TITLE:
Influencing Factors of Plastic Waste Pollution Reduction in Kinshasa
AUTHORS:
Orphe Tshinkobo Bukasa, Diana Iskakova, Sherif Abdul Ganiyu, Xing Rong, Meng Li, Jianjun Li
KEYWORDS:
Plastic Waste, Pollution, Waste Management Systems, Kinshasa, Statistical Product, Service Solutions
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.8 No.12,
December
24,
2020
ABSTRACT: Plastic products, e.g., plastic bags, plastic bottles, and other plastic materials are widely used in people’s daily life and industrial production worldwide since they are cheap, easy to get, and convenient for all-purpose of transportation or movement. The wide application of plastic products also brings a lot of problems. The significant adverse consequences include plastic waste pollution and waste of resources, which pose a high threat to social development and environmental protection. In this research, a social survey involving 267 people was conducted to examine how certain factors reduce plastic waste pollution in Kinshasa. Statistical Product and Service Solutions were employed to analyze the data gathered from the survey. The results indicate that all the factors or strategies for reducing plastic waste pollution have a significant positive impact on plastic waste pollution reduction. The environmental factors have the highest contribution to the control of plastic waste pollution with an impact of 88.8%, followed by Government policy with an impact of 42.3%. Economic factors have the least impact contribution, with an impact of 36.0%. This finding and conclusion could be used as a framework for implementing plastic waste pollution management strategies or developing waste management systems.