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LCA-based indicators for recycling: a case study on plastic waste treatment in Flanders [PDF]
, 2015 The last decades, waste management strategies are shifting from waste disposal to recycling, considering waste as resources. To quantitatively monitor the progress in this transition, a wide range of indicators has been developed. One of these indicators
Ardente, Fulvio +6 more
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Current Biology, 2015 SummaryPlastic waste accumulates in the oceans and eventually breaks down to small particles known as microplastics. These can be taken up by hundreds of different species, but research is only beginning to explore their effects on organisms and their fate in the food web. Michael Gross reports.
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Royal Society Open SciencePro-oxidant additive containing (PAC) plastics are designed to degrade in the unmanaged natural environment through oxidation and biological processes. In 2020, the British Standard Institution published the PAS 9017:2020 standard designed to ensure that
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Assessment of plastic waste disposal practices and its association with dengue outbreaks: A comparative study between low and high dengue incidence areas in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu [PDF]
Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2023 Background: Indiscriminate use and disposal of plastic products has deleterious effects on ecosystem. Studies suggest discarded plastic waste as potential breeding source for Aedes mosquitoes.
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Environmental and Sustainability IndicatorsBanyuwangi in East Java, Indonesia was one of the districts that had the potential to produce an alarming quantity of plastic waste. The local government held a Zero Waste-Based Plastic Waste Pollution Control Facility to overcome plastic waste issues ...
Lilis Sulistyorini +9 more
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ECOBRICKS, DAUR ULANG SAMPAH PLASTIK SEBAGAI RINTISAN ECOPRENEURSHIP
Jurnal Kewirausahaan dan Bisnis, 2021 Sejahtera Waste Bank is a waste bank located in 5th hamlet, Joyotakan Village, Serengan District, Surakarta City. Household waste management activities in this waste bank are still limited to collecting, sorting, weighing, recording, and selling. Plastic
LV. Ratna Devi Sakuntalawati +1 more
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Solid Wastes Generation in Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria: Characterisation and Implication for Sustainable Waste Management [PDF]
, 2012 Adequate waste characterisation is a requirement for effective waste management and environmental benign waste disposal system. The objectives of this paper were to estimate the percentage of various components in characterised solid waste materials ...
Anwan, E. U., Okeniyi, J. O.
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Analysis of the waste selective collection at drop-off systems: Case study including the income level and the seasonal variation [PDF]
, 2017 There are several factors which have an influence in the selective collection of the municipal waste. To define a selective collection system, the waste generation pattern should be firstly determined and these factors should be analyzed in depth.
Carlos Alberola, María del Mar +3 more
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, 2022 The perennial presence of plastic waste in the Indus River and its tributaries is a recent addition to the already extensive list of threats to water quality, ecological health, and environmental sustainability in Pakistan. While there is some information available, although insufficient, both
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Carbon Free Boston: Waste Technical Report [PDF]
, 2019 Part of a series of reports that includes: Carbon Free Boston: Summary Report; Carbon Free Boston: Social Equity Report; Carbon Free Boston: Technical Summary; Carbon Free Boston: Buildings Technical Report; Carbon Free Boston: Transportation ...
Castigliego, Joshua R. +3 more
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