waste data management Articles
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What a waste: solid waste management in Asia
As urbanisation and economic development increases in Asia, nowhere is the impact more obvious than in society’s “detritus” or solid waste. Today, the urban areas of Asia produce about 760,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) per day, or approximately 2.7 million m3 per day. In 2025, this figure will increase to 1.8 million tonnes of waste per day, or 5.2 million m3 per day. These estimates ...
By ORBIT e.V.
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Integrated system for regulatory control of the radioactive waste management in radioactive installations
The object of this paper is to present the 'Integrated Information System for Supporting the Inventory Control of Radioactive Waste' ? SICORR. The SICORR model considers the following items: the radioactive waste control inventory, encompassing the treatment and integration of the radioactive waste and the radionuclide data and processes; the installations that produce, use, transport or store ...
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ESdat environmental database software helps organizations manage their environmental data for ISO 14001
Environmental data management software is an efficient way to handle large amounts of data generated with the adoption of environmental standards like ISO 14001. A recent survey by EScIS shows that 100% of environmental professionals saved time using their ESdat environmental database software and that having the data organized was seen as a major feature. ESdat environmental database software ...
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Smart Class 2018 “Retrospectives Round-Up” & looking ahead to our 2019 Smart Waste Event!
Last November we hosted our inaugural Smart Waste event, WASTE MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2018, in Leeds. Here’s what some of the stakeholders in attendance had to say: “This was my first Smart Class event and I was very impressed by both the organisation and the content of the presentations” – Technical Team Unit Manager, Life Smart Waste Project, Scottish Environment ...
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Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Waste Management
Environmental sustainability needs more sustainable waste management practices than today. The traceability of waste to be reused, recycled or recovered is already incorporated into any cutting-edge project in the sector, for competitiveness and efficiency. Data tracking is key to complying with existing laws and policies, and also to incentivizing regulations and policies that prevent and ...
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Brand Your Financial And Aesthetic Dream Through Environmental And Trading Consulting: A Standardized Way To Green Procurement
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION (EPD) Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) was coined by the International organization for Standardization (ISO) in order to ensure the concern of different companies on the sustainable development of various products and brands within their business. It primarily refers to a comprehensive report mentioning the environmental impact of a particular product ...
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Leveraging the Web for Environmental Quality, Health and Safety
Untitled Document The principles of continual improvement from management systems such as ISO 14001 and Six Sigma are well known. Less clear is how these principles can be applied to environmental quality, health and safety (EQH&S) performance. In today's competitive business world, it's difficult for an organization to find time to proactively implement and manage ...
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Making “the Best” Better: Toward a More Useful Method of Reporting Dioxin and Dioxin-like Compounds
On October 29, 1999, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule on reporting releases of persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) substances under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).1 This rulemaking was controversial for a host of reasons, not the least of which was EPA’s decision to create the astonishingly low reporting threshold of 0.1 grams for the newly ...
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GPT: The Waste Solution for the Leisure Industry
Leisure, tourism and hospitality provide millions of jobs and are vital elements to the UK’s economy. Attracting over 30 million overseas visitors per year, the tourism industry alone brings with it spend in excess of £16 billion per annum. The price of tourism to the UK is impactful environmentally and socially and organisations need to address their responsibilities and obligations ...
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How is Turkey dealing with plastic waste?
Experts say the oceans will contain more plastic waste than fish by 2050. Plastics make up 85% of the waste on beaches around the world. Half of the waste polluting the seas is single-use plastics; plastic cups, non-recyclable bags, packaging and many more that are thrown away during the day. Plastic substances in the seas, waters and air have dangerous consequences on human health. From the ...
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WASTE MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2019 “Retrospectives Round-Up” PLUS Mark Your Calendars for WASTE MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2020!
Earlier this summer we hosted WASTE MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2019 in London. Here’s what some of the stakeholders in attendance had to say: “This was my second Waste Management Smart Class and I found it as interesting and valuable as the first. It was another excellent event showing the high levels of innovation, across the UK and beyond, that are being developed to ensure that waste ...
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20 ways to manage municipal waste more effectively in 2020
2020 marks the start of a new year and a new decade. It’s a great opportunity for local authorities to assess how well your essential services are functioning, in order to put new initiatives in place to innovate your services over the next 10 years. If you’re involved in waste management, we’ve put together 20 top tips to help you look at your department with fresh eyes, ...
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Paving the Way for Corporate Benchmarking in the Waste Sector
Most of the major players in the waste industry have begun publishing environmental performance data using a set of indicators developed in a ground-breaking initiative with the Green Alliance. Companies are clear that there are internal and external benefits to be gained from the exercise, but opinion is divided over whether the indicators can be used to compare companies' performance. ...
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