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Waste Management Challenges

Explore the waste management challenges faced in sparsely populated northern regions, considering factors like low population densities, extreme climatic conditions, and aging residents. Discover how industries impact the environment and the potential motivators, logistics models, and technology choices for effective waste management solutions.

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Waste Management Challenges

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  1. Waste Management Challenges Problems in Sparsely Populated Northern Regions Recycling Institute J.Nimmo EWM Seminar Dundee 3-4/2/05

  2. Realities faced • Low population densities • Extreme climatic conditions • Aging residents/emigrating youth • Fringe location • Obsolete infrastructure

  3. Sources of Livelihood • Agriculture - falling • Forestry - static • Mining - rising • Tourism - exploding

  4. Environmental Effects of Above • Agriculture - positive – lower P++ and N++ loading on water sources • Forestry – negative – use of machines not men, access roads • Mining – negative – spoil tips, water usage, access roads, reinstatement costs • Tourism – negative – peak waste loads, access, provision of needed infrastructure

  5. Points to Consider • Motivation – Imposed or Intrinsic • Logistics – Centralised or Localised • Technology – Traditional or Innovative

  6. Motivators • Imposed - regulations, taxes, fees, etc. • Intrinsic - education, peer pressure, morality, etc.

  7. Logistics • Centralised - investment-effective, controllable, controversial (Nimby effect) • Localised - labour intensive, low quantities pose storage/health risks

  8. Technology • Traditional - unsupportable ecologically in the long term, financially advantageous • Innovative - potentially risky, initially expensive, concepts often difficult to “sell”

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