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Showing 1 to 20 of 94 for “"Waste generation"”.
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Essays on Waste Generation
… key gaps in the literature on sustainability and waste management by investigating the complex interrelationships between waste generation, selective collection systems, and environmental behavior. Although the individual chapters focus on different aspects of the topic, together they form a …
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Assessing construction and demolition waste generation rates using satellite imagery
Municipal solid waste management has seen a surge in the use of satellite imagery in decision-making processes, yet its application to analyze quantitative variations in construction and demolition (C&D) waste remains underexplored. Especially the COVID- 19 pandemic disrupted conventional municipal …
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Prediction of Waste Generation and Disposal Using System Dynamics Modeling
Solid waste management plays an important role in protecting the environment, the health system and minimizing biological threats, so serious actions need to be taken to control and manage these threats on the environment. Different situations such as seasonal changes and cities policies have had …
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Relationship between construction waste generation and recycling practices in Southern Johor
… project producing excessive amount of waste generated, but there are limited lands for disposing the waste and this increases possibility for illegal dumping. Henceforth, the objectives of this research were to quantify construction waste generated at construction sites, to determine …
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Risk level of factors causing construction waste generation throughout construction project life cycle
… an adverse impact on the environment from the wastes generated during construction work. The amount of wastes generated increases yearly due to rapid economic growth worldwide which includes Malaysia. Due to waste generation, one of the major issues faced is the increase of illegal dumpsites. …
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Assessment of Mississippi Landfill Capacity in Relation to Waste Generation and Land-Use Constraints
<p>Municipal solid waste (MSW) management presents a growing challenge in Mississippi as population trends, socioeconomic change and regional development continue to place pressure on existing landfill capacity. This thesis examines waste generation and disposal patterns from 2000 through 2022 …
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Urban Forest Waste Generation and Utilization by Municipal and Private Arboricultural Operations in Virginia
Urban forest waste utilization has been identified as an essential component of the sustainable urban forest management system. To compile baseline data on generation and utilization of urban forest waste (UFW) in Virginia, 91 urbanized municipalities and 828 International Society of Arboriculture …
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Structural modelling of cause and effect factors of construction waste generation in Malaysian Construction Industry
… industry faces serious problems of construction waste generated worldwide including Malaysia. Construction waste is results from various factors which are necessary to identify for reducing the waste generated in construction project. Hence, this study focused on developing a structural model of …
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Predictive modeling of solid waste generation for aggregate building and material types across geographical contexts
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-09-01 without embargo terms
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Structural equation modelling of construction waste root causes and waste generation rate in Malaysian construction industry
… is causing a huge amount of construction waste generated on site. Besides, illegal dumping of construction waste is quite a typical scenario in Malaysia which has been frequently published in the local newspapers and previous scholarly literature. Construction waste results from various …
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A comparative study of construction waste generation rate based on different construction methods used in construction projects in Malaysia
In Malaysia, the huge generation of construction waste (CW) has led to negative impact on the environment. Limited data is available on quantification methods of CW in the country. The lack of quantification methods has resulted to the improper management of CW. The consequence of the improper CW …
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Effects of a global pandemic on the collection and disposal of municipal solid waste
… lockdowns had significant effects on solid waste management, which has received greater research focus during this time due to the infectious nature of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. As such, in the first part of the study, SARIMA models were developed to predict residential waste collection rates …
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Building stability through decentralization : the environmental, economic, and ethical argument for informal sector collection and decentralized waste processing in urban India
… have led to increases in consumption and waste generation in all Indian cities. The current system, a mix of informal recyclables collection and centralized waste collection by the formal sector with much garbage still disposed of in unlined landfills, is at a point of crisis. With waste …
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Povinné poskytování potravin jako nástroj prevence vzniku odpadu
… around a billion tonnes of food end up as waste annually, which deprives us of natural resources used for their production. The humankind is continuously putting higher pressure on the environment, which results in the current environmental crises - among others the climate crisis, loss of …
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Waste Reduction in Amazon Robotics Sortable High Velocity Fulfilment Using Six-Sigma and Product Design Methods
… or ARS-HVF is a program designed to mitigate waste generation associated with high velocity (high rate of sales over time) items’ fulfillment. Large variability in items’ velocities in the ARS network causes the existing process to generate waste when dealing with High-Velocity items. Three …
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The Challenges and Potentials of Circular Economy in Sub- Saharan Africa – Analysis of drivers and barriers for waste exchange and utilization based on five case studies
… Africa (SSA) by focusing on the issue of waste utilization through the concept of circular economy (CE). As presented below, consumption and waste generation trends are concerning in the region. However, waste management research is underrepresented in this area, especially in fundamental …
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The impact of public attitudes and behaviour on the effective valorisation of household organic waste into agricultural compost: case study Limbe and Douala - Cameroon
… concerns, opinions and beliefs in household waste management in Douala and Limbe. Interpreting these factors revealed 12 attitudes to household waste management practices and this will be used to design strategies. A waste composition analysis found the organic fraction >60% with the lowest …
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An Example of Regional Intergovernmental Solid Waste Planning
… as a result of national increases in solid waste generation rates. In 1990 every person disposed of approximately 4.35 pounds of trash a day, but by 1993 this number had increased to 4.39 pounds per person. In addition, new federal Sub Title D regulations will make it more difficult to …
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A comparative study of municipal waste disposal practices and management in the Breede River District Council and the Cape Metropolitan Area
Solid waste management is a phenomenon that has been researched for many years. With the development of industries and commerce, waste inputs into waste management programs are crucial, since these are the sectors responsible for the generation of waste and thus the inputs are invaluable when …
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MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS AS A PROMISING TECHNOLOGY FOR SIMULTANEOUS WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND BIOELECTRICITY GENERATION
The world's increasing energy demand and rising waste generation have made it necessary to shift towards renewable energy sources and more efficient waste treatment methods. Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) are a new but promising bioremediation technology for simultaneous wastewater treatment and …
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