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Municipal solid waste disposal in Portugal
Waste Management, 2006In recent years municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal has been one of the most important environmental problems for all of the Portuguese regions. The basic principles of MSW management in Portugal are: (1) prevention or reduction, (2) reuse, (3) recovery (e.g., recycling, incineration with heat recovery), and (4) polluter-pay principle. A brief history
Alexandre, Magrinho +2 more
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Mercury in a municipal solid waste landfill
Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 1999Mercury (Hg) is deposited in landfills via household batteries and a variety of other Hg-containing devices and lamps. Although Hg ranks as number three on the US Environmental Protection Agency's toxic substances list, behind lead and arsenic, it has not been the focus of significant research in landfills.
Celia D. A. Earle +2 more
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Energy Potential of Municipal Solid Wastes
Energy Sources, 2005In this article, energy recovery from municipal solid wastes is examined. The fuel characteristics of solid waste components as well as the landfill gas (LFG) yield are reviewed. The energy potential of solid wastes of Izmir (third biggest city of Turkey) is then estimated.
Alpaslan, N +3 more
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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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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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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, M L, Morris
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Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 2001
Incinerating automotive shredder residue (ASR) in order to increase the recovery from end of life vehicles (ELVs) is an attractive option when recycling this material. In this study, incineration combined with energy recovery, was investigated. The incineration experiments, where 20% shredder residue (SR) was burnt with conventional municipal solid ...
L A, Redin, M, Hjelt, S, Marklund
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Incinerating automotive shredder residue (ASR) in order to increase the recovery from end of life vehicles (ELVs) is an attractive option when recycling this material. In this study, incineration combined with energy recovery, was investigated. The incineration experiments, where 20% shredder residue (SR) was burnt with conventional municipal solid ...
L A, Redin, M, Hjelt, S, Marklund
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Trends in the management of residual municipal solid waste
Environmental Technology, 2009In agreement with European Union directives, the integrated management of municipal solid waste must be developed ensuring a balanced relationship between the streams of selective collection and the one regarding the residual waste. A theoretical scenario is made where the residual municipal solid waste is composed only of non-recyclable fractions.
Rada, Elena Cristina +2 more
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Municipal solid-waste management in Istanbul
Waste Management, 2010Istanbul, with a population of around 13 million people, is located between Europe and Asia and is the biggest city in Turkey. Metropolitan Istanbul produces about 14,000 tons of solid waste per day. The aim of this study was to assess the situation of municipal solid-waste (MSW) management in Istanbul.
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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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