waste management service Articles
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How do waste recycling companies serve people in Canada?
In developed countries such as the United States and Canada in North America and Germany and France in Europe, Japan and China and South Korea in Asia and Australia in the Pacific, due to high economic and industrial rankings, the production of waste is very high. Waste from iron, plastic, paper, food, electronics, construction, etc. is produced in large volumes in these countries. Companies, ...
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T60XDRC Success Story - Carroll County Solid Waste
Carroll County Solid Waste Management Commission Carroll County Solid Waste is part of a larger West Central Iowa Solid Waste Management Association. This group of local governments and solid waste leaders work cooperatively to provide environmentally sound solid waste management systems within the West Central service areas of Crawford, Shelby, Guthrie, and Carroll counties in west central ...
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TANA landfill compactors are cost-efficient and safe to use - CEP in NC, USA - Case Study
The Coastal Environmental Partnership, CEP, is a regional solid waste authority that provides various waste management services. When looking for a new landfill compactor last year, CEP’s staff members found out about the Finnish company Tana Oy. The key advantages are cost-efficiency and safety. The TANA landfill compactors used by the CEP consume less fuel compared to other machines. ...
By Tana Oy
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Wet dust collection for Solid waste processing - Case study
Wet Dust Collection for Solid Waste Processing Whirl Wet Dust Collector System chosen by waste management firm. A company specializing in waste management services, recycling, and de-packaging solutions specified a Model H Whirl Wet Dust Collector System to capture dusts from solid waste processing. Whirl Wet captures 99.0% of particles 10.0 micron in size and 98% of particles 5.0 micron and ...
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Lamor Waste Management Services
In the pursuit of new oil and gas finds around the world, exploration and drilling companies are concentrating their efforts in many new and emerging territories. Many of these new locations lack basic amenities such as sanitation; water and waste management. They are often devoid of infrastructure and support services to cope with the burgeoning demands placed upon them, especially when it comes ...
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New LFG Collection System Utilizes QED’s Revolutionary LFG Measurement and Control Technology - Case Study
“The main advantage, to me, is the Fine Tune™ Control Valve* that is used on the QED wellhead - it’s one of those revolutionary things in the landfill gas industry. Gate valves don’t give you very good control unless you always want the valve 100% open and you can apply as much vacuum as possible. But when it comes to low-flow wells then it’s important to be able to ...
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Willingness-to-pay for solid waste management service attributes: Kolkata Municipal Corporation area, India, as a case study
This paper examines public perceptions towards qualitative and quantitative attributes of a solid waste management (SWM) system in terms of willingness-to-pay (WTP) values. A stated choice (SC) survey instrument was designed and data was collected from residents in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) of West Bengal, India. Respondents were approached randomly and face-to-face interviews were ...
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Estimating educational effects in waste management services
Recently, the user charge policy for household waste is widely introduced in Japan. The user charge can achieve the reduction of waste disposal through the two paths; one is the price mechanisms and the other is an educational effect. In this paper, we have evaluated the emission reduction effects of the each path by using the demand function of a household for waste management service which is ...
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Growing the “business” of your municipal solid waste program: enterprise fund management and you
Bringing the “business mindset” to a municipal waste management program can be the key to success in these tough economic times. With an enterprise fund approach to management, municipal programs can build the foundation for sustainable program management, customer oriented service enhancement, stronger environmental performance and more efficient operation, ultimately resulting in a ...
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EFFECTIVE COST RECOVERY SYSTEM –A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
A paper delivered at a 3-day Technical Capacity Enhancement Training for private sector waste operators in Lagos State, Nigeria. It highlights the importance of Cost recovery in the sustainance of effective service delivery of waste ...
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Public-private partnerships: a proven relationship for managing solid waste
Throughout the United States, municipal and county governments have realized the benefits of creating public-private partnerships to manage solid waste. The primary influences behind a municipality move toward privatization in the U.S. are the: Pursuit of cost savings, given the pressures to not increase taxes Ability to access new technologies while preserving capital expenditures Desire ...
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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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Incentive regulation and performance measurement of the Portuguese solid waste management services
Measuring the performance of solid waste management services usually uncovers very high potential for gains in efficiency and productivity. This circumstance occurs, naturally, due to the fact that these services are outside the market and because they are subjected to various market failures in their organizational framework. The aim of this study was to examine the Portuguese regulatory model ...
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The MEFLO method`s application for the feasibility assessment of energy recovery from municipal solid waste in a small integrated municipal service system
The paper presents the MEFLO ranking method and the Simple Integrated System Management (SISMan) concept for assessing the feasibility of integrated energy and Waste Management System (WMS) alternatives. The MEFLO method is based on dividing the decision-making process into five modules, including mass, energy and financial flows, legislative criteria (e.g., environmental restrictions and target ...
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Optimization model for integrated municipal solid waste management in Mumbai, India
Mumbai, the largest metropolitan city in India, generated 6,256 tons of waste per day in 2001. It is the responsibility of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to provide Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management services; however, the MCGM is not able to handle the increasing quantity of waste. As a result, waste litters all over the place giving rise to health and environmental ...
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Privatization: How Much Control Should You Keep?
INTRODUCTION One characteristic of solid waste management in the 1990s was the redistribution of responsibilities between the public and the private sector. The costs involved in upgrading local landfills to meet more stringent regulations drove many local governments out of the landfill business. At the same time, many state and local governments began to set waste reduction goals and ...
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