Buitinių atliekų rinkimas ir rūšiavimas - visuomenės sąmoningumo kriterijus
LTStraipsnis parengtas apibendrinus gyventojų apklausos, kaip jie renka ir rūšiuoja buitines atliekas, duomenis. Apklausoje dalyvavo daugiausia jauno amžiaus žmonės (iki 40 metų), gyvenantys įvairiose Lietuvos vietose. Nagrinėjama, kodėl didelė dalis respondentų nerenka ir nerūšiuoja buitinių atliekų, kas trukdo tai daryti. Pateikiami respondentų pasiūlymai, kaip aktyvinti gyventojų dalyvavimą šiame darbe, nes tik visų gyventojų aktyvus dalyvavimas gali duoti teigiamų rezultatų. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Buitinės atliekos; Konteineris; Rinkimas; Rūšiavimas; Collection; Collection, sorting; Container; Household wastes; Sorting.
ENCollection, sorting of and recovery of materials from household wastes represent one of the most urgent global problems of today. Many developed countries pay great attention to this problem. The greater part of household wastes is in them is recycled, i.e. used as a raw material for new products and energy. In Lithuania, the larger part of household wastes (about 85 %) is not used and is disposed of in landfills. For this reason, the initial stage of household waste management, i.e. collection and sorting, is of topical importance. About 543 young people residing in different Lithuanian localities have been interviewed as to the collection and sorting of household wastes. It has turned out that only 36.6 % of respondents participate in collection and sorting of household wastes and only less than 10 % of them do this on a regular basis. The main indicated causes of not participating in the collection and sorting of wastes are: inconvenient collection sites, lack of time and lack of information. Even two thirds of respondents are dissatisfied with the existing scheme of collection and sorting of household wastes: the containers for wastes are inconveniently distributed; the personnel accomplishing the service of removing wastes mix the sorted wastes; the public is not financially motivated. In order to improve public participation in collection and sorting of household wastes the respondents suggest: to improve the public information systems, to arrange the containers more conveniently, to organize efficient removal of containers and to financially motivate the public.The present research revealed low interest of the public, young people in particular, in the problems of nature protection, i.e. low level of public consciousness. This situation should be an object of great concern for the staff of environmental institutions and society in general. Positive results in the fields of management of household wastes and nature protection can be achieved only by active public participation. [From the publication]
