How much do South African households in towns & rural areas recycle?

Strydom, Wilma2017-07-282017-07-282016-10Strydom, W. 2016. How much do South African households in towns & rural areas recycle? WasteCon2016, Emperor's Palace, Johannesburg, 17-21 October 2016http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9321WasteCon2016, Emperor's Palace, Johannesburg, 17-21 October 2016In 2015 the CSIR conducted the second national survey on household waste recycling behaviour in South Africa. Focussing on the self-reported recycling quantities of the 1500 targeted households in towns & rural areas, the results show that 13.7% of households recycle some plastics, 12.3% some glass, 10.0% some paper, 9.4% some metals and 6.4% some of their WEEE. Four percent (4.3%) of households indicated that they recycle more than half of their plastics, and 2.4%, 3.1%, 2.4% and 2.9% recycle more than half of their glass, paper, metal and WEEE, respectively. Per province, the self-reported quantities recycled differ considerably, e.g. 20.4% of households in EC towns & rural areas recycle some metals and 19.5% in MP, compared to FS, NC and NW with 3.7%, 3.3% and 1.8%, respectively. More research is needed to understand these recycling patterns in towns & rural areas, as well as the barriers that prevent households from recycling all their recyclables.enHousehold waste recyclingTowns and Rural areasHousehold separation-at-sourceFace-to-face surveyHow much do South African households in towns & rural areas recycle?Conference PresentationStrydom, W. (2016). How much do South African households in towns & rural areas recycle?. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9321Strydom, Wilma. "How much do South African households in towns & rural areas recycle?." (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9321Strydom W, How much do South African households in towns & rural areas recycle?; 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9321 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Strydom, Wilma AB - In 2015 the CSIR conducted the second national survey on household waste recycling behaviour in South Africa. Focussing on the self-reported recycling quantities of the 1500 targeted households in towns & rural areas, the results show that 13.7% of households recycle some plastics, 12.3% some glass, 10.0% some paper, 9.4% some metals and 6.4% some of their WEEE. Four percent (4.3%) of households indicated that they recycle more than half of their plastics, and 2.4%, 3.1%, 2.4% and 2.9% recycle more than half of their glass, paper, metal and WEEE, respectively. Per province, the self-reported quantities recycled differ considerably, e.g. 20.4% of households in EC towns & rural areas recycle some metals and 19.5% in MP, compared to FS, NC and NW with 3.7%, 3.3% and 1.8%, respectively. More research is needed to understand these recycling patterns in towns & rural areas, as well as the barriers that prevent households from recycling all their recyclables. DA - 2016-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Household waste recycling KW - Towns and Rural areas KW - Household separation-at-source KW - Face-to-face survey LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2016 T1 - How much do South African households in towns & rural areas recycle? TI - How much do South African households in towns & rural areas recycle? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9321 ER -