Browsing by Author "Pant, Durgesh"

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Barriers to organic waste management in a circular economy
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2022) Shristi Kharola; Mangey Ram; Nupur Goyal; Sachin Kumar Mangla; O. P. Nautiyal; Anita Rawat; Yigit Kazancoglu; Durgesh Pant; Kharola, Shristi; Pant, Durgesh; Nautiyal, O.P.; Ram, Mangey; Goyal, Nupur; Rawat, Anita; Mangla, Sachin Kumar
Organic waste disposal methods notably landfilling not only deplete resources but also contribute to environmental challenges. This research looks at potential barriers to organic waste management solutions. The objective of this study is to identify the barriers to organic waste management solutions from an actor's perspective and to explore their causal relationships to overcome the organic waste management problem from a system perspective. Several key challenges were identified regarding organic waste management solution the current intervention overview indicates that promoting and tracking attention towards value to waste would be an effective solution approach. Waste collection fees unethical behavior and a lack of engagement and commitment in activities show a subsequent effect on consumer-household solutions which are currently acting as priority barriers in this research. In order to have a better understanding of this complex issue a detailed knowledge of barriers (leading to organic waste) is discovered and evaluated with the application of fuzzy Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL). The data for this research has been taken in the context of a developing economy like India. This work can provide structural support to the managers by knowing the cause (influencing) and effect-group (influencing) barriers to the effective implementation of an organic waste management system in a circular economy context.
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Exploring the green waste management problem in food supply chains: A circular economy context
(Elsevier Ltd, 2022) Shristi Kharola; Mangey Ram; Sachin Kumar Kumar Mangla; Nupur Goyal; Om Prakash Nautiyal; Durgesh Pant; Yigit Kazancoglu; Kharola, Shristi; Pant, Durgesh; Kumar Mangla, Sachin; Nautiyal, O.P.; Kazancoglu, Yigit; Ram, Mangey; Goyal, Nupur; Mangla, Sachin Kumar
Food waste management is a growing environmental and economic issue for a developing country like India. This exploratory paper aims to prioritize key practices as “criteria” for food supply chains that lead to food waste reduction to ensure green waste management. Twenty-five criteria from the existing literature and expert inputs were assessed to resolve food waste reduction issues in food supply chains especially in the agricultural sectors. The study identifies and ranks the intensities of each of the listed criteria. In the study the Best-Worst Method a multi-criteria decision-making approach is applied. According to the findings waste prevention at the earlier stages of food supply chains is given more priority compared to food waste minimization and treatment at the later stages. Hence the study concludes “skill and training” as the highest ranked criteria followed by “protection and infrastructure.” Further the study infers that understanding the individual intensities of criteria within a food supply chain can affect waste generation at each level having a significant impact on waste reduction. The data in this research was evaluated in the Indian context. © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.