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Evaluation of a Disposable-Diaper Collection Trial in Korea through Comparison with an Absorbent-Hygiene-Product Collection Trial in Scotland

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  • Kyung-Shin Kim

    (Department of Environment & Energy Engineering, Sungshin University, Seoul 01133, Korea)

  • Kyoung Jin Kim

    (Department of Early Childhood Education, Wheelock College, Boston, MA 02215, USA)

Abstract

This study was designed to analyze the feasibility of economic aspects assuming that the policy of diaper recycling is necessary. With respect to economic feasibility, the collection and transportation of the diaper waste, which accounts for much of the cost, need to be optimized. Starting with the results of a collection trial in Scotland (2012), the method used in a collection trial in Korea (2014) was analyzed to identify problems incurring additional costs. This paper targeted daycare centers in Nowon-Gu, Seoul—because of the quantity of waste diapers they produce and the efficiency of collection—to identify the problems and to predict the cost of collection. This study evaluated multiple scenarios in light of their collection costs, discovering factors that could improve the system and reduce the cost and created the most economically feasible and optimized collection model. This paper will serve as empirical evidence proving the economics of diaper collection when the regulation is revised or amended in the future.

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  • Kyung-Shin Kim & Kyoung Jin Kim, 2018. "Evaluation of a Disposable-Diaper Collection Trial in Korea through Comparison with an Absorbent-Hygiene-Product Collection Trial in Scotland," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(3), pages 1-13, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:3:p:773-:d:135795
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    Cited by:

    1. Catherina J. Schenck & Takunda Y. Chitaka & Hugh Tyrrell & Andrea Couvert, 2023. "Disposable Diaper Usage and Disposal Practices in Samora Machel Township, South Africa," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-19, June.
    2. Asiphile Khanyile & Guy C. Caws & S’phumelele L. Nkomo & Ntandoyenkosi M. Mkhize, 2020. "Characterisation Study of Various Disposable Diaper Brands," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-18, December.
    3. Navarro Ferronato & Máximo Lucio Nova Pinedo & Vincenzo Torretta, 2020. "Assessment of Used Baby Diapers Composting in Bolivia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-16, June.

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