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Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts of Poor Paper Management at Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia: Evidence From Hawassa University

Mohammed, Akalewold Fedilu; Ibrahim, Abdurahman Hamza; … - In: International Journal of Risk and Contingency … 7 (2018) 2, pp. 24-41

a large volume of waste paper at offices, which resulted in unpleasant working environment. Incineration is the only …

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Environmental disclosure in response to public perception of environmental threats

Castelo Branco, Manuel; Eugénio, Teresa; Ribeiro, João - In: Journal of Communication Management 12 (2008) 2, pp. 136-151

and Secil in response to increased public awareness of its activities resulting from the co‐incineration controversy in … extent of environmental disclosure directly relating to the co‐incineration and the locations of the co‐incineration sites is … legitimacy which was threatened by the co‐incineration controversy. However, the strategy adopted by Cimpor may be described as …

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Management practices and modeling the seasonal variation in health care waste

Thakur, Vikas; Anbanandam, Ramesh - In: Journal of Modelling in Management 12 (2017) 1, pp. 162-174

Purpose Management of hazardous waste is a big challenge to a common biomedical waste treatment facility (CBWTF) because of variations in the amount of different kinds of waste collected and treated from various health-care facilities (HCFs). Hence, prediction of health-care waste (HCW) will be...

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Investigation of waste diversion rates in the construction and demolition sector in Australia

Ratnasabapathy, Shiyamini; Alashwal, Ali; Perera, Srinath - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 11 (2020) 3, pp. 427-439

Purpose Waste diversion rate (WDR) is a key indicator of effective waste management and circular economy. However, it has not yet been widely used in the construction and demolition waste (C&DW) sector. This study aims to promote the application of WDR as an effective measure for waste...

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Quality Assurance and Quality Control for the Planned Konrad Repository

Brennecke, Peter; Beckmerhagen, Ingo - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 11 (1994) 5, pp. 30-37

In Germany radioactive waste with negligible heat generation, i.e. LLW and ILW, is planned to be disposed of in the Konrad repository. The construction and operation of this disposal mine necessitates quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) programmes focusing on the above‐ground and...

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The seven value stream mapping tools

Hines, Peter; Rich, Nick - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 17 (1997) 1, pp. 46-64

Develops a new value stream or supply‐chain mapping typology. This seven‐map typology is based on the different wastes inherent in value streams. The use of the various tools, either singularly or in combination, is therefore driven by the types of waste to be removed. The tools themselves...

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A reverse logistics inventory model for plastic bottles

Matar, Nouri; Y. Jaber, Mohamad; Searcy, Cory - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 25 (2014) 2, pp. 315-333

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an original model for the production-recycling-reuse of plastic beverage bottles. Design/methodology/approach – It is assumed that discarded two-liter plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles are collected from the market. The bottles...

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Utility costs: a survey of Swiss office buildings

Stoy, Christian; Kytzia, Susanne - In: Journal of Facilities Management 6 (2008) 2, pp. 120-131

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the utility costs in Swiss office buildings. Owing to their high amount, as well as from an ecological perspective, the utility costs of a building are a relevant aspect of facility management. Against this backdrop the provision of utilities...

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Efficiency evaluation of municipal solid waste management utilities in the urban cities of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, using stochastic frontier analysis

Vishwakarma, Amit; Kulshrestha, Mukul; Kulshreshtha, Mudit - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 19 (2012) 3, pp. 340-357

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evolve a framework for assessing the efficiencies of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) services. Design/methodology/approach – Stochastic frontier analysis (SFA), a deterministic parametric frontier technique, has been employed for benchmarking...

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Healthcare waste disposal strategy selection using grey-AHP approach

Thakur, Vikas; Ramesh, A. - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 24 (2017) 3, pp. 735-749

Purpose Nowadays healthcare waste (HCW) has become a big challenge for the hospital management, especially, in developing countries like India. Like other developing countries, Indian healthcare waste disposal (HCWD) industry is also fragmented, as some hospitals are having their own in-house...

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