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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Material Waste Management Techniques in the Construction Industry of Zimbabwe
Published in Charles Chavunduka, Walter Timo de Vries, Pamela Durán-Díaz, Sustainable and Smart Spatial Planning in Africa, 2022
Crytone Kusaziya, Yvonne Munanga
Waste minimisation includes source reduction. Source reduction is defined as any activity that reduces or eliminates the generation of waste at the source, usually within a process. The concept of waste reduction or waste minimisation involves redesigning products or changing societal patterns of consumption, use and waste generation to prevent the creation of waste and minimise the toxicity of waste that is produced (Macozoma, 2002).
Recycling Realities and the Glass Container: New Technologies and Trends
Published in Robert E. Landreth, Paul A. Rebers, Municipal Solid Wastes, 2020
Most so-called solid waste management hierarchies make source reduction their top priority. Source reduction is generally defined as reducing the quantity or concentration of objectionable components of solid waste before the solid waste is generated. Examples of source reduction usually include minimizing, down-sizing or lightweighting packaging and eliminating certain objectionable materials as package constituents.
The Pollution Prevention Approach
Published in Louis Theodore, R. Ryan Dupont, Water Resource Management Issues, 2019
Louis Theodore, R. Ryan Dupont
Once opportunities for reduction have been identified by a pollution prevention assessment (see Section 20.6), source reduction techniques should be implemented first. As described previously, source reduction involves the reduction of pollutant wastes at their source, usually within a process, and is the most desirable option in the pollution prevention hierarchy. By avoiding the generation of wastes, source reduction eliminates the problems associated with the handling and disposal of wastes. A wide variety of facilities can adopt procedures to minimize the quantity of waste generated. Many source reduction options involve a change in procedural or organizational activities, rather than a change in technology. For this reason, these options tend to affect the managerial aspect of production and usually do not demand large capital and time investments. This makes implementation of many source reduction options affordable to companies of any size. Figure 20.2 depicts the source reduction scheme for manufacturers. As depicted, source reduction can be broken down into options involving product substitution or source control.
Moving beyond recycling: Examining steps for local government to integrate sustainable materials management
Published in Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 2021
Malak Anshassi, Beatriz Preuss, Timothy G. Townsend
Although not shown in Figure 3, source reduction has a considerably larger impact toward meeting the target than recycling. For instance, the Junk Mail Ban Scenario resulted in 12% progress toward the energy use target, of which 10% was due to source reduction. Similar results followed for the other scenarios and for both GHG emissions and energy use targets. As evidenced by these results, local governments extending their materials conservation policies beyond recycling strategies by incorporating source reduction programs into their decision-making is advantageous in reducing their environmental footprints.