Kachef, R.L.; Chadwick, M.A. Regional Variations in Urban Trash: Connections between Litter Communities and Place. Sustainability2024, 16, 7741.
Kachef, R.L.; Chadwick, M.A. Regional Variations in Urban Trash: Connections between Litter Communities and Place. Sustainability 2024, 16, 7741.
Kachef, R.L.; Chadwick, M.A. Regional Variations in Urban Trash: Connections between Litter Communities and Place. Sustainability2024, 16, 7741.
Kachef, R.L.; Chadwick, M.A. Regional Variations in Urban Trash: Connections between Litter Communities and Place. Sustainability 2024, 16, 7741.
Abstract
In this study, data analysis methods from ecology were applied to litter surveys to evaluate patterns among urban litter items found in two types of streets in England (High Streets and Central Business Districts). Results indicate that sites characterised as a High Street (predominantly leisure activities such as shopping and dining) contained lower densities, less variety, yet featured items with higher potential for environmental contamination than sites categorised as Central Business District (identified by high numbers of professional workers and transport links). Although litter were significantly different between sites, the litter community structure was not. Our results suggest that litter typologies and associated activities can lead to specific knowledge of key influential items in a site and inform future evidence based and sustainable mitigation systems.
Keywords
litter; waste management; sustainability; community parameters; litter impact index
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Pollution
Copyright:
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