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Characterization and Planning of Household Waste Management: A Case Study from the MENA Region

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  • Feriel Kheira Kebaili

    (Laboratoire de Recherche et d’Etude en Aménagement et Urbanisme (LREAU), USTHB, Algiers 16000, Algeria)

  • Amel Baziz-Berkani

    (Laboratoire de Recherche et d’Etude en Aménagement et Urbanisme (LREAU), USTHB, Algiers 16000, Algeria)

  • Hani Amir Aouissi

    (Scientific and Technical Research Center on Arid Regions (CRSTRA), Biskra 07000, Algeria)

  • Florin-Constantin Mihai

    (CERNESIM Center, Department of Exact Sciences and Natural Sciences, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, 700506 Iasi, Romania)

  • Moustafa Houda

    (College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait)

  • Mostefa Ababsa

    (Scientific and Technical Research Center on Arid Regions (CRSTRA), Biskra 07000, Algeria)

  • Marc Azab

    (College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait)

  • Alexandru-Ionut Petrisor

    (Doctoral School of Urban Planning, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, 010014 Bucharest, Romania
    National Institute for Research and Development in Tourism, 50741 Bucharest, Romania
    National Institute for Research and Development in Constructions, Urbanism and Sustainable Spatial Development URBAN-INCERC, 021652 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Christine Fürst

    (Department of Sustainable Landscape Development, Institute for Geosciences and Geography, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Seckendorff-Platz 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
    German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstr. 4, 04103 Leipzig, Germany)

Abstract

Solid waste management is one of the most important environmental issues worldwide, particularly in MENA countries. The present study was carried out in the city of Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. This urban area is marked by an increase in waste flow combined with a demographic surge. In order to investigate waste production and its drivers, we used both multiple regression and correlation analyses to test this dependence. Geospatial analysis was performed using principal component analysis integrated with GIS in order to look at the spatial distribution of waste management and potential drivers of waste production. The results indicate that household waste management is influenced by drivers related to the size of the settlement and the characteristics of waste management companies ( p ≤ 0.05). The findings also show that none of the sociodemographic variables were found to significantly influence waste production. However, the spatial distribution is influenced by the geographic and sociodemographic characteristics of Algeria at all territorial levels. Algiers is still a landfill-based city in the MENA region, where mixed waste collection prevails in all districts. This study reinforces the importance of expanding source-separated waste collection schemes in order to increase the household waste diversion from landfills and, more importantly, shows how modern tools such as GIS, principal component analysis, and spatial analysis urban planning are useful for monitoring household waste, in line with circular economy principles.

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  • Feriel Kheira Kebaili & Amel Baziz-Berkani & Hani Amir Aouissi & Florin-Constantin Mihai & Moustafa Houda & Mostefa Ababsa & Marc Azab & Alexandru-Ionut Petrisor & Christine Fürst, 2022. "Characterization and Planning of Household Waste Management: A Case Study from the MENA Region," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:9:p:5461-:d:807227
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