Grant project deliverable

Clean cities and towns: Understanding societal behaviour in order to reduce and divert waste going to landfills

Grant holder: Prof C Schenck

Institution: University of the Western Cape

Grant: CSIR/IU/WRIU/2018/019

Duration: 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021

Status: Complete

Project outline: The aim of this research is to explore societal behaviour towards reducing and diverting solid waste going to landfills.

»	Dissertation: Sambo, MA. (2022). Employing developmental mentorship to enhance the livelihoods and entrepreneurial capabilities of waste pickers. Doctoral dissertation. Cape Town: University of the Western Cape.
»	Dissertation: Steyn, S. (2023). Negotiating Waste Management: Exploring urban residents’ perceptions of waste, litter, and clean environments in Mbekweni, Western Cape, South Africa. Master’s dissertation. Cape Town: University of the Western Cape.
»	Dissertation: Vivier, C. (2023). Overcoming measurement error in household consumption data: Using novel data to characterise consumption. Master’s dissertation. Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch.
»	Publication: Kadhila, T., de Wit, MP. and Schenck, R. (2023). A conceptual framework for sustainable waste management in small municipalities: the cases of Langebaan, South Africa and Swakopmund, Namibia. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 1-16.
»	Publication: Pretorius, A., Blaauw, D., Schenck, R. and Grobler, L. (2023). Towards a circular economy: A cross-case analysis of recycling in three South African towns. Dev. South. Afr., 1-18.
»	Publication: Schenck, R., Blaauw, D. and Nell, C. (2022). Waste management in rural South Africa – perspectives from Manfred Max-Neef’s human scale development framework. Int. J. Sustainable Development, 25 (1/2).
»	Publication: Schenck, C., Grobler, L., Blaauw, D., Nell, CM. (2022). Reasons for littering: Social constructions from lower income communities in South Africa. S Afr J Sci. 118 (Special issue: Waste as a Resource)
»	Publication: Niyobuhungiro, R.V. and Schenck, C. (2022). Exploring community perceptions of illegal dumping in Fisantekraal using participatory action research. S Afr J Sci. 118 (Special issue: Waste as a Resource)
»	Publication: Schenck, C., Grobler, L. et al. (2022). Exploring environmental citizenship through taxi drivers’ and commuters’ perceptions about littering. AJDS, 12(2): 155-181
»	Technical report: Schenck, C., Nell, C. et al. (2022). Towards engaged solid waste management for cleaner cities and towns in South Africa
»	Technical report: Grobler L., Schenck, R. et al. (2022). Waste Management, Littering and Illegal Dumping: A Literature Review
»	Publication: Nell, C., Schenck, C. et al. (2022). A three-pronged approach to waste composition determination. J. Environ. Manage., 303, 114203
»	Dissertation: Nell, CM. (2022). Determining spatial and temporal change in household solid waste composition within Stellenbosch Local Municipality. Master’s Thesis. Stellenbosch University.
»	Publication: Schenck, C., Grobler, L. et al. (2021). Commuters’ Perceptions of Littering on Trains in South Africa: A Case for Environmental Social Work. South. Afr; J. Soc. Work Soc. Dev., 33(3).
»	Publication: Schenck, C., Grobler, L. et al. (2021). Double Whammy Wicked: Street Vendors and Littering in Mankweng Township and Paarl, South Africa—Towards People‑centred Urban Governance. Urban Forum (2021)
»	Publication: Volschenck, L. (2021). Socio-economic factors affecting household participation in curb-side recycling programmes: Evidence from Drakenstein Municipality, South Africa. AJBER, 16(1): 143-162.
»	Publication: Viljoen, J.M.M., Schenck, C.J., et al. (2021). Household waste management practices and challenges in a rural remote town in the Hantam Municipality in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Sustainability, 13(11): 5903.
»	Publication: Niyobuhungiro, R.V. and Schenck, C.J. (2021). The dynamics of indiscriminate / illegal dumping of waste in Fisantekraal, Cape Town, South Africa. J. Environ. Manage., 293.
»	Publication: Niyobuhungiro, R.V. and Schenck, C.J. (2021). A global literature review of the drivers of indiscriminate dumping of waste: Guiding future research in South Africa. Dev. South. Afr.
»	Conference: Grobler L. and Schenck, R. (2021). The notion of environmental citizenship in household waste management in the circular economy. WasteCon Conference, Johannesburg 2021.
»	Book chapter: Grobler, L. and Schenck, R. (2021). Waste reclaimers and the revocation of permissive space in the pandemic. In: Property and Pandemics: Property Law Responses to Covid-19. Ed: Boggenpoel, ZT, van der Sijde, E., Tlale, MT and Mahomedy, S. Juta: Cape Town.
»	Dissertation: Pieterse, C. (2021). The financial sustainability and operations design of a potential recycling buy-back centre in Calvinia. Bachelors Industrial Engineering. University of Pretoria.
»	Dissertation: Ringdahl, R. (2021). Design and financial feasibility study of a potential “buy back center” (BBC) for recyclable waste management in a rural town. Bachelors Industrial Engineering. University of Pretoria.
»	Dissertation: Kimani, A. (2020). GIS mapping of community perceptions of illegal waste dumping in Mbekweni, Paarl. Master’s Thesis. University of the Western Cape.
»	Dissertation: Modise, JM. (2020). Guidelines for sustainable women co-operatives. Doctoral Thesis. University of the Western Cape.
»	Dissertation: Volschenck, L. (2020). Socioeconomic Determinants of Households’ Curb Side Recycling Behaviour in the Drakenstein Municipality. Master’s Thesis. University of Johannesburg.