point-of-need waste management Articles
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Eco waste solutions voisey’s bay nickel mine
The challenge Vale Inco’s wholly-owned subsidiary Voisey's Bay Nickel Company (VBNC) is mining the largest nickel deposit in the world in Newfoundland Canada. During the Construction and Operation Phases of the camp, waste from 250 to 700 people needed to be processed. This waste was largely generated by the kitchen and dining areas. Packaging waste (wood, cardboard and plastic) was also ...
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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 ...
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Why is Medical Waste Management So Important?
The term “medical waste” refers to hazardous material generated from healthcare activities. It needs to be carefully managed to prevent it from posing a threat to public health and/or the environment. This means that any business, organisation, or individual involved with delivering healthcare needs to take medical waste management very seriously. To explain further, Sarah Vernau, ...
By Flame UK
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Is it time to rethink recycling?
If our current approach to recycling isn’t the best for the economy or the environment, why do we do it? Criticize recycling and you may as well be using a fume-spewing chainsaw to chop down ancient redwoods, as far as most environmentalists are concerned. But recent research into the environmental costs and benefits and some tough-to-ignore market realities have even the most ardent of ...
By Ensia
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