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Municipal Solid Waste Management

, 2012
Municipal solid waste (MSW) management system is one of the key components of a country's overall environmental and resource efficiency framework. Inefficient MSW treatment in Russia today is causing negative environmental impact, and results in suboptimal use of raw materials and energy.
openaire   +2 more sources

A sustainable business ecosystem: a case study demonstrating biochar's potential

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract The need for renewable, climate‐friendly resources has become urgent as legislators worldwide have sought to find ways to cut emissions while ensuring resource security for consumers. The use of biochar could help to achieve these goals. This study examines the current state of commercial biochar production and the maturity of the related ...
Kivijakola Juuso, Erkheikki Eemeli, Lukka Viljo, Tervonen Pekka, Harri Haapasalo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

SOURCE SPECIFIC QUANTIFICATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF SOLID WASTE ALONG A SANDY BEACH IN CAPE COAST, GHANA [PDF]

Ghana is dealing with extensive urban periphery settlements due to the massive migration of rural inhabitants to the cities, especially to the political and economic capital, Accra and other regional capitals including Cape Coast.
Alex N.M. PAPPOE, Frederick A. ARMAH, Isaac M. BRYANT   +2 more
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Anaerobic digestion of olive oil industry waste with a jacketed reactor heated by an autothermal process

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract A comprehensive valorization of waste generated from the olive oil manufacturing industry and olive grove pruning was conducted. Anaerobic digestion of the sludge waste from the olive industry was performed in stirred tank reactors under mesophilic conditions to remove volatile solids and to generate biogas.
María J. San José, Sonia Alvarez, Raquel López, Francisco J. Peñas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Private Public Partnership in Urban Infrastructure Projects: Getting Sweet Curd from Spoilt Milk? [PDF]

Rapid growth in urban population has made Solid Waste Management an important issue for civic administration. The 74th amendment of the Constitution of India and Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules 2000 has made municipal solid waste ...
Varkkey, Biju
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Solid Waste Management System in the Kanifing Municipal Council's Area, the Gambia [PDF]

, 2010
Pollution by solid waste and its management is an endemic problem that the Government of the Gambia through its municipalities has tried to address over the years but do not seem to bring it under control.
Badgie, Dawda
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Forecasting the Mitigation Potential of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Shenzhen through Municipal Solid Waste Treatment: A Combined Weight Forecasting Model

Atmosphere
As a significant source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, the municipal solid waste sector’s greenhouse gas emission mode remains unknown, hampering effective decision-making on possible greenhouse gas emission reductions. Rapid urbanization and
Xia Zhang, Bingchun Liu, Ningbo Zhang
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Municipal Solid Waste Management

, 2011
Composting has proved an effective way for municipalities to reduce both space and methane gas in landfills. Through years of research and trial and error the best methods for municipal solid waste composting are better understood. With a firm understanding of the microbial processes that take place during composting, the parameters for achieving a ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Forecasting residential and nonresidential solid waste generation, disposal, and diversion using three machine learning approaches

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Accurate forecasting of solid waste quantities is essential for sustainable waste management planning, yet limited research exists in this area. This study develops a framework to forecast solid waste generation, disposal, and diversion quantities using three machine learning (ML) approaches: artificial neural networks (ANNs), support vector ...
Md Mashum Billal, Amit Kumar
wiley   +1 more source

Design and operating parameters of a fulidized bed for the combustion of municipal solid waste using standpipes air distributors [PDF]

, 2009
Hydrodynamic studies and combustion of simulated and actual municipal solid waste were carried out in a fluidized bed system. A wide range of parameters was investigated in hydrodynamic study after which the optimum parameters were implemented in the ...
Johari, Anwar
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