Waste management strategies and challenges: a global view from university rankings
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https://doi.org/10.46380/rias.v8.e479Keywords:
environment, higher education, management, pollution, sustainabilityAbstract
Universities have an important role in generating and transmitting knowledge to advance sustainability; this research addressed university contributions in the area of “waste” based on university rankings. The objective was to compile, analyze and compare strategies and results in the area of waste through the analysis of two highly recognized rankings. To this end, a descriptive cross-sectional design was carried out in three phases. The UI GreenMetric and THE-IR rankings were chosen, the 40 best evaluated universities in waste management in 2022 were studied. The results revealed that universities established in countries with a high Human Development Index (HDI) have better waste management, 80% were located in Europe and 20% in the Americas. A similar trend was found in Mexico, where the north and center have better development and management conditions. Minimization campaigns, separation categories, collection, disposal, research and publications on the subject were identified and compared. It was concluded that there is a need to promote in Mexico projects that design, apply and manage waste transformation processes to achieve maximum utilization and a reduction in final disposal.
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