solid waste transport Articles
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Municipal solid waste management in Jodhpur city, Rajasthan (India) - current status
Jodhpur city is the second largest city of Rajasthan State, having population of about 1,077,717 and an area of 232 sq km. The city generates around 380 t/d of municipal solid waste (MSW). With the increase in population, urbanisation and industrialisation, the problems of handling MSW have significantly increased in the past few years. There is no arrangement for segregation of waste at source. ...
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Alumni of an educational institute as change agents for community-based environmental management initiatives: experience from a Solid Waste Management demonstration project in Hanoi, Vietnam
Community-based Solid Waste Management (SWM) initiatives are widely recognised for their role in complementing the efforts of municipalities in managing the environment of cities. Community-based initiatives usually require a change agent to bring together local authorities and communities. This role is usually played by NGOs. The educated and skilled citizens can also play similar roles in ...
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Integrated environmental biotechnology-oriented framework for solid waste management and control in Nigeria
Several environmental problems arising from man's activity have to be solved in a cost-effective and an environmentally friendly approach. In this paper, a framework for an integrated management and control of solid waste in the south-east zone of Nigeria is presented. The major activities include collection and transportation of solid waste to designated areas, separation of reusable components ...
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Fresh views on the matter of garbage
Searching for one’s roots has become an interesting pastime for a lot of folks. One idea behind all this searching is that if we know where we came from, then we might know where we are going. The waste industry has its own interesting roots. A caveman took the dinner bones and smelly skins and dumped them in a hole some distance away from his cave. The first solid waste landfill! Another ...
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Changing Biosolid Technology to Safely Remove PFAS Chemicals
Per and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous. Known as “forever chemicals,” the man-made carbon-fluorine bond is one of the strongest bonds found in nature. PFAS is fast to build up in humans, animals and the environment and very difficult to break down. These substances were developed in the 1940s and 50s and applied to products that range from cookware to dental ...
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