municipal solid waste recycling Articles
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Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Methods
Biological or thermal treatment of municipal solid waste can result in recovery of useful products such as compost or energy. Biological Processes Biological treatment involves using micro-organisms to decompose the biodegradable components of waste. Two types of processes are used, namely: Aerobic processes: Windrow composting, aerated static pile composting and in-vessel composting; ...
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Municipal Solid Waste Recycling: 2020 Easy Explanation
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) also known as trash or garbage—consists of our everyday items we use and then discard. This is a generic name for product packaging, biomass trimming, furniture, appliances, paint, wires, batteries, clothing, bottles, food scraps, books and newspapers. Such waste obviously comes from households, schools, shops, businesses, hospitals, factories and construction ...
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Waste trade market in the city of Bhopal, India: a case study on recycled MSW
This paper investigates the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) trade market in the city of Bhopal, India, and presents results of field surveys conducted to determine the movement of MSW through a succession of ragpickers and traders to its ultimate destination of Recycling-Units. This waste-trade is carried out through a hierarchy of waste-dealers who deal in increasing waste specificities such that ...
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high capacity oil sludge bags crushing machine
Oil sluge Shredder/Oil sluge bags shredder machine/Oil sluge recycling machine : The Oil Sluge Shredder/Oil sluge bags shredder machine/Oil sluge bags recycling machine have been design for a wide array of applications and industries, suitable for shredding solid material such as car tire, truck tire, e-waste, metal, wood,plastic, scrap tires, packaging barrel, pallets, etc. Depending on input ...
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Evaluation of resource recovery through a Waste-to-Energy plant operating with municipal solid waste
On 1 December 1984, an inter-local joint enterprise agreement was entered into between the Alexandria Sanitation Authority and the Arlington Solid Waste Authority (the 'Authorities'). The Joint Enterprise was formed to design, construct, equip, test and operate a solid waste to energy facility having an installed capacity of 975 tons per day of mixed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). ...
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MSW management strategies for the city of Rome: a comparative assessment
In this paper, on the basis of a detailed characterisation of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in the city of Rome, different integrated management strategies regarding both source separation of selected fractions and the treatment and disposal of the residual commingled waste were compared and discussed in terms of achievable material and energy recovery. The main findings of this ...
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Urban environmental services: valuing the environmental benefits of solid waste recycling in Brazil
Taking into account environmental and economic aspects, this research aims at estimating the environmental services produced by municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling. The text values the urban environmental services associated with the recycling of steel, aluminium, paper, plastic and glass present in MSW in Brazil. Estimates indicate that benefits of current recycling rates reaches something ...
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Exploring America’s hidden recycling industry
The World Bank estimates that by 2025, some 6 million tonnes of solid waste will be generated each day around the world — nearly double what’s produced today. By 2100 that number could hit 11 million. A Smithsonian magazine article from 2013 went so far as to ask if we were on the path to “peak garbage.” New York–based photographer Stephen Mallon brings this issue ...
By Ensia
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The Benefits of Paper Recycling
One of the most common forms of municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling is paper recycling. Paper is a commonly used resource in the U.S. and recycling this material can significantly benefit the environment. Each ton of recycled paper can save 7,000 gallons of water, 3.5 cubic yards of landfill space, 17 thirty-foot trees and 4,100 kWh of energy. Unfortunately, paper is often tossed into the ...
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Growing the “business” of your municipal solid waste program: enterprise fund management and you
Bringing the “business mindset” to a municipal waste management program can be the key to success in these tough economic times. With an enterprise fund approach to management, municipal programs can build the foundation for sustainable program management, customer oriented service enhancement, stronger environmental performance and more efficient operation, ultimately resulting in a ...
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MSW recycling as a mechanism for the social inclusion in Brazil
This paper presents an evaluation of the recycling as a mechanism that can promote the social inclusion in Brazil. The analysis is based on the data from a Brazilian metropolitan, city of Campinas and is extended to Brazil. The results show that the municipality of Campinas collects monthly 8000 tons of recyclables, which if recycled can avail jobs to nearly 5000 waste collectors each receiving a ...
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Assessment of recycling potential of municipal solid waste in Mauritius
The purpose of this paper is to implement a Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) which would divert valuable resources to recycling centres. It assessed materials having attractive scrap values such as glass, PET bottles and Used Beverages Cans (UBC). In this paper, two scenarios were proposed, namely: Scenario 1 which dealt with the selling of recyclables to recycling plants and Scenario 2 which ...
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RDF Shredder for MSW
Another source of energy besides gas or coal is refuse derived fuel, or RDF. This valuable energy source can be obtained from shredding certain combustible materials, such as paper and plastic. In fact, a wide variety of general waste and municipal solid waste (MSW) can be used to create RDF as long as it meets BTU requirements. These solid waste materials can be converted into RDF, but the ...
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Encouraging Americans to Reuse, Recycle, and Conserve Natural Resources
When Congress passed the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) in 1976, it charged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with ensuring the safe disposal and management of municipal and industrial waste, and it broadly championed a new ethic of resource conservation. During the first two decades of RCRA, EPA, in partnership with the states, focused primarily on establishing a ...
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Food waste prevention roadmap factors in water savings
Food waste is a critical problem affecting business, communities, the environment and water scarcity worldwide, but the problem is particularly acute in the United States, according to a report from ReFED. ReFED is a group of businesses, nonprofits, foundations, and government leaders committed to reducing food waste. It was formed in early 2015 to create a Roadmap to Reduce U.S. Food Waste, the ...
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Adressing the conflicting priorities of waste reduction and energy development
Many valuable materials are currently being discarded rather than used productively, and more needs to be done to maximize the value we recover from material streams. Unfortunately, building energy recovery facilities to handle the existing waste load creates a requirement to continue generating the same amount of waste, creating potential problems for plans to reduce waste. Waste is the fuel for ...
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An overview of the sustainability of solid waste management at military installations
Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management at military solutions necessitates a combined approach that includes waste reduction, alternative disposal techniques, and increased recycling. Military installations are unique because they often represent large employers in the region in which they are located, thereby making any practices they employ impact overall waste management strategies ...
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Kiverco to provide a third waste system to Haulaway Plant.
Kiverco has been chosen to design a new static solution for Haulaway Plant for their new facility in Polegate, East Sussex. The new waste processing system will be used to process and separate different types of plastic and is the third plant that the Company has purchased from Kiverco. The new machine will be capable of processing up to 25tph and will enable the separation of various plastic ...
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Denmark’s Near-Zero-Waste Wonder
Has this Danish community found the formula for environmentally friendly industry? When we look closely at systems in nature — coral reefs or rainforests, for instance — we see something we don’t often see in human systems: mutually beneficial relationships and energy flows among the various elements, such as air, water, rocks, soil, and plant and animal life. If we emulate ...
By Ensia
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Application of LCA to support solid waste management policy in Phuket
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is employed to evaluate the environmental performance of the existing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management system in Phuket and compared with different possible alternative Integrated Waste Management Systems (IWMSs). The results show that the scenario comprising source separation of waste for anaerobic digestion and recycling plus incineration (with energy recovery) ...
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