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Application of partially submerged bioreactor landfill for leachate management in the tropics

This research investigated the effect of leachate recirculation and storage operation in tropical landfill. Four lysimeters were operated under conventional landfill operation, leachate re-circulation, leachate storage with re-circulation and internal storage modes. Organic waste degradation, leachate quantity and characteristics and well as methane gas from each lysimeter were compared. Leachate ...

Apr. 16, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

Forum: Zero waste in the apartment: we made it

This forum outlines the achievement of a zero waste approach which took ten years to fulfill in a condominium complex in a city with 650,000 inhabitants situated in central Brazil.Keywords: zero waste, waste management, biodegradables, recycling, landfill, ...

Jul. 26, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Use of vermiculture technology for waste management and environmental remediation in Argentina

Throughout the world, there have been increasing interests in the recycling of wastes for sustainable development. This especially applies for organic materials of municipal and agro-industrial origin. Recycling initiatives in Argentina are still incipient. In the last years, the use of earthworms for stabilising organic wastes has been evaluated. In this paper, the authors compile the research ...

Dec. 2, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Sustainable management of household solid waste

In most countries, the majority of household solid waste is landfilled because of associated low capital, operation and maintenance costs. However, many existing landfills have exhausted their handling capacities and new facilities are faced with the problem of siting. Alternatives to traditional landfill practice are required to achieve sustainability in managing solid waste. This manuscript ...

Jul. 7, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Study on accumulation of non–biodegradable solid wastes along Ulhas River of Thane, Mumbai

With the spread of technology, industrialisation and increasing standards of living, the accumulation of non–biodegradable solid waste (NBDSW) is an unwelcome and often unnoticed side effect of 'development' in India. Therefore in the present investigation, attempts are made to quantify major non–biodegradable solid wastes viz. plastics, synthetic rubber and glasses which are accumulated at three ...

Mar. 30, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Diverting waste from landfill - effectiveness of EU waste-management policies

With landfill at the bottom of the European waste hierarchy, policies to divert waste from landfill play a very important role within European and national waste policies. This report analyses the effectiveness of implemented policies on the diversion of total municipal waste and biodegradable municipal waste from landfill in the context of the 1999 EU Landfill Directive and other relevant ...

Jun. 24, 2009

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Organic waste biodegradability test bio methane potential method

Management Summary The biogas production from a mixture of food waste, garden waste, paper, napkins, plastic, metals and glass and anaerobically digested sludge was monitored until gas production had ceased. The homogenised biowaste mixture was subjected to two pre-treatment methods prior to being fed to the BMP reactors, these were: pasteurisation at 70oC followed by anaerobic digestion ...

Dec. 20, 2014

By Cambi Group AS

Stabilisation and Acceptance Criteria of Residual Wastes - Technologies and their Achievements in Europe

ABSTRACT The focus of the EU landfill directive is the reduction of biodegradable waste destined for landfill on a solely quantitative basis. Trials on the bio-mechanical treatment and its effect on the landfill behaviour show that the quality of the remaining organic fraction for landfilling should be considered because it is is more relevant than the quantity of biodegradable waste, in terms ...

Nov. 17, 2005

By ORBIT e.V.

Remscheid pilot project: evaluation of a large scale trial of utilizing biodegradable waste bags for biowaste collection and treatment

Separate collection of organic waste may be considered as an integral part of contemporary waste management schemes. In this function it became widely accepted in the last ten years. It pursues the idea of a recycling economy according to the European hierarchy of waste - prevent, reduce, recycle - and is aimed at closing nutrient cycles. Nevertheless, separate collection at source essentially ...

Jan. 2, 1999

By ORBIT e.V.

Self-sustained vermicomposting plant at municipal solid waste generation point

The increase in quantum of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation puts additional burden on MSW and energy management. Out of all the wastes, the biodegradable waste is the worst waste regarding heat generation due to anaerobic conditions of the waste. The expenditure on collection, transportation and disposal of MSW are very high and environmentally unhygienic. The waste can be converted into ...

