- Title
- Household and business recycling programs as green strategies for waste management in East London, South Africa
- Creator
- Fotoyi, Tenjiwe
- Subject
- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MSc
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/18687
- Identifier
- vital:42706
- Description
- Municipalities in South Africa generate enormous waste which is disposed of in a few landfill sites which, in turn, have a limited life span. Household recycling is one important mechanism that can be used to reduce the amount of waste that reaches overfilled landfill sites. The city of East London is running out of land to dispose waste, and their landfill sites, in particular, are filing up fast. Most of the waste generated, is recyclable, however recycling in the city remains fragmented, and is moving very slowly. This is because of the lack of a co-ordinated approach between the BCMM and the local communities, across the many suburbs of East London. Considering that urban areas have limited space, effective and efficient use of current landfills is of strategic importance. This research therefore will examine ways of improving recycling in East London, addressing challenges facing current recycling. Data for this study was collected from the random administration of 100 questionnaires on different categories of respondents in the study area. The study revealed that by the introduction of the “Hand-on-waste” programme, the waste management personnel have taken the first step towards household waste recycling. However, the level of awareness and knowledge of the public on domestic recycling was quite poor, if residents are given the necessary encouragement, motivation and recycling infrastructure waste minimisation would be achieved
- Format
- 93leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Science and Agriculture
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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