Residential waste segregation: The interconnection with SDG 2 zero hunger
In the scientific literature, academics and practitioners have advocated the interconnection between Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) and composting. However, despite the importance of separating organic waste at home and this activity's contribution to producing quality compost, relative...
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| author | Luis Velazquez Nora Munguia Diana Alvarez-Alvarez Guillermo Cuamea-Cruz Carlos Anaya-Eredias Francisco Martinez-Castañeda |
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| description | In the scientific literature, academics and practitioners have advocated the interconnection between Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) and composting. However, despite the importance of separating organic waste at home and this activity's contribution to producing quality compost, relatively few scholars have explored its interconnection with SDG 2. To fill this gap, this article explores the potential of waste segregation in residential areas to meet SDG 2. This quantitative, non-experimental case study is based on an exploratory survey conducted with residents of two middle-class neighborhoods in the capital city of a state in northwestern Mexico, adjacent to the United States of America. The survey aims to measure the practices and knowledge of the participants related to home separation and composting and their understanding of SDG 2. Findings show that the interconnection between residential waste segregation and SDG 2 is harder to prove, even though waste segregation is essential to composting. Results also suggest that SDG 2 is usually pursued on national agendas; thus, it is unlikely that the home segregation of organic waste for small-scale home composting may influence national progress toward SDG 2. Still, this study would provide valuable insights for policymakers to develop comprehensive waste segregation policies that align with SDG 2. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8e0f8967efe4b55b5a56880ed3c24bd2023-02-01T04:28:36ZengElsevierEnvironmental Challenges2667-01002023-01-0110100675Residential waste segregation: The interconnection with SDG 2 zero hungerLuis Velazquez0Nora Munguia1Diana Alvarez-Alvarez2Guillermo Cuamea-Cruz3Carlos Anaya-Eredias4Francisco Martinez-Castañeda5Industrial Engineering Department, University of Sonora, Blvd Luis Encinas y Rosales S/N, Colonia Centro, Hermosillo, Sonora CP 83000, Mexico; Corresponding author.Industrial Engineering Department, Sustainability Graduate Program, University of Sonora, Blvd Luis Encinas y Rosales S/N, Colonia Centro, Hermosillo, Sonora CP 83000, MexicoSustainability Graduate Program, University of Sonora, Blvd Luis Encinas y Rosales S/N, Colonia Centro, Hermosillo, Sonora CP 83000, MexicoIndustrial Engineering Department, University of Sonora, Blvd Luis Encinas y Rosales S/N, Colonia Centro, Hermosillo, Sonora CP 83000, MexicoIndustrial Engineering Department, University of Sonora, Blvd Luis Encinas y Rosales S/N, Colonia Centro, Hermosillo, Sonora CP 83000, MexicoInstituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Rurales. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. Instituto Literario 100. Centro. Toluca. 50000, MéxicoIn the scientific literature, academics and practitioners have advocated the interconnection between Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) and composting. However, despite the importance of separating organic waste at home and this activity's contribution to producing quality compost, relatively few scholars have explored its interconnection with SDG 2. To fill this gap, this article explores the potential of waste segregation in residential areas to meet SDG 2. This quantitative, non-experimental case study is based on an exploratory survey conducted with residents of two middle-class neighborhoods in the capital city of a state in northwestern Mexico, adjacent to the United States of America. The survey aims to measure the practices and knowledge of the participants related to home separation and composting and their understanding of SDG 2. Findings show that the interconnection between residential waste segregation and SDG 2 is harder to prove, even though waste segregation is essential to composting. Results also suggest that SDG 2 is usually pursued on national agendas; thus, it is unlikely that the home segregation of organic waste for small-scale home composting may influence national progress toward SDG 2. Still, this study would provide valuable insights for policymakers to develop comprehensive waste segregation policies that align with SDG 2.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010022002311SDG 2Residential waste segregationThe 2030 agenda for sustainable developmentHome compostingAwareness |
| spellingShingle | Luis Velazquez Nora Munguia Diana Alvarez-Alvarez Guillermo Cuamea-Cruz Carlos Anaya-Eredias Francisco Martinez-Castañeda Residential waste segregation: The interconnection with SDG 2 zero hunger Environmental Challenges SDG 2 Residential waste segregation The 2030 agenda for sustainable development Home composting Awareness |
| title | Residential waste segregation: The interconnection with SDG 2 zero hunger |
| title_full | Residential waste segregation: The interconnection with SDG 2 zero hunger |
| title_fullStr | Residential waste segregation: The interconnection with SDG 2 zero hunger |
| title_full_unstemmed | Residential waste segregation: The interconnection with SDG 2 zero hunger |
| title_short | Residential waste segregation: The interconnection with SDG 2 zero hunger |
| title_sort | residential waste segregation the interconnection with sdg 2 zero hunger |
| topic | SDG 2 Residential waste segregation The 2030 agenda for sustainable development Home composting Awareness |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010022002311 |
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