1. Zero waste city
1.1. Local waste management
1.1.1. Youtube
1.2. How San Francisco Is Becoming A Zero Waste City
1.2.1. By imposing regulation to people and businesses and investing in recycling/composting plants, San Francisco managed to double its recycling rate from 35% to 70% in less than a decade. San Francisco is planning on becoming a Zero Waste City in a very short period of time by heavily investing in waste management and changing mentalities (zero waste lifestyle)
2. Five ways to increase citizen participation in local waste services
2.1. Locally improving waste management
2.1.1. Google
2.2. Five ways to increase citizen participation in local waste services
2.2.1. In this article, we learn that there are various types of citizen actions that are taken globally but also organisations that are created in order to improve waste management at a local scale. It also concludes that waste infrastructures alone can not fix the waste management issue as shown by the various waste management hazards and current situation (dumps, soil pollution, ...). In order to do so stakeholders need to increase public participation and involvement
3. Public participation in waste management decision making: Analysis and management of conflicts
3.1. Increasing public involvement in waste management
3.1.1. ScienceDirect
3.2. A conceptual framework for negotiating public involvement in municipal waste management decision-making in the UK
3.2.1. In a climate of localism in which the focus is on community input, conflict over issues such as the selection of technology, the need for pre-treatment or off-site energy recovery, and the scale of plant for thermal treatment of wastes may be exacerbated. This research has demonstrated that the decision on the level and extent of deliberation can be negotiated with the people, based on the nature of the waste problem and the social context of decision-making.
4. How to increase local public involvement in the waste management sector ?
4.1. After reading and researching the topic it seems clear that public involvement is a necessity to tackle local waste management issues and therefore improve the overall waste management situation. However, from empirical studies, it is clear that gaining public attention and involvement is a hardship, especially in developing and clustered areas.
5. The public participation ladder (After Arnstein, 1969; Wiedemann and Femers, 1993)
5.1. Framework public participation
5.1.1. Google Scholar
5.2. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-public-participation-ladder-After-Arnstein-1969-Wiedemann-and-Femers-1993_fig1_238728124
5.2.1. In this article I found that there are frameworks that, if undertaken correctly, allows the organisation to analyse and increase public involvement by following steps in decision making processes. The ladder is a guide to seeing who has power when important decisions are being made. It has survived for so long because people continue to confront processes that refuse to consider anything beyond the bottom rungs.
6. Individual waste management initiatives
6.1. Zero waste lifestyle
6.1.1. Youtube
6.2. You Can Live Without Producing Trash
6.2.1. It is possible to minimise drastically individual's waste volume by adopting easy behaviours such as composting and buying in bulk (eliminate plastic from packaging). This behaviour could eliminate more than 80% of solid waste production of households. If implemented by authorities, it could be a potential way to reduce dramatically waste production and therefore improve municap waste management.
7. Role of public participation in solid waste management in Mlolongo town
7.1. Impact public waste management
7.1.1. Google scholar
7.2. http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/11295/89964/Kaloki%20_Role%20of%20public%20participation%20in%20solid%20waste%20management%20in%20Mlolongo%20town?sequence=3
7.2.1. This research paper was done on a small scale population in order to understand the impact of public participation on waste management at a local level. It concludes that Public participation in solid waste management will support a significant reduction in the waste discharge amount in Mlolongo, it will reduce the tonnes of litter across the town, and it will reduce the frequency of solid waste collection and improve the overall performance of solid waste management. Public participation will also ensure proper landfill operation through public monitoring.
8. Zero dechet lyon
8.1. Organisation local zero dechets
8.1.1. Google maps
8.2. www.zerodechetlyon.org
8.2.1. It is possible to start acting locally through governmental associations. Zero dechet lyon usually organises initiatives and activities in order to sensibilise the public on waste production and management. Small steps can be undertaken such as adding an add-block to your computer or making your own toothpaste.
9. Global impact and stakeholders involved in waste production management
9.1. Waste management movie
9.1.1. Streaming website
9.2. Movie "Trashed" by Candida Brady
9.2.1. In this documentary, the main protagonist investigates the global scale and impact of humanity's modern wasteful consumerism and pollution. He concludes that in general people are willing to help reduce their impact but they are not helped/backed by institutions. Irons noted that the "state and federal government should provide legislation which designs a waste management policy right across the US. Viewed by state leaders all around the world and read awareness/knowledge.