Jan. 10, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

Can phytocapping technique reduce methane emission from municipal landfills?

Landfill gases, predominantly methane and carbon dioxide, are produced by the biodegradation of organic wastes. Biodegradation occur, if the water comes in contact with the buried waste. Techniques such as clay capping are used to minimise percolation of water into the landfill, or gas collection system installed to reduce methane emission into the atmosphere. The use of clay cap has proven not ...

Dec. 1, 2008

By Inderscience Publishers

Environmental assessment of some non–biodegradable solid wastes along Vasai Creek of Mumbai

The pollution problem due to non–biodegradable solid waste (NBDSW) along the Vasai Creek of Mumbai is one of the major issues which have remained totally neglected over past many years. The results of the present investigation indicates that plastics carry bags, milk/oil bags, plastic bottles, footwear and automobile tyres/tubes are some of the prominent NBDSW materials responsible for solid ...

Jul. 12, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Biodegradable Municipal Waste Management in Europe

This report is intended as guidance to help decision-makers in their efforts to comply with the EU Landfill Directive's targets for reducing the landfilling of biodegradable municipal waste. The first two parts of the report provide information on the strategies and instruments available to achieve this goal while the third part focusses on technology and market ...

Jan. 2, 2002

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Biodegradable Municipal Waste Management in Europe - Part 1: Strategies and instruments PDF

This report is intended as guidance to help decision-makers in their efforts to comply with the EU Landfill Directive's targets for reducing the landfilling of biodegradable municipal waste. The first two parts of the report provide information on the strategies and instruments available to achieve this goal while the third part focusses on technology and market ...

Jan. 1, 2002

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Biodegradable Municipal Waste Management in Europe - Part 2: Strategies and instruments, Appendices

This report is intended as guidance to help decision-makers in their efforts to comply with the EU Landfill Directive's targets for reducing the landfilling of biodegradable municipal waste. The first two parts of the report provide information on the strategies and instruments available to achieve this goal while the third part focusses on technology and market ...

Jan. 2, 2002

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Municipal solid waste: zero tolerance management strategy

Currently, Indian cities generate waste which is being disposed in its outskirt as open dumping. This approach affects health and life of people living at city outskirts. A paradigm shift is required in the approach to waste management. Waste management policy should aim at scientific processing of waste within the city itself. This paper highlights policy framework towards management of ...

May 29, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Influence of the comminution of organic waste on their biodegradability

Organic solids are present in very large quantities as products or waste from agriculture, food industry, household and many other fields. The disposal of organic waste can be realised using biological processes like anaerobic digestion or aerobic composting. The anaerobic digestion has advantages in comparison to composting such as a better handling of wet waste, the production of useful ...

Jan. 2, 1999

By ORBIT e.V.

Characterisation of the recalcitrant organic compounds in leachates formed during the anaerobic biodegradation of waste

This study investigates the use of UV absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy to assess the early development of recalcitrant organic compounds in leachates formed during the anaerobic biodegradation of municipal solid waste. Biochemical methane potential tests were carried out on fresh waste (FW) and composted waste (CW) over a period of 150 days and leachates produced from the degradation of ...

Jan. 1, 2011

By IWA Publishing

Environmental technology verification (ETV) of Biosolids product

Location: Vancouver, B.C. Description: A biorecovery facility was seeking to use its product as animal feed supplement. The facility treats biodegradable wastes using an Autothermal Thermophilic Aerobic digestion (ATAD) process. The ETV verification program involved developing a sampling protocol followed by a sampling program that included extensive analytical testing plus solids screening ...

Oct. 10, 2012

By NovaTec Consultants Inc.

Thermal hydrolysis as pretreatment of digestion feed

AbstractA large number of different processes are today on the market for treatment of biodegradable waste. The two principal biological treatment methods available are aerobe treatment (composting) and anaerobe treatment (digestion/fermentation). In Norway so far, aerobe treatment has been the most popular solution. Both windrow composting and tunnel composting systems are in use. The first ...

Dec. 19, 2009

By Cambi Group AS

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