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Multi-level stratification of territories for waste composition analysis

ŠOMPLÁK, R. KOPA, M. OMELKA, M. NEVRLÝ, V. PAVLAS, M.

Originální název

Multi-level stratification of territories for waste composition analysis

Typ

článek v časopise ve Web of Science, Jimp

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

The fundamental knowledge at all levels of decision-making related to waste management is the quantity and composition of waste. Many articles deal with methods for estimating the composition of municipal waste, but most details are given as to how many categories should be chosen and what technical procedure should be followed. In order to obtain a broader view and a reasonable evaluation of the results, it is necessary to select the areas where the analyzes will be performed effectively. Current approaches have insufficiently addressed this issue at the regional and national levels. This paper presents a method that uses multi-level stratification to divide municipalities into similar groups to reduce the number of observations needed to obtain an estimate of the composition of waste in a selected area (region or state level). The method combines expert knowledge with statistical considerations and makes use of cluster analysis. Socio-economic and waste-related parameters are used within the individual steps. Regarding the available financial resources and the required accuracy of the results, the municipalities in which the analyzes should take place are selected. These representative municipalities represent other municipalities in the created groups, and thanks to them, it is possible to estimate the composition of waste in any municipality, region, or larger territory. Waste analysis planning is an essential procedure for waste management, but the respective costs represent a crucial factor at the national level and even more for individual municipalities. Estimating waste composition impacts the transition to sustainable waste management and is thus a key element for further development in this sector. The presented method demonstrates the selection of 10 representative municipalities from the Czech Republic, but an arbitrary number can be set respecting the financial resources. Estimating the composition of the mixed municipal waste for the Czech Republic should cost around 72,000 euros for ten representatives with different distribution of dwelling types. The method is described in general and can be applied to any territory/country in the world, considering local conditions and possibilities.

Klíčová slova

Multi-level stratification; Regional waste management; Clustering; Waste composition analysis; Mixed municipal waste; Stratification of population

Autoři

ŠOMPLÁK, R.; KOPA, M.; OMELKA, M.; NEVRLÝ, V.; PAVLAS, M.

Vydáno

15. 9. 2022

Nakladatel

ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

Místo

LONDON

ISSN

0301-4797

Periodikum

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Ročník

318

Číslo

1

Stát

Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Strany od

1

Strany do

12

Strany počet

12

URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115534

BibTex

@article{BUT178851,
  author="Radovan {Šomplák} and Miloš {Kopa} and Marek {Omelka} and Vlastimír {Nevrlý} and Martin {Pavlas}",
  title="Multi-level stratification of territories for waste composition analysis",
  journal="JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT",
  year="2022",
  volume="318",
  number="1",
  pages="1--12",
  doi="10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115534",
  issn="0301-4797",
  url="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115534"
}