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The Circular Economy and Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Strategies
Energies, 2020 Densely populated areas with large incoming populations have difficulty achieving high separate collection rates of municipal solid waste. The manuscript analyzes the link between biowaste collection and circular economy requirements as a fulfilment of ...
Anna Rolewicz-Kalińska +2 more
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Biowaste Treatment and Waste-To-Energy—Environmental Benefits
Energies, 2020 Biowaste represents a significant fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW). Its separate collection is considered as a useful measure to enhance waste management systems in both the developed and developing world.
Martin Pavlas +3 more
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Advancing circular economy principles through wild black soldier flies
AIMS Environmental Science, 2023 Biowaste management poses a significant and widespread challenge. However, its consideration as a resource has led to the emergence of innovative and sustainable biowaste management techniques.
Atinuke Chineme +10 more
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ROOTS - Circular policies for changing the biowaste system [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Open Research Europe, 2023 The circular economy has a huge potential to make our societies more sustainable and decarbonised, with a reduced impact on the planet’s resources. The deployment of innovative solutions in the field of urban biowaste valorisation and reuse is still ...
Miguel Ángel Suárez +5 more
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Energies, 2021 Nowadays, municipal solid waste (MSW) management is one of the most critical issues. MSW may threaten the environment; however, the concerning high organic fraction content can be useful. This study aimed to compare the suitability of mechanically sorted
Przemysław Seruga +1 more
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Evaluation of Mechanical and Tribological properties of Biowaste and Biowaste Based Silica Particulate Epoxy Composites [PDF]
Silicon, 2021 Abstract This paper reports the mechanical-erosion wear properties of extracted silica from Biowaste (rice husk) and pure rice husk-filled epoxy composites. A comparison is made on the influence of dispersed silica and rice husk particles on the properties of the epoxy composites. The composites are fabricated by hand lay-up process.
V. Pranay +4 more
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A community-scale hybrid energy system integrating biomass for localised solid waste and renewable energy solution: Evaluations in UK and Bulgaria [PDF]
, 2019 The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.Growing pace of urban living is expected to simultaneously aggravate both the waste and the energy crises ...
Spasova, Stanislava +2 more
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Indoor Pretreatment of Biowaste Using the Bokashi Method [PDF]
Kemija u IndustrijiApproximately one-third of municipal solid waste is biodegradable waste, necessitating its urgent processing into compost or biogas. Indoor composting of biowaste has recently received increased attention due to its economic, environmental, and social ...
Nediljka Vukojević Medvidović +5 more
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Energies, 2021 Industrial human activity has led to the release of substantial amounts of heavy metals into the environment. Contamination of water with heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, copper, zinc, chromium, or nickel represents a serious problem.
Magdalena Madeła, Monika Skuza
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Evaluation of biodegradability and environmental impact of biowaste leachate [PDF]
The Holistic Approach to Environment, 2019 As the world’s population and urbanization have significantly increased in the past few decades, the generation of municipal solid waste has accelerated on global scale.
Monika Šabić +2 more
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