solid municipal waste Articles
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Electrocoagulation for Landfill Leachate Waste Water Treatment
Humans produce excessive amounts of waste. According to the EPA’s Advancing Sustainable Materials Management fact sheet, in 2015 the total amount of municipal solid waste produced in the United States was 262.4 million tons. On a per capita basis, 4.48 pounds of waste was produced per person per day in 2018. That trash consisted of paper, glass, rubber, plastic, metals, food, and textiles among ...
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Designing A Better Alternative for Post-Closure Care
After a landfill has reached the end of its service phase, federal law requires owners to install a final soil cover and maintain it over the next 30 years. This is the traditional strategy that most landfill owners employ and represents a significant cost of business. When all the layers are tallied together, the capping and post-closure period can cost up to $400,000 for a small, 100-acre ...
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NIMBY and building local political support
“Proposed Landfill Project Derailed”; “Landfill Expansion Turned Down”; “Price Break Denied For Haulers Dumping Local Trash”; “Recycling Proposal Unanimously Rejected.” These are just some of the headlines the solid waste industry has seen recently. Across the country and abroad, well-planned waste projects are being denied at an alarming rate. ...
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Glass Recovery Line at Onda - Case Study
PICVISA has supplied and installed two ECOGLASS optical separators, in particular the EGF-1000 model, for the recovery of glass in the waste treatment plant managed by UTE Explotación Onda, located in this town of Castelló (Comunitat ...
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AMESA-B Records Accurate Biogenic CO2 Emissions - Case Study
The UK Environment Agency (EA) requests EfW plant operators to report Pollution Inventory (PI) emissions which now includes biogenic CO2 sources. The EA is keen to improve the quality of data on greenhouse gas emissions within the EfW sector. Environment Agency’s Pollution Inventory Guidance In January 2021, the EA requested that all operational EfW plants ...
By ENVEA
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Household Demand for Waste Recycling Services
Municipalities everywhere are coping with increasing amounts of solid waste and need urgently to formulate efficient and sustainable solutions to the problem. This study examines the use of economic incentives in municipal waste management. Specifically, we address the issue of recycling, if and when this waste management option is—on social welfare grounds—a preferred solution. A number of ...
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Modular Plants are Ideal Solution to Tackling Today’s `Wave of Waste`
With increasing amounts of various waste-streams increasing during lockdown, operators and local authorities may need to turn their sights to modular solutions to handle new volumes, as featured in Skip Hire & Waste Magazine. The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) launched an online survey for local authorities across England to establish the ...
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Xingyang - MSW Mechanical Separation Treatment Plant
This project with the treatment capacity of 2000t/d is set for a fine sorting of MSW before they were sent to the CFB (circulating fluidized bed) for incineration. Specifically, JONO introduces the Lindner shredding technology and adopts two-stage shredding process in this project to shred the combustible materials into 80 mm fuel (SRF) so as to enhance the complete combustion rate and mitigate ...
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HeatBlocker on Landfill Compactor for the Waste Industry - Case Study
Among the most demanding applications for heavy-duty diesel equipment can be found at municipal landfills, where thousands of tons of solid waste are buried and covered every day. These landfill compactors, graders, bulldozers, and excavators operate within a swirl of highly combustible debris, just waiting to alight on a red hot exhaust system and cause an engine fire. In steps Kalb Corporation. ...
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Large Amount of Untapped Energy in Aquatic Plants Case Study
How do we make better use of surplus aquatic plants in the form of unwanted seaweed on our beaches and weed cuttings from streams and lakes? Aikan A/S has received support from the Danish Government’s EUDP program to examine the possible use of surplus aquatic plants as feedstock for the production of methane and certified compost, which can be used as fertilizer. Most of the time, yard ...
By Aikan A/S
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Looking Ahead to the UK’s 2023 Separate Food Waste Collections
Food waste has always been a hot topic in the waste and recycling industry, but never more so than over the last couple of years, since the UK government outlined – in its 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy – its plans to introduce separate food waste collections for all households and businesses. And as we head into 2021, there’s no shying away from the fact that this deadline ...
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Box Boom Gives Upsurge in Demand for Cardboard
The pandemic has changed consumer behavior resulting in a huge boost for e-commerce. At pace with accelerating home delivery, the demand for cardboard is stronger than ever. Cardboard shortage puts cardboard recycling in focus and is bound to increase interest in recycling equipment. Industry experts agree that it is not a temporary surge in demand for online shopping. It has settled at a new ...
By Orwak AB
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Hohhot - MSW Mechanical Separation Treatment Plant - Case Study
Mixed MSW is a general term for recyclable waste, organic waste, hazardous waste, combustible waste, etc. Jono has independently developed the MSW mechanical biological treatment (MBT) technology, and launched the automatic disposal scheme of waste classification and treatment smart factory. After the intelligent separation of mixed MSW, the disposal path for products includes: Aerobic/Anaerobic ...
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Wuhan - MSW Mechanical Separation Treatment Plant
This project with the treatment capacity of 3000t/d is set for a fine sorting of MSW before they were sent to the CFB (circulating fluidized bed) for incineration. Specifically, JONO introduces the Lindner shredding technology and adopts two-stage shredding process in this project to shred the combustible materials into 80 mm fuel (SRF) so as to enhance the complete combustion rate and mitigate ...
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Yinchuan - MSW Mechanical Separation Treatment Plant
This project with the treatment capacity of 2000t/d is set for a fine sorting of MSW before they were sent to the CFB (circulating fluidized bed) for incineration. Specifically, JONO introduces the Lindner shredding technology and adopts two-stage shredding process in this project to shred the combustible materials into 80 mm fuel (SRF) so as to enhance the complete combustion rate and mitigate ...
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Populations from Around the Globe are Building Revolutionary Waste Solutions - Why Not Your Business?
Today is World Population Day! It’s a day that helps raise awareness on various issues impacting our planet and the people who occupy it. For example, one of the most daunting troubles facing the world is the mounting waste problem. It’s an ongoing concern that impairs public health, pollutes the environment, crowds landfills and threatens to consume countries in toxicity. As we ...
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Understanding waste terms and what they mean
Understanding the terminology used by the waste industry can be a little confusing for those new to incineration. We've put together a helpful list of typical terms that are commonly used in the waste disposal industry. They will help you understand the terminology better and give you a better understand when you come to make your decisions on which method is right for you. The calorific value ...
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Increase in demand for cleaner waste products
There is little doubt that the waste industry is experiencing an increase in demand for more purity in recovered waste products according to Con Gallagher, Head of Global Sales at Kiverco Limited. “Projects we have on the table in 2020 clearly show that companies are looking better segregation and want to ‘future-proof’ their processing capabilities to give them a much cleaner ...
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Textile waste and circular economy: prospects for the future
Textile products are among the most used in the world. The fashion industry has a huge footprint in this regard, particularly in the last few years when fast fashion has become increasingly widespread, leading to a sharp increase in the quantity of clothing produced, used and then quickly discarded. This clothing is mainly made of synthetic materials (60% of the textile fibres placed on the ...
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Deconstruction of structures: an overview of economic issues
As federal, state and municipal governments strive to reduce the volume of solid waste that is buried or incinerated, salvaging reusable and recyclable building materials through 'deconstruction' is rapidly becoming an attractive alternative. Until recently, most contractors and developers have relied primarily on business profitability considerations when making the 'demolition vs. ...
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