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Research on Urban Solid Waste Treatment Methods

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
In the background of accelerating urban modernization process, municipal solid waste is also showing a continuous growth, which not only has a great impact on people's living environment, but also seriously threatens the healthy and sustainable development of cities.
openaire   +2 more sources

A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Solid waste issue: Sources, composition, disposal, recycling, and valorization

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Petroleum, 2018
Disposal of solid wastes is a stinging and widespread problem in both urban and rural areas in many developed and developing countries. Municipal solid waste (MSW) collection and disposal is one of the major problems of urban environment in most ...
Hussein I. Abdel-Shafy   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are Ecosystems the Missing Link in Circular Transitions? Insights From a Comprehensive Literature Analysis

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although recent literature on the circular economy (CE) has highlighted the important role of ecosystems, there is still limited understanding of the main themes that characterize circular ecosystems. This study addresses this gap by combining a comprehensive topic modeling analysis employing latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) with a systematic
Aline Gabriela Ferrari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intermunicipal cooperation and privatization of solid waste services among small municipalities in Spain [PDF]

open access: yes
The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of intermunicipal cooperation and privatization on the delivery costs of urban solid waste services. The results of our empirical analysis, which we conducted among a sample of very small municipalities ...
Germà Bel, Melania Mur
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Company Location, Business Environment and Digital Maturity as Drivers of Environmental Innovation in Business

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental protection has emerged as a global priority in the contemporary context. As pivotal actors in the transition towards sustainable development, companies play a crucial role through the adoption of environmental innovations. This study investigates how organisational characteristics—specifically geographical location, business ...
Carlos de las Heras‐Rosas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges in establishing waste-to-energy projects in developing countries with a case study from India [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Municipal solid waste (MSW) management and its scientific disposal is a major concern for the local municipal authorities of all major Indian cities. Under the "Clean India Mission", the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) of India is investing US $9
Asthana, Abhishek   +3 more
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