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Community Acceptance of Decentralized Waste-to-Resource Systems

Author(s) Dr. Sofia Rossi
Country United States
Abstract Decentralized waste-to-resource systems are increasingly relevant to circular urban development because they enable organic matter, recyclable materials, reusable products, and other recoverable resources to be processed closer to the communities in which waste is generated. Technical feasibility alone, however, does not ensure successful implementation. Neighborhood-scale composting, material-recovery centers, anaerobic digestion, reuse facilities, and integrated resource-recovery hubs can encounter resistance when residents perceive odor, traffic, health, safety, visual, governance, or distributive concerns.
This study develops a simulation-based framework for assessing community acceptance of decentralized waste-to-resource systems through six dimensions: perceived usefulness, institutional trust and transparency, user convenience, procedural fairness and participation, confidence regarding nuisance and safety management, and visibility of community benefits. A Community Acceptance Potential Index is applied to five hypothetical system configurations.
The simulation produces the highest acceptance potential for an integrated micro-resource center at 82.4, followed by a repair and reuse hub at 80.8, neighborhood material-recovery and decentralized composting systems at 75.2 each, and community anaerobic digestion at 68.2. A complementary scenario analysis indicates that acceptance increases from 49 under a technology-only implementation strategy to 87 when co-design is combined with transparent community benefit sharing.
The findings indicate that decentralized resource recovery should be treated as a socio-technical service rather than merely a waste-processing technology. Reliable collection, operational cleanliness, clear communication, local participation, fair distribution of benefits and burdens, and visible material outcomes substantially strengthen the conditions for community acceptance. The study offers a transferable planning framework for municipalities, community organizations, waste enterprises, and researchers seeking to evaluate decentralized circular-economy interventions before field implementation.
Keywords decentralized waste management, waste-to-resource systems, community acceptance, resource recovery, circular economy, source segregation, community participation, recycling behavior
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Published In Volume 6, Issue 5, September-October 2025
Published On 2025-10-17
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