Analysis and Estimation of the Consumption of Goods Related to Waste Generation

• Omori Tomoya

  Technical Official, Division of Environmental Affair Kyoto City

• Terashima Yutaka

  Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Kyoto University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 家庭廃棄物の発生に係る消費財消費構造の解析

Abstract

In order to estimate and control waste generation, its processes must be investigated at their origins. In the case of municipal wastes, the major generating sector is the whole of households, which generate solid wastes through consumption of household goods.<BR>In this research, the consumption of household goods was analysed based on related reported statistical data. Among many households characteristics, “yearly income”, “number of household members”and“age of household head”were found to affect consumption significantly.<BR>As the function of these three characteristics, equations for estimating consumption were formulated for each category of household goods. And these equations could estimate consumption reasonably, although there are some uncertainties associated with the statistical data.

Journal

• Journal of the Japan Society of Waste Management Experts

  Journal of the Japan Society of Waste Management Experts 7 (2), 58-67, 1996

  Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Keywords

• municipal waste
• goods
• consumption
• waste generation
• prediction

Details

• CRID: 1390282680273607296
• NII Article ID: 10002472288
• NII Book ID: AN10414685
• DOI: 10.3985/jswme.7.58
• ISSN: 1883163X
• ISSN: 18831648
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • Crossref
  • CiNii Articles
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed