Solid Waste Management as an Approach to Achieving Sustainable Revenue: An Exploratory Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Employees at the Environment Company in Zakho / Kurdistan Region of Iraq
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https://doi.org/10.31272/jae.i153.1604Keywords:
Solid Waste Management, Waste Recycling, Sustainable Revenue, Sustainable IncomeAbstract
The research highlights the key challenges related to waste management and recycling, and examines how waste can be converted into reusable raw materials to generate financial profit and achieve sustainable income through modern waste collection and processing methods.
The research presents theoretical frameworks concerning Solid Waste Management as the independent variable and Sustainable Revenue as the dependent variable. The "Al-Beea" Environmental Cleaning Company was selected as the field for the practical application of study, as it meets the necessary research conditions, ranging from infrastructure and workforce to the availability of all equipment required for collecting and transporting solid waste from the city and its surrounding areas. To achieve this, a questionnaire was utilized as the primary data collection tool, targeting direct workers involved in daily waste collection (approximately 500 workers). A total of 90 questionnaires were distributed, of which 62 were deemed valid for statistical analysis. The study adopted a descriptive-analytical approach, utilizing the AMOS 26 software.
The results indicate a strong and significant positive correlation between solid waste management and sustainable revenue, with a correlation coefficient of 0.908. This demonstrates that improving waste management methods directly contributes to enhancing opportunities for sustainable revenue. The findings proved that solid waste management has a significant impact on sustainable revenue, explaining 82.5% of the variances in sustainable revenue—a clear indicator of the strength of the explanatory model used in research.
Establish sorting stations for solid waste prior to its transport to landfills to separate recyclable materials and utilize them economically. Develop small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) focused on recycling plastic, paper, and minerals, thereby contributing to job creation and generating sustainable revenue.
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