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An Optimization Framework for Waste Treatment Center Site Selection Considering Nighttime Light Remote Sensing Data and Waste Production Fluctuations

open access: yesApplied Sciences
As urbanization accelerates, the management of urban solid waste poses increasingly intricate challenges. Traditional urban metrics, such as GDP and per capita consumption rates, have become inadequate for accurately reflecting the realities of waste ...
Junbao Xia   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacto del aprovechamiento de material potencialmente reciclable sobre la vida útil del relleno sanitario Doña Juana en Bogotá D.C. Colombia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
En este trabajo de grado se presenta un análisis del impacto del manejo de residuos sólidos urbanos con el desarrollo de tres temas principales: la disposición de residuos sólidos urbanos en el Relleno Sanitario Doña Juana y aprovechamiento de materiales
Gutiérrez Henao, Andrea Carolina
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Recovering nutrients from urine – A golden opportunity for sustainable fertiliser production

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Agricultural industrialisation has led to levels of nutrients in the environment that are well above safe operating limits, yet fertiliser use is necessary to feed a growing population. The recovery of nutrients from human urine in large, developed cities may offset some of the ecological and economic impacts associated with fertiliser production, as ...
Hanxia Yu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Solid Waste Generation Rate, Composition Analysis, and Proposed Management Plan: A Case Study of Main Market Centers of Bahir Dar City

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal
Effective municipal solid waste management is a critical aspect of urban development. This study investigated the waste generation rate, composition, and current solid waste management plan in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia.
Amare Kassawe, Eshetu Getahun
doaj   +1 more source

Camargo Waste to Energy Power Plant [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
poster abstractThe Camargo Waste to Energy Power plant project is being proposed to dispose of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) produced in Mexico. Currently, most urban Municipal Solid Wastes in Mexico are discarded in landfills. The Camargo Waste to Energy (
Iseley, Tom   +3 more
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Integrating tunable LED‐induced plant responses with novel solar cell technologies for energy‐efficient agrivoltaic systems

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The increasing demand for sustainable food production requires innovative solutions that balance productivity, resource efficiency, and environmental impact. Vertical Farming Systems (VFSs) offer a promising approach; however, their high energy consumption remains challenging.
Alessio Dessì   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived social, economic, environmental and health effects of solid waste management practices in logia town, afar, ethiopia

open access: yesDiscover Sustainability
Improper solid waste management in urban and semi-urban areas has led to adverse impacts on the environment, public health, and the economic well-being of communities.
Dagmawe Menelek Asfaw   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supply chain challenges for sustainability: the case of waste textiles as raw materials [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Purpose: This paper addresses the growing problem of textile waste in the rapidly developing cities of subSaharan Africa and examines, from a supply chain perspective, the potential for waste textile materials to be transformed into the raw materials ...
Beverley, Katharine J.   +4 more
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Open letter: The need for a site‐based biodiversity standard measuring and certifying impacts from nature‐based projects

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Despite growing investment in restoration, weak accountability and poor biodiversity monitoring mean many projects fail to achieve ecological recovery. The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS) offers a practical way to ensure that restoration finance delivers measurable gains for nature.
David Bartholomew   +254 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Conventional, Rake, and Sonar‐Based Biophysical Habitat Measurements in a Shallow Ontario River

open access: yesRiver Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Knowledge of habitat availability is critically important for the management and recovery of freshwater species. Quantifying habitat availability often requires fine‐scale sampling at point‐based locations across a large geographic extent, which can be laboursome.
Karl A. Lamothe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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