Poor segregation

Date and country of first publication

2011
China

Definition

Inadequate or insufficient segregation of waste, resulting in mixed or contaminated materials that cannot be properly recycled or processed. This can lead to increased waste management costs, environmental pollution, and limited opportunities for resource recovery. It is important to promote proper segregation practices to ensure that waste materials are managed effectively and sustainably.

Notes

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Further reading

Dwyer R.W. (2010) Poverty, prosperity, and place: The shape of class segregation in the age of extremes. Social Problems, 57(1), 114-137. [1]

Zhu M., Chen B., Galvin J.J., Fu Q.-J. (2011) Influence of pitch, timbre and timing cues on melodic contour identification with a competing masker (L). Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 130(6), 3562-3565. [2]

Quillian L. (2014) Does segregation create winners and losers? Residential segregation and inequality in educational attainment. Social Problems, 61(3), 402-426. University of California Press.[3]

Faria N. (2019) Predicting agronomical and ecological effects of shifting from sheep to cattle grazing in highly dynamic Mediterranean dry grasslands. Land Degradation and Development, 30(3), 300-314. John Wiley and Sons Ltd.[4]