Quantitative Analysis of Household Food Waste Collection in Warsaw: Assessing Efficiency and Waste Minimization
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Amount of Municipal Bio-Waste Collected
3.2. Indicators of Selective Collection of Municipal Bio-Waste
3.3. The Efficiency of the Selective Bio-Waste Collection System
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Average Monthly Amounts of Bio-Waste Collected [kg] | Range [kg] | Coefficient of Variation [%] |
---|---|---|---|
Multi-family buildings (M) | |||
2020 | 29,223 ± 4717 | 24,420–38,240 | 16 |
2021 | 25,220 ± 3612 | 20,760–31,280 | 14 |
2022 | 21,778 ± 3427 | 16,440–27,860 | 15 |
Single-family buildings (S) | |||
2020 | 8746 ± 1967 | 6220–12,080 | 23 |
2021 | 7360 ± 1263 | 5240–9900 | 17 |
2022 | 7288 ± 921 | 5840–9200 | 13 |
Average Year Collection Rate of Bio-Waste [kg·capita−1·year−1] | Range [kg·capita−1·year−1] | Coefficient of Variation [%] |
---|---|---|
Multi-family buildings (M) | ||
17.3 ± 2.1 | 14.9–20.0 | 12 |
Single-family buildings (S) | ||
36.2 ± 3.1 | 33.8–40.6 | 9 |
Year | Accumulation Rate of Food Waste from Households [kg·capita−1·year−1] | Collection Rate of Food Waste from Households [kg·capita−1·year−1] | Food Waste Collection Efficiency [%] | |||
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M | S | M | S | M | S | |
2020 | 58.3 | 58.5 | 20.0 | 40.6 | 34 | 69 |
2021 | 61.1 | 61.2 | 17.1 | 34.2 | 28 | 56 |
2022 | 63.6 | 63.8 | 14.9 | 33.8 | 23 | 53 |
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Manczarski, P.; Rolewicz-Kalińska, A.; Lelicińska-Serafin, K. Quantitative Analysis of Household Food Waste Collection in Warsaw: Assessing Efficiency and Waste Minimization. Sustainability 2023, 15, 16827. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416827
Manczarski P, Rolewicz-Kalińska A, Lelicińska-Serafin K. Quantitative Analysis of Household Food Waste Collection in Warsaw: Assessing Efficiency and Waste Minimization. Sustainability. 2023; 15(24):16827. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416827
Chicago/Turabian StyleManczarski, Piotr, Anna Rolewicz-Kalińska, and Krystyna Lelicińska-Serafin. 2023. "Quantitative Analysis of Household Food Waste Collection in Warsaw: Assessing Efficiency and Waste Minimization" Sustainability 15, no. 24: 16827. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416827