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The challenges of implementing the Brazilian Solid Waste Policy: The case of the Jardim Gramacho dump

Revista de Estudios Brasileños, 2018
This paper analyzes the results of a qualitative research study carried out in 2016 with pickers of recyclable material from the Jardim Gramacho dump, located in Duque de Caxias City, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
Valéria PREIRA BASTOS, Fábio FONSECA FIGUEIREDO   +1 more
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University and local recyclable material cooperative – building bridges around e-waste

Chemistry Teacher International, 2023
An e-waste outreach project was developed with two overriding goals: (1) to strengthen the partnership between the university and the local recyclable material cooperative, which has been carrying out actions aimed at supporting the work of the ...
Fonseca Janaina C. L., Wendling Junior Jose Marcelo, Eugenio Gabriel R., Milagre Cintia D. F.   +3 more
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Recyclables in São Gabriel da Cachoeira: possibilities for greater socioenvironmental development in Alto Rio Negro [PDF]

Ambiente & Sociedade
Waste management has become a leading theme for environmental sustainability, enabling the debate and structuring of various public policies that operate in local, regional, and national development.
Marcelo Côrtes Silva, Estefany Padilha da Silva, Quedma Karolayne Otero Azevedo, Taynara Gonçalves Almeida, Paulo José da Silva Nascimento, Pedro Moreno Feio de Lemos   +5 more
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Identification and classification of recyclable waste using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy technology

AIP Advances, 2023
The management and disposal of waste is a severe social issue and an essential part of ecological sustainability. As an important component of the green, low-carbon, and recycling economic system, the identification and classification of recyclable waste
Lei Yang, Yong Xiang, Yinchuan Li, Wenyi Bao, Feng Ji, Jingtao Dong, Jingjing Chen, Mengjie Xu, Rongsheng Lu   +8 more
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The Performance of Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Program in Depok, Indonesia

International Journal of Technology, 2015
In various official terms in Indonesia, waste is often defined as residual material that its function and benefit has decreased to the minimum level.
Gabriel Andari Kristanto, Irma Gusniani, Aristiati Ratna   +2 more
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Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos: Diagnóstico no Município de Santo Anastácio | Urban Solid Waste: Diagnosis in the Muncipality of Santo Anastácio

Revista Pegada Eletrônica, 2014
Introduction: One of the greatest problems in urban areas to-day is the issue of generation and management of urban solid waste which, in the current system of capitalist production, made worse by consumerism, creates a lot of garbage that is disposed of
Bruna Dienifer Souza Sampaio
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Non-covalent interface engineering of multi-layer graphene cement composites using graphene oxide

iScience
Summary: To address the critical demand for early strength in modern construction, this study proposes a novel MLGs/GO (multi-layer graphene/graphene oxide) nanocomposite system to synergistically enhance the early performance of cement mortar ...
Lei Fan, Chengtao Wu, Jinhao Zheng, Xiaohan Ji, Wang Zhang, Yunyun Tong, Qiannan Wang, Fangyuan Song, Hongwei Wang, Feng Li, Lucas Uzimaya, Guangyan Liu, Mengya Li   +12 more
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Mechanical and thermal properties of structural lightweight bamboo fiber-reinforced insulating mortar

Case Studies in Construction Materials
This study investigated the use of local vegetal wastes, specifically bamboo fibers, to develop a new cementitious material with both insulating and load-bearing capabilities for construction.
Yunyun Tong, Wei Zhang, Mengya Li, Tien Tung Ngo, Qiannan Wang, Wei Zeng, Benyue Li   +6 more
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Feedstock recycling of waste polymeric material [PDF]

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2011
The first International Symposium on Feedstock Recycling of Polymeric Materials (ISFR) was hosted in 1999 in Sendai, Japan. Since then, the ISFR has been held five times in different places in Asia and Europe. Each of these conferences focused on special issues covered by the Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management.
Grause, Guido, Buekens, Alfons, Sakata, Yusaku, Okuwaki, Akitsugu, Yoshioka, Toshiaki   +4 more
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Application of MobileNetV2 to waste classification.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Today, the topic of waste separation has been raised for a long time, and some waste separation devices have been installed in large communities. However, the vast majority of domestic waste is still not properly sorted and put out, and the disposal of ...
Liying Yong, Le Ma, Dandan Sun, Liping Du   +3 more
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