Assessing the Waste Management Practices in Stone and Marble Industry in Palestine: Practical Implications

Authors

Ahmad Ramahi, Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PalestineFollow
Yahya Saleh, Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PalestineFollow
Ruaa Binsaddig, Department of Finance, College of Business Administration, University of Business and Technology (UBT), Jeddah 21448, Saudi ArabiaFollow
Rahaf Ghozzi, Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PalestineFollow
Bara’ Abu Baker, Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PalestineFollow
Abdelraheem Khateeb, Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PalestineFollow

Author Country (or Countries)

Palestine

Abstract

This paper aims at assessing the current status of solid waste management practices in stone and marble industry (SMI) facilities in Palestine. To this end, mixed qualitative and quantitative approaches have been adopted. Morse specifically, both field visits and semi-structured interviews as well as questionnaires have been employed to gather needed data from a randomly selected sample of Palestinian SMI faculties. Such data include facilities’ demographics, their infrastructure and production inputs, solid and liquid waste estimated quantities as well as the current waste management practice. Statistical analyses show that SMI facilities are highly heterogeneous in their profiles and practices. Besides, it was found surveyed respondents from SMI facilities have high awareness on the importance of waste management and willingness to apply effective waste management practices in their facilities. To this end, a set of practical implications have been developed to help different stakeholders in the SMI in employing more effective waste management practices in their facilities and hence improve their social, environmental and economic sustainable organizational performance.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

http://dx.doi.org/10.18576/amis/170415

Recommended Citation

Ramahi, Ahmad; Saleh, Yahya; Binsaddig, Ruaa; Ghozzi, Rahaf; Abu Baker, Bara’; and Khateeb, Abdelraheem (2023) "Assessing the Waste Management Practices in Stone and Marble Industry in Palestine: Practical Implications," Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences: Vol. 17: Iss. 4, Article 15.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18576/amis/170415
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/amis/vol17/iss4/15