Electrical and electronic waste management: a case study in University of Duhok, Iraq

The aim of this paper is to investigate the perception, knowledge and attitude of the households towards electrical and electronic equipment waste (e-waste) management in Duhok city, Iraq. It also tried to identify current e-waste management practiced by households in Duhok. It has been found in this study that much of the electrical and electronic equipment was updated within two thirds of their designed lifetime. Most of the respondents informed that they just threw their e-waste to the waste bin. It can be concluded that all stakeholders of e-waste management, from the government and nongovernmental sectors should consider shifting the management options towards the top of the waste management hierarchy (prevention and waste minimization) by substituting the hazardous materials in e-waste and encouraging redesign of equipment for a better control of the negative impacts of e-waste

Sustainable household waste management improvement in Dhaka city, Bangladesh

The objective of this study is to conduct an economic study to identify the factors which affect households’ solid waste generation,households’ willingness to pay to improve the solid waste management and households’ recycling behaviour in Dhaka City. The results showed that the waste generation of the households in Dhaka City was significantly affected by household size, income and concern about the environment. The results showed that the aggregate value of WTP of the respondents in Dhaka City was 7.6 million Taka (USD 0.1 million). Another logistic regression model was used to identify the factors which affect households’ recycling behaviour. The results showed that environmental consciousness, the availability of storage space, and age (25 to 35), are significant positive predictors of recycling behaviour. Another variable INCOME 2 (TK3,000 to TK15,000) is also positively correlated with recycling

Electrical and Electronic Waste Management–A Case Study in University of Duhok, Iraq

The aim of this paper is to estimate the perception, knowledge and attitude of the households towards electrical and electronic equipment waste (e-waste) management in Duhok city, Iraq. It also tried to identify current e-waste management practiced by households in Duhok. It has been found in this study that much of the electrical and electronic equipment was updated within two thirds of their designed lifetime. Most of the respondents informed that they just threw their e-waste to the waste bin. It can be concluded that all stakeholders of e-waste management, from the government and nongovernmental sectors should consider shifting the management options towards the top of the waste management hierarchy (prevention and waste minimization) by substituting the hazardous materials in e-waste and encouraging redesign of equipment for a better control of the negative impacts of e-waste. Keywords: e-waste management, awareness and attitude, product life time, updating time, deposit and disposa

Modeling environmental performance and economic development

The paper attempts to explore the contribution of economic development, population size or population density as well as the landlocked characteristic of the countries on the environmental performance using cross-sectional data of countries in the world listed by the United Nation (UN). The methods adopted in the present study are Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method and Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). Overall, using Environmental Performance Indicator (EPI) 2010 as a measurement of the effectiveness of national environmental protection effort, the present study finds that economic development/performance positively contributes to the countries’ environmental performance. On the other hand, population size gives negative impact on the environmental performance of the countries

Alternative source of financing for start-up solar companies in Malaysia

In Malaysia, energy consumption by households grew by 6.9%. Meanwhile, energy supply rose 6.1% from 1991 to 2006. Thus, if energy consumption continues to increase in the future, the supply of energy will be lacking. The steady growth of electricity consumption in Malaysia is directly linked to CO2 emissions and climate change, which increases the annual temperature and temperature-related health problems. The use of PV solar energy may be an effective solution, but there are some barriers faced by Malaysian households, such as high prices, lack of physical and financial facilities, lack of awareness and social support. The objective of this study is to review the energy situation, barriers and challenges of solar energy in Malaysia. Lastly, this paper proposed an alternative source of financing for solar energy usage in Malaysia

Developing Shariah complaint equity-based crowdfund Model towards Malaysian low carbon society-A Case of Kuala Lumpur. FRGS19-043-0651

