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Abbas, S. Y., Kirwan, Kerry and Lu, Dawei (2020) Exploring enablers and barriers to municipal solid waste (MSW) management technologies adoption in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Journal of Environmental Protection, 11 (5). pp. 377-398. doi:10.4236/jep.2020.115022 ISSN 2152-2197.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jep.2020.115022
Abstract
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) becomes a point of focus globally due to its harmful effects on the environment and human health if it is not managed properly. MSW was proved globally to be used as a resource, and it has a major opportunity in the realm of conversion technologies. Accordingly, this study aims to explore the enablers and barriers to six different MSW management (MSWM) technologies adopted in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in order to ensure the successful adoption of these technologies that are Anaerobic Digestion (AD), Incineration, Pyrolysis, Gasification, Composting and Refused Derived Fuel (RDF). This study provides sufficient information to the decision and policy-makers for the processes of selection and adoption of the MSWM technologies in Bahrain, using a qualitative approach “mainly semi-structured interviews” with experts and then Thematic Analysis using nvivo12 software. The results show that the main themes that enablers and barriers fall under are: political (e.g. national waste management strategy), technical (e.g. segregation at source), managerial (e.g. capacity building), social (e.g. public awareness), economic (e.g. incentives to investment) and environmental (e.g. air quality). This study concluded that in order to succeed in the MSWM technologies adoption, the resulted barriers should be overcome. Furthermore, Incineration was recommended as the best solution to manage MSW which has the least barriers and most enablers in Bahrain as per the experts.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Factory and trade waste -- Management -- Bahrain, Refuse and refuse disposal -- Management -- Bahrain, Waste minimization -- Management -- Bahrain, Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Management -- Bahrain, Refuse and refuse disposal -- Management -- Bahrain, Salvage (Waste, etc.) -- Management -- Bahrain | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Environmental Protection | ||||||
Publisher: | Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. | ||||||
ISSN: | 2152-2197 | ||||||
Official Date: | 8 May 2020 | ||||||
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Volume: | 11 | ||||||
Number: | 5 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 377-398 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.4236/jep.2020.115022 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 17 November 2020 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 18 November 2020 |
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