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Biodegradability determination of municipal waste: an evaluation of methods [PDF]
The Environment Agency is required to monitor the diversion of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) from landfill. Reliable methods are needed to measure the biodegradability of municipal waste, both as mixed municipal waste and as individually ...
Godley, Andrew R. +4 more
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Characterizing and Determining Beneficial Use of Paper Production Residuals that Otherwise Become Waste [PDF]
Background: Paper mill residuals differ depending on the process and associated chemicals needed to create the paper for the intended use. Finch Paper, LLC operates a paper mill in Glens Falls, New York. Finch starts with logs and produces high quality
Cornell Waste Management Institute
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The construction industry makes a significant contribution to global CO2 emissions. Material extraction, processing, and demolition account for most of its environmental impact.
Alale Mohseni +3 more
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Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene Composites Filled with Recycled Office Waste Paper
The high production of paper, followed by a more significant concern with environmental and economic issues, has led to greater relevance to paper recycling and its raw uses as composite filler.
Marina Gil Almeida Cioffi +5 more
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Ash Content of Containerboard. Problems and Solutions
This article covers the study of the nature of ash content of containerboard from waste paper, as well as fractional composition of ash. With increasing use of waste paper with white top layer and deterioration of conditions of collecting and storing ...
Denis N. Zhirnov +3 more
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Elaboration and Characterization of Waste Inked Paper-Poly (Vinyl Chloride) Composites: Effect of Paper Deinking [PDF]
The waste paper poses environmental problems because it is a wood-based resource. Recovering it as fiber for the preparation of low-cost and environmentally-friendly composite materials offers significant environmental benefits, including reducing ...
Samira Sahi
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One of my favourite publications does not even appear on my curriculum vitae because I am not sure how to classify it. It is a photograph of two of my research staff standing beside floor-to-ceiling piles of paper – all the forms that now have to be completed for a local ethics committee before you can get started on a national study.
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Charaterisation of treated wastes to support an evidence base for sustainable waste management. [PDF]
Defra must consider policies and strategies to manage environmental challenges such as climate change and sustainability. At a basic level the strategies need good quality data on waste characteristics.
Godley, Andrew R. +7 more
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Investigation on the Properties of Cement Fiber Board Produced Using Waste Paper [PDF]
In this study, the reinforcing effect of recycled newsprint paper (RNP) in cement boards has been investigated. The experiment was designed to apply two variable factors, RNP and calcium chloride (CaCl2). Cement-fiber boards with the density of 0.7 kg/m3
Fardad Golbabaei +3 more
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Jambi City waste-to-energy baseline survey [PDF]
An urgent shift towards waste-to-resource approaches is required in order to address the rapidly growing quantities of waste being generated in cities in developing countries.
UN.ESCAP +3 more
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