Malaysian households’ energy consumption increased by 6.9%. Meanwhile, energy supply increased by 6.1% from 1991 to 2006. If energy consumption continues to increase, it will put significant strain on the energy supply. The steady growth of electricity consumption in Malaysia is directly linked to CO2 emissions and climate change, which directly increases annual temperature and temperature-related health problems. The development of a low-carbon society is important as Malaysia is experiencing increasing CO2 emissions. The aim of a low-carbon society is to reduce CO2 and improve life. The use of PV solar energy can be an effective solution, but Malaysian households face several barriers to using solar energy in their homes, such as high price, lack of physical and financial means, in addition to a lack of awareness and social support. This study proposes a model that will benefit from PV solar panels with Shariah-compliant equity-based crowd financing. In this study, electricity usage and energy usage of households, their interest in solar energy and the obstacles they encounter in the use of solar energy are discussed. A total of 260 participants from Kuala Lumpur were surveyed. The majority of respondents (74%) claimed that electricity usage was between 0-3000 KWh. The findings of this study show that high initial costs, limited knowledge of renewable energy technologies, lack of the best possible price, and lack of awareness are the biggest obstacles to sustainable renewable energy development. In addition, 47% of respondents were willing to accept the proposed model to help them in using solar energy in their homes. Furthermore, a logit model was estimated to investigate the factors that may affect the willingness of the households to accept the model. The results of the logit model reveal that income, household size and knowledge about climate change affect significantly and positively the willingness of the households to accept the model. This study suggests that the government can take the initiative to raise awareness of the households about the need for renewable energy and low-carbon consumer society

Using a contingent valuation approach for improved solid waste management facility: evidence from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This study employed contingent valuation method to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of the households to improve the waste collection system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The objective of this study is to evaluate how household WTP changes when recycling and waste separation at source is made mandatory. The methodology consisted of asking people directly about their WTP for an additional waste collection service charge to cover the costs of a new waste management project. The new waste management project consisted of two versions: version A (recycling and waste separation is mandatory) and version B (recycling and waste separation is not mandatory). The households declined their WTP for version A when they were asked to separate the waste at source although all the facilities would be given to them for waste separation. The result of this study indicates that the households were not conscious about the benefits of recycling and waste separation. Concerted efforts should be taken to raise environmental consciousness of the households through education and more publicity regarding waste separation, reducing and recycling

Malaysian perception and attitude towards electric vehicle

It is noticeable that environmental problems are now becoming global issue. Automotive industries are one of the major contributors to environmental problems. Harmful gases released and waste of automobile polluted the quality of air and damaging the environment. Because of excessive consumption of fossil fuels leads to greenhouse gases emission and causing various environmental problems. Since Malaysia’s automotive production increasing rapidly compared to other Asian countries. Therefore, there is a pressing need to examine Malaysian vehicle users’ level of intention, major factors to influence to buy and barriers for green technology. Hence, the aim of this research paper is to investigate vehicle users’ level of intention, major influencing factors and obstacles to purchase green car in Malaysia. The findings of this study indicate that there is a significant relationship between age group, education and attitudes towards EVs. It also revealed that the significant relationship between purchase intention and demographic variables such as age group, education and gender. Therefore, the results from this study can be used to provide important insights for policy-makers in developing programs or projects to increase consumers’ awareness, removing obstacles and focus on major influential factors for having environment friendly automotive industries in Malaysia

Factors affecting waste generation: a study in a waste management program in Dhaka City, Bangladesh

Information on waste generation, socioeconomic characteristics, and willingness of the households to separate waste was obtained from interviews with 402 respondents in Dhaka city. Ordinary least square regression was used to determine the dominant factors that might influence the waste generation of the households. The results showed that the waste generation of the households in Dhaka city was significantly affected by household size, income, concern about the environment, and willingness to separate the waste. These factors are necessary to effectively improve waste management, growth and performance, as well as to reduce the environmental degradation of the household waste

Perception of climate change and the adaptation strategies and capacities of the rice farmers in Kedah, Malaysia

This article attempts to understand the perception of the rice-growing farmers on the issue of climate change (CC) and identify their adaptive capacity (AC). A survey was conducted through structured questionnaires to understand farmers’ perception and adaptation strategies in response to changing climate and variability. The findings indicate that farmers are moderately adaptive to CC in the study area. The result also revealed that the main barriers are lack of funds and government support available information to CC. Farmers with higher AC can produce greater amount of rice. Rice producers should be enabled through improved extension services, government aid, such as grants, training for better level of adaptability, to help them achieve higher rice production