title: Household waste compositional analysis variation from insular communities in the framework of waste prevention strategy plans.
abstract: Waste management planning requires reliable data regarding waste generation, affecting factors on waste generation and forecasts of waste quantities based on facts. In order to decrease the environmental impacts of waste management the choice of prevention plan as well as the treatment method must be based on the features of the waste that are produced in a specific area. Factors such as culture, economic development, climate, and energy sources have an impact on waste composition; composition influences the need of collecting waste more or less frequently of waste collection and disposition. The research question was to discover the main barriers concerning the compositional analysis in Insular Communities under warm climate conditions and the findings from this study enabled the main contents of a waste management plan to be established. These included advice to residents on waste minimisation, liaison with stakeholders and the expansion of kerbside recycling schemes.
authors.affiliation: Cyprus Open University, Faculty of Pure and Applied Science, Environmental Conservation and Management, P.O. Box 12794, 2252 Latsia, Nicosia, Cyprus. Electronic address: antonis.zorpas@ouc.ac.cy.
authors.forename: Antonis A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Zorpas
authors.affiliation: Harokopio University, Department of Geography, 70 El. Venizelou, 176 71 Athens, Kallithea, Greece. Electronic address: klasaridi@hua.gr.
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lasaridi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development, ENVITECH LTD, Department of Research and Development, P.O. Box 34073, 5309, Cyprus(2).
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Voukkali
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development, ENVITECH LTD, Department of Research and Development, P.O. Box 34073, 5309, Cyprus(2). Electronic address: irenevoukkali@envitech.org.
authors.forename: Pantelitsa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loizia
authors.affiliation: Harokopio University, Department of Geography, 70 El. Venizelou, 176 71 Athens, Kallithea, Greece.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chroni
mesh_terms: D002980:Climate; D003535:Cyprus; D004467:Economics; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000191:economics; D012424:Rural Population; D062611:Solid Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D062611:Solid Waste
keywords: Compositional analysis; Household waste; Waste management; Waste prevention