solid waste Articles
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Solid waste management strategies and practices that work: a developing country perspective
Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a critical environmental management issue because of the ubiquity of solid waste in the human environment and its adverse environmental and health implications. These catalyse attempts to devise new and refine the existing SWM strategies and practices. This paper discusses strategies and practices that enabled Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania, to reverse its once ...
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Defining solid waste
Simultaneous to the publication of the final National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Boilers (the Boiler NESHAP) and the Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerator (CISWI) Rules, EPA issued a new regulation that for the first time defines what materials are a non-hazardous solid waste when combusted. This rule, Solid Wastes Used as Fuels or Ingredients in Combustion ...
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Environmental impacts with waste disposal practices in a suburban municipality in Sri Lanka
Solid waste disposal is a major threat to environments of developing countries since most of the solid waste generated end up directly in open dumps. This paper presents a case study conducted in a municipality in Sri Lanka. Officials, More than 300 householders of different income groups and landfill operators were interviewed to examine current practices and environmental problems. Groundwater ...
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PrayForAmazon Because it is Drowning in Waste
This guest post was written by Gabriela G P Otero, Technical Coordinator at ABRELPE, the Brazilian Association of Public Cleansing and Waste Management Companies and ISWA National Member in Brazil. Manaus, a 2,2 million inhabitants city, is the capital of Amazonas state in Brazil and is located in the heart of the Amazon forest – recently subject to international concerns on its ...
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Green products get green light
Untitled Document Green procedurement is not new. Congress recognized its potential when it enacted the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) in 1976. RCRA directs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify products made with recycled waste materials or solid waste byproducts and develop guidelines for purchasing them. These are the four federal ...
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Marketing and implementing emerging waste conversion technologies: the local effect
Solid waste management in the U.S. has always been a uniquely local endeavor. Typically, landfilling has provided the most efficient and least expensive option for solid waste management by local governments. Recently, there has been an increasing demand for clean, affordable alternatives to landfilling and other traditional forms of waste disposal. Throughout the world, mainly in Europe and ...
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So How Exactly Does Solid Waste Management Equipment Give Rise To Reusing And Recycling?
It is important to realize that the increase of the international recycling initiative and the increased desire for the recycling industry is due, in large part, to using waste management equipment as being a means for reducing overall waste. It is actually this particular waste management equipment that helped introduce the world to lower, Reuse and Recycle. This phrase basically means that it ...
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Assessment of toxicity of solid waste in landfill dumpsite by the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure
The concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cr, Sb, Fe, Zn, Ca, Cu, Ag, Ba and Hg, present in solid wastes of Pallavaram municipality landfill dumpsite located in Chennai were determined and their toxicity was assessed using the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The TCLP method is a currently recognised international method for ...
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Biomethanation of solid wastes: analysis of case studies
Management of the organic fraction of urban solid waste using anaerobic procedures will contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and using biogas, which is a carbon neutral energy, to generate electrical energy will eventually help in reducing the combustion of fossil fuel. Energy recovery in the form of biogas from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in three different ...
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Christopher R. Bryant Quoted By Bloomberg Environment Regarding EPA’s New Definition of Solid Waste
On May 31, 2018, Christopher R. Bryant, Senior Regulatory Consultant, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), was quoted in the Bloomberg Environment article “EPA Backs Recycling Formerly ‘Hazardous’ Materials, But States Get Final Say.” This quote was also featured as the “Quote of the Day” in Bloomberg Environment’s daily First Move email. The ...
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Global warming potential of waste management options: case study of Delhi
Municipal solid waste in developing nations like India is an area of major concern. The concerns associated with waste management are not only public health and safety but also for sustainable development. Life cycle assessment (LCA) can be applied to assess the environmental sustainability of waste management systems. In the present study, global warming potential of various municipal waste ...
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Managing environmental performance in industrial zones: case studies in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Using government records, data from hazardous waste treatment companies, and on–site surveys, we evaluated the effectiveness of the current industrial solid waste management system in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), which was established according to the revised Law on Environmental Protection of 2005 and related regulations. In addition, we examined the relationship between the management system and ...
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Potential environmental impacts as influenced by existing policies in Al-Salt city, Jordan
Since the major pollutants in Al-Salt city is associated with solid waste, the study focuses on evaluating the management and the existing regulations and laws associated with municipal solid waste in addition to assessing the role that the local community plays along with the governmental agencies to execute the environmental regulation in Al-Salt city, Jordan. Al-Salt city has typical ...
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Christopher R. Bryant Meets with the First and Second Secretaries of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
On January 25, 2018, Christopher R. Bryant, Senior Regulatory Consultant at Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), met with Pan Jianwei and Lu Chao, First and Second Secretaries, respectively, of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China regarding U.S. regulation of solid and hazardous waste. China is currently revising its “Law on the Prevention and Control of ...
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Sustainable tourism in the Caribbean: the role of the accommodations sector
The Caribbean region is highly dependent upon tourism. However, in order to continue to use tourism as a means of economic advancement, sustainable practices must be adopted. The Caribbean accommodations sector has adopted a number of environmental best practices to prolong tourism’s product life cycle. This study found that internal factors were the main factors for the accommodations sector ...
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What is Boiler MACT & CISWI MACT? - Case study
Boiler MACT regulates production of carbon monoxide (CO). If CO is managed by combustion conditions, NOx production increases. The best strategy for Boiler MACT compliance is to control CO in the boiler and allow the UltraCat Catalytic Filter System to remove NOx in the flue gas. CISWI MACT regulates air pollutants from commercial and industrial solid waste incineration units, for: ...
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Movement of toxic metals from small-scale industrial areas: a case study from Delhi, India
In India, an estimated 70% of the total industrial pollution load is attributed to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Among SMEs, small-scale industries continue to use obsolete technologies with no stringent rules for pollution control. Consequently, waste generated from them is generally dumped without treatment. These facts are strengthened from the analysis conducted on solid waste and ...
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Risk management software case study: gaining a competitive edge: minimizing risk through behavioral safety techniques and regulatory compliance
Companies face the challenge of complying with government regulations and internal policies and procedures. Government regulations frequently change and are complex. Lack of compliance causes significant regulatory fines, lost productivity, bad publicity, increased workers compensation costs and loss of business. Adding to the challenge are union bargaining agreements, which are often long-term ...
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Contaminants in waste foundry sand and its leachate
The environmental characteristics of Waste Foundry Sands (WFS), including chemicals in WFS and its leachate, are essential in understanding the environmental impact, rational disposal and potential development of beneficial applications of this solid industrial waste. This paper presents an assessment of broad-spectrum chemicals (metallic, non-metallic and organic chemicals) in aspects of their ...
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RCRA: Reducing Risk From Waste
This document provides an overview of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) solid and hazardous waste regulations. It describes the history of RCRA, the role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the states, and hazardous waste definitions and management requirements, including the roles of generators, transporters, and treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. In ...
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