Improving passenger waste separation behaviour through design at Schiphol Airport: Enabling and motivating passengers of Schiphol Airport to dispose of passenger solid waste correctly to support Schiphol’s goal to become zero waste

This graduation project focuses on the problem of solid waste, specifically passenger waste at Schiphol Airport. The project aimed to enhance passenger separation behaviour to reduce the amount of residual waste that would be incinerated. <br/><br/>The project began by exploring the FF3 bin's context, including its attributes, pilot tests, waste...

Developing a waste journey method: A qualitative research method for identifying barriers and opportunities for realizing inclusivity and circularity in a waste management process

Urbanization is putting more pressure on waste management infrastructures in cities, which could lead to “inadequate and overburdened infrastructure” according to the United Nations (United Nations Statistics Division, 2019). Because people play an important role in the performance of waste management systems, the systems should be inclusive to...

House of Textiles, Beirut: Flagship Experience Center

The project 'House of Textiles' investigates the extent to which an architectural intervention is capable of giving hope, inspiration and encouraging innovation to a challenged place like Beirut. The project explores different ways of representing these assets through its architectural language and expression. Its significance for Lebanon’s...

Evaluation of Waste Management at the Hogeschool of Amsterdam

This report provides suggestions to improve the sustainability of the waste management of the Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HVA), a higher educational institute located in Amsterdam. The HVA as an institute has an outspoken ambition to improve their waste management with a focus on sustainability. They previously asked several student groups to...

Optimizing Solid Waste Management in Semi-Public Spaces: A Case Study of the Efteling Theme Park

This research focuses on identifying and evaluating ways to improve the sustainability of solid waste management (SWM) in semi-public spaces using the Efteling theme park as a case study. To the best of the author’s knowledge, this study is the first to apply an integrated waste management approach to optimize SWM in this context. The approach...

E-waste: Collect more, treat better; Tracking take-back system performance for eco-efficient electronics recycling

This dissertation establishes a methodology for evaluating the performance of take-back and treatment systems for end-oflife electronics (e-waste). First, a comprehensive classification is developed to fully understand the complex characteristics of e-waste. A multivariate model is then created to quantify e-waste generation for mapping e-waste...