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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Waste recycling"”.
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International investigation of electronic waste recycling plant design
… thesis investigates the industry of electronic waste recycling industry in three countries: Germany, the United States, and Chile. Despite differences in the legal structure surrounding the industry, there are many similarities between plant operations and disassembly techniques. Several …
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Understanding waste recycling behaviour in the UK: home-work consistency.
Despite the increasing attention being paid to waste recycling, there is a dearth of both empirical evidence on recycling at work and examination of any spillover effects of recycling behaviour from home to work. Situated at the confluence of three social science debates (the study of recycling set …
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Nitrogen-cycle dynamics of a waste recycling oyster culture system.
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1978.
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Electronic waste recycling : understanding the ecosystem and opportunities for improvement
… commensurate growth in the volume of electronic waste has occurred. Electronic waste is any electronic or electrical device that has reached the end of its useful life and has been disposed of by a consumer. The volume of this waste stream is the fastest growing waste stream globally and has …
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Robotics for Waste Recycling: Vision-based algorithms for safe Human-Robot collaboration
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Evaluating electronic waste recycling systems : the influence of physical architecture on system performance
Many different forms of electronic waste recycling systems now exist worldwide, and the amount of related legislation continues to increase. Numerous approaches have been proposed including landfill bans, extended producer responsibility (EPR) and advance recovery fee (ARF) funded recycling …
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Exploring the municipal solid waste recycling option : the case of São Paulo, Brazil
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1992.
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Environmental risk assessment for an informal e-waste recycling site in Lagos State, Nigeria
It has been recognised that the informal E-waste recycling may pose a risk to human health and the environment, this study aims to evaluate the e-waste contamination and the environmental and human health impact of informal e-waste recycling on the exposed population using the risk assessment …
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Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Management Strategies for Methane Reduction from Waste in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
… strategies to reduce methane emissions from waste recycling activities in Victoria, British Columbia. Using a mixed-methods approach that included a literature review, material-flow modelling, and stakeholder policy analysis focused on municipal programs, the study identified the technical, …
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Recycling solid waste: A study on an emerging raw material industry in Namibia
The aim of the study was to assess solid waste recycling as an emerging source of raw material in Namibia. Recycling solid waste has become part of society. In striving to meet the high demand for raw materials and finding solutions to waste management challenges, countries worldwide are turning to …
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Recycling initiatives in UK shopping centres, factors critical to success
Waste management of UK shopping centres must contend with operational performance, variable levels of landlord or corporate financial support, escalating costs of recycling programs and disposal charges for landfill. Recurrent critics challenge the economic prudence and environmental benefit of …
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Reverse logistics and large-scale material recovery from electronics waste
Waste consolidation is a crucial step in the development of cost-effective, nation-wide material reclamation networks. This thesis project investigates typical and conformational tendencies of a hypothetical end-of-life electronics recycling system based in the United States. Optimal waste …
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Exploring the potential for local end-processing of e-waste in South Africa
E-waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the world, and South Africa (SA) is no exception. This is driven by increased consumer demand and access to electrical and electronic equipment, in addition to perceived equipment obsolescence, and rapid advancements in technology. E-waste …
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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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Mining Manhattan : a new urban model for recycling electronic waste
This thesis proposes an electronic waste recycling center in downtown Manhattan as the test site for a new ecosystem of material production and consumption. Discarded electronic materials represent the single fastest growing source of municipal waste, which is often illegally exported to developing …
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Frustration of protein folding from in vitro to in vivo
… by the proteasome, where we investigated protein waste recycling in cells and found that protein re-folding is a vital process in 26S proteasome to initiate protein degradation .
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An investigation of the distribution, fractionation and bioaccessibility of potentially toxic elements in urban soils of Lagos, Nigeria
… activities such as foundries, dumpsites, and e-waste recycling sites were often highly contaminated. Principal component and cluster analysis identified Cr-Fe-Mn-Ni and Cu-Pb-Zn groupings. Correlation coefficient analysis further confirmed these relationships; grouping the lithogenic PTE …
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Upscaling resilience: Waste as a resource
… space in relation to food deserts, food waste and food loss which all make a contribution to food security. The context under investigation provided unique opportunities that allowed for the aforementioned issues to be explored due to the presence of urban challenges presented in the form …
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