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THE PRACTICE AND THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS ENTITIES IN WASTE SEPARATION ON ISLAND OF KRK
Zdenka Damjanić
; Faculty of Economics and Bussines, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This article is a part of the results of the research project " Research on the practices and behavior towards environmental responsibility and waste disposal on the island of Krk " realized in collaboration with the municipal company „Ponikve“ on the island of Krk. The survey was conducted in September 2012., a sample of 88 economic entities operating in 14 places of the island of Krk. The survey was conducted by questionnaire, random subjects, and the answers to these questions are given by a person responsible for the disposal and waste management (owner, manager, employee ). It analyzes the attitudes of respondents about the importance of protecting the environment for tourism development , the impact of certain activities on the environment and to identify pro-environment activities carried out in such undertakings. It analyzes the attitude of the importance of environmental protection at the level of tourism and the impact that certain activities have on the environment of the island of Krk. Respondents provide an assessment of environmental effects on individual activities . It analyzes the practice of separating the waste in their own companies , and attitudes about the frequency of the waste separation practice compared with different economic activities on the island. It analyzes the practice of dealing with hazardous waste, organic waste and determines the reasons desegregation waste . The survey showed that 43% of respondents environmental protection is crucial for the development of tourism , while 57 % are rated as important and other factors . Regarding pro-environment activities , proper waste management is carried out by 88.6 % of firms, while the rational use of water practiced by 56 % of firms, and the rationalization of electricity consumption by 80 % . Proper waste management is the most represented in the restaurants (100%), then in the store and shops. In most business entities 72.2 % are separating waste daily, while only 3.5% of subjects in which the waste is not separated at all . In the case of hazardous waste, 48.3 % of companies that waste is disposed in the position. The reasons for the desegregation of waste research participants found, a small amount of waste, insufficient number of cans and containers, excessive distances cans and containers of waste generation , and emphasized the insufficient level of environmental awareness of employees. The incentives for waste separation respondents identified themselves objectionable, that fines companies for negligent behavior towards waste ( 42 % ) and in the allocation of a special character, quality companies that separation of waste. Participants were asked about satisfaction with the quality service utility company " Ponikve " and found that the waste management service with which most respondents very satisfied ( 39.8 % ) and medium satisfied . Dissatisfaction waste disposal is expressed by 12.5% of participants.
Keywords
waste management; environmental protection; pro-environment activities; separation of waste
Hrčak ID:
176507
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Publication date:
15.10.2016.
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