Browsing Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet by Subject "Recycling"
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Citizens attitudes and participation in solid waste management : a case of Gjakova, Kosovo
(Master thesis, 2016-04-01)In the last decade, solid waste management has been one of the most problematic and demanding issues addressed in both local, national and international efforts. With a growth in population and income waste production is ... -
Development and evaluation of a chair design made out of recycled paper from Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2018)This master thesis is a part of Penda Manufacturing PLC project to look into alternative uses for recycled paper in addition to the production of pulp and one of these alternatives is the use of recycled paper in furniture ... -
Economic and environmental impacts of reprocessing household plastic waste at Øra, compared to transport and reprocessing in Germany
(Master thesis, 2018)Since the early 19-hundreds, plastics have been a valuable product for humans. Production has expanded throughout decades, leading to increased volumes of plastic waste. Insufficient treatment of plastic waste leads to ... -
Gjenbruk av trevirke utomhus
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)I dag er det ikke mye trevirke som gjenbrukes fra Norske anlegg, men dette må gjøres noe med. Det ligger et stort potensial for et gjenbruksmarked, også for bygg og anleggsbransjen. Norge har en sterk tradisjon knyttet til ... -
Incentives, barriers and measures for increased recycling among students in student dorms : a behavioral case study on students living in selective SiÅs housings
(Master thesis, 2017)Waste sorting and recycling has become an important goal in environmental policy. As a result waste management practices has changed radically in many countries around the world. One of the major problems in the management ... -
Plastic waste management in refugee camps : a case study from the Somali region in Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2019)Sustainable waste management is something that has only been studied and developed in a few refugee camps in the world. This thesis, and the project it has been written through, aims to improve the waste management system ... -
Sortering og materialgjenvinning av plastemballasje og matavfall i Oslo kommune : hvordan endre holdninger og atferd gjennom tilrettelagte tiltak?
(Master thesis, 2018)De siste 30 årene har avfall gått fra å være et miljø- og forurensningsproblem til å bli ansett som en ressurs. Med dagens teknologi er det mulig å utnytte ressursene i avfallet slik at de kan komme tilbake i kretsløp ... -
The use of economic incentives in recycling policy to secure environmentally friendly outcomes : A qualitative study of the effects of an economic incentive on recycling motivations and behaviors at household waste levels
(Master thesis, 2013-03-26)Economic incentives (EI) are increasingly being used to secure environmentally friendly behavior. The rationale is based on the predictions of neoclassical economic theory, which assumes stable preferences. However, ... -
Yield and quality of vegetables fertilized with materials recycled from organic resources
(PhD Thesis;2021:64, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Agriculture, aquaculture, fishery and households generate large amounts of organic wastes with high contents of nitrogen (N) and other nutrients. Concurrently, supply of off-farm N resources into horticultural production ...