municipal waste Articles
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Municipal solid waste, ST-150E, Ontario, Canada - Case Study
ST-150E shredding MSW for volume ...
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New Single Shaft Series
SatrindTech S.r.l. has manufactured the new serie of Single Shaft shredders. From plastic to municipal solid waste: the perfect solution. Designed to treat different types of materials, the Single Shaft Shredders are customized to ensure the maximum production capacity. A strong structure ensures long life, reaffirming the reliability of the SatrindTech machines. Shafts complete with ...
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Multiple regression analysis for the estimation of energy content of municipal solid waste
A regression equation is proposed to predict the Higher Heating Value (HHV) of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from the waste data of 86 cities of 35 countries. A mathematical model is developed, by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS-10.0), to correlate the energy content of waste with the variables derived from its physical composition. Performance of the proposed multiple ...
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The blooming Baltic Sea case study
The Baltic Sea is one of the world’s most polluted seas. This easternmost extension of the Atlantic Ocean suffers from a slow residence time which makes the small and shallow water pool particularly vulnerable to the pollution generated by 14 surrounding countries, including Russia, Scandinavia and the Baltic States. Over the course of centuries, a massive amount of nutrients originating ...
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Waste opportunities: Past and future climate benefits from better municipal waste management in Europe
In its 6th Environment Action Programme (2002–2012), the EU set the objective of decoupling waste generation from economic growth. The European Commission's thematic strategy on the prevention and recycling of waste (EU, 2005) called for life-cycle thinking in waste policies and moving towards a recycling society. And in its recent review of the thematic strategy (EU, 2011), the Commission ...
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Bio-plastic (poly-hydroxy-alkanoate) production from municipal sewage sludge in the Netherlands: a technology push or a demand driven process?
Valorisation of components from municipal ‘waste’ water and sewage sludge gets more and more attention in order to come to a circular economy by developing an efficient ‘waste’ to value concept. On behalf of the transition team ‘Grondstoffenfabriek’ (‘Resource factory’) a preliminary research was performed for all the Dutch water boards to assess the technical and economical feasibility of ...
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Municipal Solid Waste Management Market in the U.S. to cross $25bn by 2024
The U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Management Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $17 billion to over $25 billion by 2024; as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc. Increasing population on account of significant surge in the number of foreign immigrants will stimulate the municipal solid waste management market. According to the EPA from 1960-2016, ...
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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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Co–processing waste materials in cement production: experience from the past and future perspectives
The neglected, municipal solid waste management has become an important issue for national and local governments in developing countries in recent times, not only because of the tremendous rise of wastes but also of the resultant environmental degradation and rising public concern. Co–processing of waste in cement plants has been used as a treatment option for certain waste material in Europe, ...
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Multi–criteria decision aid approach for the selection of the best compromise management scheme for the treatment of municipal solid waste in Morocco
The Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in developing countries is generally badly controlled and badly managed. Because of the environmental problems bound to this problem, many countries established their national legislation to determine types of reuse, recycling and treatment of waste, to apply the appropriate solutions. In this study, alternate schemes are examined and analysed aiming at the ...
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Reuse of Primary Packaging
Untitled Document Abstract The reuse of packaging is, according to Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, one of the priority instruments which should be used in order to prevent the generation of packaging waste. During the last years, many reuse systems have been replaced by the growing use of throw-away packaging (particularly plastic bottles and composite ...
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Household Waste Shredder Machine
In the household waste management, an crucial step in the process, prior to the actual incineration, is the shredding of the waste to a defined size to ensure that the incineration is efficient. Powerful household waste shredders are manufactured by AIShred for household waste size reduce. Such as carpet shredding, mattress shredding, bulky waste shredding, etc. AIShred two -shaft and ...
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Geosynthetics Products Application in Landfills
With the acceleration of the urbanization process, the amount of urban domestic waste is increasing, and there are more and more landfills. In all countries, municipal solid waste is construction waste, garden waste, etc., and municipal solid waste comes from various types of construction waste generated by residents’ daily waste, municipal engineering, etc., and kitchen waste generated by ...
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Impact of pollution and seasonal changes on microbial community structure in surface water
We studied the differences in a microbial community structure with respect to the water pollution level and seasonal changes. The determination of phylogenetic groups of Bacteria and Archaea was done using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). The total number of microorganisms was determined by direct counting of DAPI (4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole) stained samples using a fluorescence ...
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On the pre–treatment of municipal organic waste towards fuel production: a review
Lignocelluloses are the main constituents of municipal organic waste (MOW). In order to increase the production of fuels, via fermentations, the enzymatic hydrolysis is the first step towards a valorisation process. It is well–known that the hydrolysis of lignocelluloses is not very effective because of the high stability of the constituents. In this respect the pre–treatment of MOW is necessary ...
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Leaching of inorganic pollutants from fresh and partially degraded Municipal Solid Waste: a lysimeter study under tropical conditions
Leaching behaviour of inorganic ions from fresh and partially degraded Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) under controlled dumping conditions were studied. The major inorganic ions examined, except chloride, nitrate-N and nitrite-N, showed markedly higher values for leachate from fresh waste. Toxic metal concentrations were relatively low in leachate from partially degraded waste. The low leaching ...
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Eco-fuel briquettes for sustainable development
Raw coal is still burnt as fuel in many developing countries. Besides pollution from coal combustion, coal briquettes always face problems during transportation and storage because they are friable and susceptible to moisture. On the other hand, plastic waste in municipal solid waste is also a big problem which many countries are facing. Since synthetic plastics originate from petroleum products, ...
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Modified landfill design for sustainable waste management
Waste management, being one of the most important aspects of urban development, is gaining importance among developing nations. Landfills, which were initiated for hazardous waste management and subsequently transformed into sanitary landfills, have been the most widely adapted practice for municipal solid waste management worldwide. However, the conventional design of landfills not only fails to ...
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Extent and rate of biodegradation of different organic components in municipal solid waste
Rates and extent of biodegradability of four different organic components of municipal solid waste (leaf litter, newspaper, magazine paper and A4 sheet) were evaluated under optimum conditions. Total solids (TS) removals in biotic samples ranged from 74.7% to 78.8% while volatile solids removals ranged from 75.7% to 84.8%. Significant biodegradation of tannin–lignin was observed for all four ...
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Could blockchain be the saviour of smarter waste management?
There’s a huge buzz around blockchain at the moment, predominantly in the financial services industry – but could it also have a transformational impact on waste management? Many Local Authorities are keeping an eye on emerging refuse collection technologies, to see how innovation can make waste management cheaper, easier and more effective. Following on from our recent blog post ...
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