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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Waste management systems"”.
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Landfill containment and waste management systems
… the framework of the modem Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) hierarchy.<br/><br/>The aims of the research are presented in the context of a literature search and postal questionnaire survey to identify trends in United Kingdom landfill containment concepts. These are compared and …
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Development of waste management systems: applications of Durham Region
… and increase overall efficiencies of domestic waste management systems by proposing case studies for Durham Region. Case study 1 integrates an anaerobic digestion facility with an incinerator to produce biogas and electricity. Case study 2 combines a gasification unit with an anaerobic …
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Advanced Numerical Modeling Techniques For Modern Waste Management Systems
… advancement of numerical modelling of a modern waste management system with respect to generation, collection, and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste. The first part of the thesis specifically look at lag times relating to variables that attempt to predict municipal yard waste generation …
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Transforming waste management systems through location tracking and data sharing
… technologies can transform municipal solid waste management in smart cities. While waste is often tracked in aggregate as it flows between and through handling facilities, there have been few attempts to follow individual trash items geographically using GPS and web-based mapping. Such data …
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Development of a decision support tool for planning municipal solid waste management systems in India
Waste management is a significant challenge for India. The Indian waste landscape is changing rapidly as the population grows, the composition of the waste generated evolves, the extent of waste segmentation changes and the technologies available to collect and process waste improve. Many solutions …
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Economic Evaluation of the Impact of Alternative Environmental Regulations and Waste Management Systems on Illinois Hog Producers
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T22:03:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7405573.pdf: 12985722 bytes, checksum: 13d50c4d0a64db9ed3f0ade2773065b1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1973
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The value of waste data within the City of Cape Town's waste management systems: an exploratory case study
… recycled and a product's total impact on waste management systems (WMS). Improved data quality is essential to drive the adoption of a waste management system, and to guide policy strategy and planning decisions. This study focuses on the data from post-consumer waste in the City of Cape …
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Using Waste Diversion Indicators To Understand The Diversion Efficiency and the Materials Handled Efficiency of Canadian Solid Waste Management Systems
Waste management systems suffer from a lack of comparability of data. They also suffer from a lack of indicators to properly identify efficient systems from inefficient systems. This study’s objectives are to: (i) introduce a new waste diversion indicator, the Diversion Size Indicator, to better …
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Circumstantial social entrepreneurship: Exploring inclusive, social innovation in the transition from shadow to mainstream economic spaces. A case study of informal sector recycling activities in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
As global solid waste management systems evolve to include wider elements of sustainability, developing countries are struggling with how best to work with a growing informal sector. This research seeks to investigate how developing country mainstream solid waste management systems can harness the …
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Municipal solid waste management and institutions in Tripoli, Libya : applying the environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) concept
Solid waste management systems in developed countries are undergoing a transformation to a resource recovery-based model. Conversely, in many developing countries waste management is still inadequate in terms of environmental and public health. The environmentally sound technology (EST) concept, …
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An Interactive Environmental Approach to Teaching English as a Second Language
… focused on understanding and acknowledging ecosystems in urban areas and foraging. The lessons formed in these units stem from Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences and the pedagogical theories of place based and experiential learning. Each unit has an outdoor activity build into …
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Hybrid Simulation Modelling to Support the Development of Recycling Infrastructures
An enormous amount of waste material arises internationally due to linear economic structures in which natural materials are converted into products which are discarded after use. This problem could be addressed by a shift towards a circular economy, whereby products are kept in use for longer and …
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Designing for human behavior to enable circular packaging
… - make, use, and throw - is not sustainable. Waste management systems have not been built to handle the production and consumption patterns of the modern age nor are they equipped to swallow the dramatic escalations and changes in product packaging. Single use packaging is an issue that …
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Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Landfills and Transfer Stations in Saskatchewan
… comprehensive analysis of municipal solid waste management systems in Saskatchewan is inherently difficult. Most of the published waste studies however focus on city-level waste management, and there is a lack of literature with respect to the rural areas. In first part of the study, …
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A Systems Approach to Ocean Plastics Governance in Ghana
… evidence that unmanaged and mismanaged plastic waste continues to accumulate in the environment throughout the world, including in the ocean. While it is often feasible to clean up plastic waste polluting the terrestrial environment, removing it from the ocean remains a technical, financial, and …
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Compost marketing guidelines for solid municipal waste management in India
India has a waste problem. With the world's second largest population at 1.252 billion individuals, a population density of 382 persons per square kilometer and consumer behavior demanding a higher standard of life and preferences for more goods, the Indian municipal waste management systems are …
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Advancing green practices in the operating room
Hospital systems produce a substantial amount of environmental pollution, contributing significantly to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-related health threats. In the United States, healthcare accounts for 10% of national GHG emissions and generates five million tons of waste …
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The knowledge, attitudes and practices of residents regarding household waste management in Eerste River, Cape Town: The implications for health and environmental sustainability
… within South Africa, improper household waste management remains a significant public health concern. Activities such as illegal dumping and the lack of recycling may result in deleterious health and environmental impacts. Hence, it is important that residents understand their role and …
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Evaluation of the Economic, Social, and Biological Feasibility of Bioconverting Food Wastes with the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens)
Food waste in the waste stream is becoming an important aspect of integrated waste management systems. Current efforts are composting and animal feeding. However, these food waste disposal practices rely on slow thermodynamic processes of composting or finding farmers with domestic animals capable …
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A critical reflection on the evolution of the South African National Waste Management Strategy
In redressing global and local waste management challenges, many countries developed and implemented integrated waste management systems through policies, laws and strategies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the evolution of the South African National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS) from its …
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