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Governing Sustainable Waste Management: Designing sustainable waste management into the housing sector [PDF]

, 2005
In seeking to shift municipal waste policy towards sustainability, policy-makers at European, national and local levels are facing the challenge of how to engage householders in reducing, reusing and recycling their waste.
Askins, Kye, Bulkeley, Harriet, Skoyles, Becky   +2 more
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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

Municipal solid waste dynamics: Economic, environmental, and technological determinants in Europe

Cleaner Engineering and Technology
This study examines the factors driving municipal solid waste generation in 33 European countries from 1995 to 2021. Using the STIRPAT model, the research assesses the influence of economic and environmental variables on municipal solid waste generation,
Afsana Akther, Farian Tahrim, Liton Chandra Voumik, Miguel Angel Esquivias, Dulal Chandra Pattak   +4 more
doaj   +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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Combined effect of increasing the post‐reformer temperature and adding red mud as a secondary catalyst in the thermocatalytic reforming of digestate

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract This work studies the combined effect of increasing the post‐reformer temperature and introducing red mud as a support catalyst in the thermocatalytic reforming (TCR®) of digestate. The TCR® method, developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT (abbreviated as Fraunhofer UMSICHT), is an extension
Hillary Onyishi, Johannes Neidel, Robert Daschner, Andreas Apfelbacher, Andreas Hornung   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Controlling the Field: Memory, Labor, and Ethics in Oral Histories of Brazilian Human Genetics

Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
This article examines how oral histories of twentieth‐century human genetics in Brazil reveal the politics of memory of fieldwork. Through a comparative analysis of interviews with prominent geneticist Francisco M. Salzano and technician Girley V. Simões, who worked with him for most of his career, this study explores the narrative strategies each ...
Rosanna Dent, Ana Carolina Vimieiro Gomes   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fuel oil generated from the cogon grass-derived Al–Si (Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv) catalysed pyrolysis of waste plastics

Heliyon, 2019
This research investigated pyrolysis as a potential method to manage plastic waste in Sichang Island, Thailand. Pyrolysis was chosen to convert waste plastic into fuel oil using Al–Si catalysts derived from cogon grass.
Tapanee Sangpatch, Nuta Supakata, Vorapot Kanokkantapong, Bunjerd Jongsomjit   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Composting Food and Yard Waste: A Guide for Individuals, Non-Profits, and the City of Buffalo [PDF]

, 2012
In 2010, the United States added 68 million tons of food and yard waste to landfills, accounting for roughly 34% of all municipal solid waste. Lowering the amount of this waste in a city’s garbage saves the taxpayers money and protects the environment ...
Mize, Rebecca
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Production of biogas using biomass [PDF]

, 2020
There is a great deal of environment pressure in many parts of the world to as certain how livestock waste can best be handled. Livestock manure, like cow dung, food waste, kitchen waste in the absence of appropriate disposal methods can cause adverse ...
Ananthan, Kesavan, Mohd Adnan, Raudah, Panamasian, Logavimalan, Subsamamiam, Keshoothren   +3 more
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3D bioprinting in oral and craniomaxillofacial tissue regeneration: Progress, challenges, and future directions

BMEMat, EarlyView.
This paper summarized the application of 3D bioprinting in the regeneration of various tissues in the oral and craniomaxillofacial fields, including the required biomaterials and printing techniques. Abstract Oral and craniomaxillofacial tissues are essential for maintaining oral functions, including respiration, mastication, swallowing, and speech ...
Huilu Zhan, Haohao Ni, Xingge Yu, Mazaher Gholipourmalekabadi, Tianqi Wang, Kaili Lin, Jinsong Pan, Changyong Yuan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source