vehicle waste Articles
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Solid Waste Management
Solid waste management is the process of collecting, storing, treating, and disposing of solid materials that are discarded by society. These materials include things like household waste, construction and demolition debris, and industrial waste. The goal of solid waste management is to reduce the negative impact of these materials on the environment and public health and to recover resources ...
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Solid waste routing
In today’s struggling economy we are all forced to look at ways to reduce expenses. This applies to private and public operations equally. For the private operation, priorities are placed on maintaining profits—a difficult task in a competitive industry. Raising rates is typically met with resistance from customers, as well as opens a door for competitors to move in. For the public ...
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Dane County Landfill
Location: Rodefeld Landfill Dane County, Wisconsin Partners: Dane County BioCNG, LLC Unison Solutions ANGI Madison College Contact: Kay Turgeson Assistant Business Manager BioCNG, LLC kay.turgeson@biocng.us (630) 410-7202 Feedstock: Municipal Solid Waste Vehicles Fueled: 30 vehicles and 2 snow plows are powered by R-CNG with plans to add 8 additional plows in 2014. ...
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New guidelines for characterization of municipal solid waste: the Portuguese case
This report proposes a new set of guidelines for the characterization of municipal solid waste. It is based on an analysis of reference methodologies, used internationally, and a case study of Valorsul (a company that handles recovery and treatment of solid waste in the North Lisbon Metropolitan Area). In particular, the suggested guidelines present a new definition of the waste to be analysed, ...
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Riverview Landfill
Location: Riverview Land Preserve City of Riverview, Michigan Partners: BioCNG, LLC Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC Contact: Robert Bobeck Director of Solid Waste Riverview, MI 1.734.281.4263 rbobeck@cityofriverview.com Feedstock: Municipal Solid Waste Vehicles Fueled: Riverview Land Preserve is currently fueling two demo vehicles with the R-CNG derived from its ...
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What Is Tire Recycling?
Tire recycling, also known as rubber recycling, refers to the process of recycling used vehicle tires that can no longer be used on the vehicles due to wear and tear or irreparable damage. Used tires are among the most problematic and challenging sources of solid waste. This involves the processing of waste tires for reuse. Typically, this category of tires, also known as end-of-life tires, are ...
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Significance of hydraulic shear to the environmental protect
According to relevant data, China's scrap steel is currently entering a period of rapid growth, which may reach 300 million tons in the next decade. Scrap iron is one of the main ferrite raw materials for steelmaking. It not only saves energy but also protects the environment. Resource recycling After more than a decade of economic development and industrialization, China has become the ...
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Semi Trailer Garbage Transfer Compactor
Semi Trailer Garbage Transfer Compactor 85 cbm Capacity Procompactor design and develops Semi Trailer Garbage Transfer Compactor for waste management equipment.Procompactor Semi Trailer Garbage Equipment is mostly used for transferring solid waste to long-distance facilities. Thanks to its capacity, smaller garbage trucks can load their load onto such trailer equipment to save time and gas thus ...
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ProVac 8.000 lt Combined Sewer Jetting & Vacuum Truck
Combined sewer jetting & vacuum truck is a combination of two processes that are used to maintain combined sewer systems. The first process is sewer jetting, which uses high-pressure water to flush out debris and blockages from the pipes. The second process is vacuum truck service, which involves using a truck equipped with a vacuum to remove the debris and sewage from the pipes. Sewer ...
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Enhancing your bottom line: waste and recycling collection vehicle routing optimization
The waste industry has seen more changes than most of us can keep up with, not only within the most recent few years, but largely over the past three decades. Most company owners and solid waste industry management say the same thing, “I remember when we picked up the trash and took it all to the landfill.” A far cry from where the industry is today. Now there are rules, ordinances, ...
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CR&R Perris Biodigester
Location: 1706 Goetz Rd Perris, CA 92570 Partners: CR&R Waste and Recycling Services J.R. Miller and Associates W M Lyles Co. Contact: Mike Silva Project Manager CR&R Incorporated (714) 883-3777 MichaelS@crrmail.com Feedstock: Organic Waste (food scraps, green waste, FOGs) Vehicles Fueled: 200 trucks initially; 900 trucks at completion Maximum Annual Fuel ...
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What are the treatment options for landfill leachate?
New contributor to Water/Waste Processing aims to answer readers’ most pressing questions It’s said the United States has 1,654 landfills, handling more than 250-million tons of trash each year. One Washington landfill covers a 2,545-acre area, has a 120-million-ton capacity and a 40-year expected trash-receiving life. The facility, the Republic Services-Roosevelt Regional Landfill ...
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Landfills case study: trash isn’t always dirty
Most of us don’t put a lot of thought into our trash once it leaves our front door; we may give it a cursory glance as it is hauled away never to be seen again. However, what many of us don’t know is that more and more of our trash—or the byproducts of it, at least—are being used in creative ways to power our daily lives. We never counted on it, but the trash is no longer ...
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Deep in the Dumps? How municipalities can avert a waste disposal crisis
Municipalities across Canada are looking for economical and environmental methods to improve their waste management diversion methods. Some are scrambling to assess and extend landfill disposal capacity and others are trying to dramatically increase their diversion rates. Many are initiating a combination of strategies. Canada's largest city has arguably received the most attention with regard to ...
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Maintenance: what should you consider?
Refuse vehicles are an important part of the solid waste industry, and maintaining its life is crucial to how it will operate and how long, and even what safety issues will come up during the course of its run. What it really comes down to is checking the little things every day, in addition to performing one big inspection every month. By doing this you can prevent any elements that could cause ...
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Sustainable Municipal Waste Management in India
Removing Barriers to Sustainable Municipal Waste Management using Anaerobic Digestion in India Clarke Energy in conjunction with the UK India Business Council have released a white paper in relationship to the opportunities and challenges facing India in the field of solid waste management. In particular biogas from anaerobic digestion, a technology India has a long history with, can be better ...
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