanidaz N et al. (2019) 'Households' Behavior and Social-Environmental Aspects of Using Bag Dustbin for Waste Recovery in Tehran', Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, 17(2), pp. 1067-1076.
Vancouver	Amanidaz N, Yaghmaeian K, Dehghani MH, Mahvi AH, Bakhshoodeh R. Households' Behavior and Social-Environmental Aspects of Using Bag Dustbin for Waste Recovery in Tehran. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering. 2019;17(2):1067-1076.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Amanidaz N and Yaghmaeian K and Dehghani MH and Mahvi AH and Bakhshoodeh R}, title = {Households' Behavior and Social-Environmental Aspects of Using Bag Dustbin for Waste Recovery in Tehran}, journal = {Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering}, volume = {17}, number = {2}, pages = {1067-1076}, year = {2019} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Amanidaz N AU - Yaghmaeian K AU - Dehghani MH AU - Mahvi AH AU - Bakhshoodeh R TI - Households' Behavior and Social-Environmental Aspects of Using Bag Dustbin for Waste Recovery in Tehran JO - Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering VL - 17 IS - 2 SP - 1067 EP - 1076 PY - 2019 ER -

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