Attitudes and behaviour towards waste management in the Dublin,Ireland region |
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| Authors: | M Purcell WL Magette |
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| Institution: | 1. Green Campus Facilitator, Cork Institute of Technology, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland;2. Centre for Water Resources Research, School of Architecture, Landscape & Civil Engineering, University College Dublin, Newstead, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;1. Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China;2. Xiamen Key Lab of Urban Metabolism, Xiamen 361021, China;3. Department of Environmental Systems and Societies, Wuxi Foreign Language School, 214131, China;1. Department of Public Policy and Management, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, China;2. Faculty of Economics and Rural Development, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Viet Nam;3. College of Architect and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China;4. Vietnam Institute for Urban Planning and Rural Planning (VIUP), Hanoi, Viet Nam;1. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia;2. Balai Besar Industri Hasil Perkebunan, Balitbang Departemen Perindustrian, Indonesia;3. Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering & Construction, Universitat Jaume I, Av Sos Baynat s/n, E12071 Castellón, Spain;2. Department of Mathematics, Universitat Jaume I, Av Sos Baynat s/n, E12071 Castellón, Spain;1. Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;2. Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden;1. School of Geography, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4RJ, UK;2. Department of Geography, Kingston University, London, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 1LQ, UK;3. Department of Geography, University of Portsmouth, Buckingham Building, Lion Terrace, Portsmouth, PO1 3HE, UK;4. Department of Geography, University of Liverpool, Roxby Building, Liverpool, L69 7ZT, UK;5. Centre for Regional Engagement, University of South Australia, Whyalla Campus, MB1-13A, Australia;6. Centre for Sustainable Wastes Management, University of Northampton, Avenue Campus, Northampton, NN2 6JD, UK |
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| Abstract: | The hypothesis of this research was that attitudes about the management of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) are spatially variable, even within a city of modest (1.2 million) population. For a select number of representative electoral districts in the Dublin, Ireland region, residents were surveyed regarding attitudes towards waste management in general, and BMW management in particular. A total of 850 survey responses were collected. Door-to-door interviews produced 688 responses in the residential sector; these were supplemented by 162 responses to a web-based survey.The surveys revealed that the majority of households use local authority, rather than private, waste collection services (both are available). The majority of residents, regardless of the local authority in which they live, were satisfied with their waste management service. “Reducing the quantity of waste generated” was regarded the most important future issue for 28% of residential respondents. Statistical analyses of the survey responses showed that the local authority in which respondents resided significantly influenced most responses (including waste collection service used, waste service satisfaction and backyard composting activity). Many responses (including waste service satisfaction, waste management influences) were also significantly related to the respondents’ personal characteristics (e.g., education level, type of accommodation, age, etc.). These statistical results proved the hypothesis of the research and demonstrated that waste management initiatives designed for one area of the city (or, indeed, for uniform application to the city as a whole) could ignore the needs of other areas. The survey responses suggest that targeted intervention strategies would lead to improved diversion rates of BMW from landfill, a requirement of the Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC. |
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