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Potentials for the prevention of municipal solid waste
Waste Management, 2008Waste prevention has been assigned the highest priority under European waste management law. However, the initiatives which have been taken so far have not reduced the regular annual increase in total waste arising across Europe. The purpose of this paper is to quantify and analyze in depth the prevention potential for selected case studies ...
Felicitas Schneider +3 more
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Benchmarking in municipal solid waste recycling
Waste Management, 2010The paper presents an analysis of the factors influencing the recycling potential of municipalities in Israel, including population size and density, geographic location, current waste levels, and current waste management system. We employ a standard regression analysis in order to develop an econometric model to predict where potential for ...
Doron Lavee, Mahmood Khatib
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The Disposal of Municipal Solid Wastes
2011The publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962) stimulated eventual worldwide interest in the environment, leading to the founding of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the inauguration of national environmental ministries, agencies or laws world-wide.
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Tapping Resources in Municipal Solid Waste
Science, 1976Problems to be solved and advantages offered in the recycling of municipal solid wastes are analyzed. The development of materials recovery systems is still in an elementary stage except for ferrous metals recovery. However, only a very small fraction of municipal solid waste is subjected to any type of materials recovery.
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Heating value of municipal solid waste
Waste Management & Research, 1987This paper describes the processes that are used to calculate the heating value of municipal solid waste in France. The calculation can be done either by using the thermal-balance method of a furnace or a furnace-boiler unit, or by sorting the refuse and calculating the heating value of the homogeneous components.
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Microbiology of Municipal Solid Waste Composting
1975Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the components of municipal waste which are compostable. Composting is the microbial degradation of organic solid material that involves aerobic respiration and passes through a thermophilic stage. It yields the stabilized end-product compost.
M. S. Finstein, Merry L. Morris
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2013
Some 1.3 billion tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) are generated globally each year, a volume that is increasing rapidly as urbanization, mass consumption, and throw-away lifestyles become more prevalent worldwide.1 The volume of MSW generated globally is projected to double by 2025 as two drivers of garbage generation—prosperity and urbanization ...
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Some 1.3 billion tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) are generated globally each year, a volume that is increasing rapidly as urbanization, mass consumption, and throw-away lifestyles become more prevalent worldwide.1 The volume of MSW generated globally is projected to double by 2025 as two drivers of garbage generation—prosperity and urbanization ...
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Sampling of Municipal Solid Wastes
1997Solid waste characteristics and relevant parameters must be determined as an essential step towards solid waste management. To this end, sampling has to be carried out by the most effective and efficient means. The paper presented discusses how a sampling program can be designed to collect data on municipal solid wastes.
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Characterization of municipal solid waste
2007The aim of the paper is the presentation of the existing municipal solid waste models and their modifications to local conditions. Particular attention is given to Koelsch model (conventional landfills) and to the determination of shear strength and deformability of municipal solid waste.
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