Abstract
The amount of non-recyclable material in recycle-bins creates extra cost because of the extra labor required for sorting and transportation. This study aims to investigate if the problem is caused by the placement of the recyclebins. We analyzed whether basic placement changes in proximity would reduce the amount of wastes in recyclebins and also whether these changes will maximize the recyclable materials in the recycle bins, thus, helping the recycling process to be more profitable. There was a significant decrease of externally derived contamination when recycle-bins were placed further, relative to waste-bins. However, that reduced the recyclable materials also. The conclusion was placing a bin nearer to foot traffic increases its litter load. It is recommended that in places with higher amount of recyclable material, recycle-bins to be placed nearer, regardless of externally derived contamination, in order to obtain as much recyclable material as possible.
Highlights
In our throw-away era in which we are depleting our resources, many countries, municipalities and local governments conduct programs for recycling and sustainable waste management
Distance to the nearest receptacle is positively predictive of littering [23], our aim is to investigate whether placement of recycling bins, relative to foot traffic patterns and to the placement of waste bins, affects the quantity of externally derived contamination and whether these changes in placements are predictive of littering
Day two's experimental design significantly increased the amount of recyclable material obtained and slightly increased the externally derived contamination (Tables 1 and 2)
Summary
In our throw-away era in which we are depleting our resources, many countries, municipalities and local governments conduct programs for recycling and sustainable waste management. Their success is important to ensure humanity’s welfare. Because universities generate a range of wastes different than households [10], they deserve special parameters of recycling convenience claimed that recycling is altruistic. This altruism must be encouraged by reducing its inconvenience or by compensating its cost with rewards [11,12,13,14]
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