‘It's kind of saving them a job isn't it?’ The consumption work of household recycling

Consumers play an integral role in societal divisions of labour. Rather than simply consume, they frequently perform labour. Incorporating consumers into the division of labour poses a challenge to this foundational and enduring concept, given its traditional focus on the technical division of tasks/skills within a labour process. Yet, insofar as completion of a circuit of production, distribution, exchange and consumption is predicated on consumers undertaking work in order to/after they consume, analysis of the division of labour would be incomplete without their inclusion. This paper uses the case of household recycling to demonstrate the importance of ‘consumption work’ for the organization of the waste management industry in England. By sorting their waste, consumers initiate a new economic process, providing feedstock (such as metals, plastics and paper) which in turn creates jobs/profits within the recycling, processing and manufacturing industries. Consumers also reconfigure public and private sector responsibilities when they sort their recyclable materials from general household waste, revealing the interdependency of consumption work with labour conducted under different socio‐economic relations and across differing socio‐economic domains. This paper makes the case for a renewed conception of division of labour to account for transformations and interconnections between work of different forms within contemporary society.     

政府补贴下竞争型WEEE闭环供应链定价决策研究

针对由单个制造商和两个回收商组成的电子电器闭环供应链,考虑合格回收商与不合格回收商相互竞争,研究政府回收处理补贴及消费者渠道偏好对闭环供应链决策的影响。发现:竞争环境下,随着回收处理补贴的提高,合格回收商的竞争力随之增大;制造商、各回收商及系统利润均随着消费者对正规回收渠道偏好的提高而增加,政府应积极促进消费者对正规回收渠道的认知与接受度。     

废旧手机回收行为影响因素的实证研究--基于在校大学生问卷调查

基于对在校大学生废旧手机回收行为的问卷调查结果,运用统计软件SPSS ,通过因子分析和回归分析,对大学生废旧手机回收行为、行为意向及其影响因素进行了实证研究。结果表明：大学生废旧手机回收行为意向与行为具有显著正向影响;主观规范、个人消费观念、知觉行为控制、环境知识对行为意向具有正向显著影响,且影响力依次递减。据此提出相关改进建议,有效促进大学生积极参与废旧手机回收。     

Accounting for the Performance of Environmentally Significant Behavior: The Symbolic Significance of Recycling

The scientific community has pronounced climate change unequivocal and its consequences disastrous. Yet Americans' behavioral response to the global social problem of environmental degradation has been largely confined to the individual act of recycling. This article examines why Americans are not doing more to address climate change and other environmental issues. Taking a cognitive sociological perspective, I describe how Americans think about environmental issues and pro‐environmental behavior. I draw on Swidler's concept of a “cultural tool kit,” to examine the cultural narratives Americans use to account for the small amount of pro‐environmental behavior they perform. The act of recycling functions as a synecdoche for pro‐environmental behavior in general, allowing individuals to over‐claim the significance of a modest amount of pro‐environmental behavior. I argue that Americans' failure to engage with environmental issues at a collective level is rooted in the individualized culture of American environmentalism.     

“Filthy rich” and “dirt poor:” social and cultural dimensions of solid waste management (SWM) in Lagos

Abstract

This paper analyses how household solid waste was perceived and handled in traditional Yoruba and contemporary Lagos society in South West Nigeria. It highlights the roles of individuals, households, changing lifestyles and diet, business cycles, residential segregation, and state and non-state actors and institutions in waste management in Lagos. The filthy rich/dirt poor divide in Lagos is epitomised by spatial segregation and social stratification, reflected by contrasting highbrow neighbourhoods and massive dumpsites in the metropolis. Central to this discussion are changing economic dynamics. The boom years were characterised by conspicuous consumption, waste and replacement while economic adversity precipitated destitution, re-use and recycling of waste, and recourse to imported second-hand clothing and household utensils. The paper recommends a multi-pronged sustainable waste management strategy for Lagos.     

Selected indicators for evaluation of eco-innovation projects

This paper addresses a particular innovation projects category, that is, eco-innovation, in line with the fact that a lot of research has been recently carried out in this area, due to increasing attention. Eco-innovation projects are related to development and introducing the new products, processes and services that reduce the overall negative impact on the environment, putting the business and innovation together to create sustainable solutions. The aim of our research is developing a model for prioritization of the most frequent eco-innovation projects in the recycling field. It should be one of the key challenges for national economies as it happens to be one of the current priorities and burning issues for the European Commission (Horizon 2020, CIP, COSME, etc.), giving the proposed model framework. The ranking has been established with regard to common national economy benefits defined through identified criteria, by applying the well-known analytic hierarchy process method of multi-criteria decision-making.     

基于“循环经济5R理论”的汽车循环利用物流模型探讨

近年来,中国汽车保有量急剧增加,有相当数量的汽车进入“老年期”,急需规范管理、利用、回收汽车的渠道。然而,目前我国没有相应标准和规范,废旧汽车回收利用还没有引起全社会足够的关注和重视。文章结合我国汽车产业发展现状和回收废弃物物流的相关理论,在循环经济5R原则的指导下,通过优化汽车循环利用物流模型而提高资源的再利用率、减少原材料和能源的浪费,构建了汽车循环利用物流模型及其信息系统模型,并提出该模型实施的保障措施。     

我国手机回收逆向物流模式研究

我国废旧手机逐年增长,通过逆向物流管理可以回收资源,保护环境,净化手机流通渠道,提高顾客满意度。发达国家通过＂生产商延伸责任制＂使废旧手机通过生产商、生产商委托运营商回收方式或是第三方回收公司从消费者逆向返回生产商/供应商。通过借鉴国外成功的回收模式经验,建立我国手机联合回收模式,可充分发挥各主体的职责。     

我国生态农村建设之探索

生态农村建设是当前建设社会主义新农村的重大举措。从农村的生态环境、基础条件和农民意识等方面,探讨了农村生态环境存在的问题,指出了加快农村生态建设的重要性,提出了加强乡镇企业环境综合整治、完善体制机制建设、发展生态农业、开展生态文明教育等措施。针对我国农村生态建设的现状和特点,探索出一种适合我国农村实际情况的可持续发展模式：以经济发展为基础,以科技应用为支点,以政府干预为手段,以制度创新为引向,以法制完善为保障,以意识提高为导向的生态农村建设。     

中原经济区“十二五”期间循环经济发展研究——以河南省灵宝市为例

以河南省灵宝市发展循环经济为例,分析了循环经济发展的比较优势、有利契机等,重点阐述了灵宝市循环经济发展的途径与措施,为中原经济区转型发展探索经验。