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Building on available evidence that there are differences of exposure to solid waste among men, women and children, it follows that effective solid waste management (SWM) policies need to recognise such variations, as a prelude to rolling out programmes to address associated socio-economic and health risks. ...
For purposes of establishing a benchmark against which performance of municipal solid waste (MSW) collection systems can be evaluated by sector regulators, investors and managers, this study assessed the cost efficiency of MSW collection systems in Ghana, using stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). Data from seventy municipal solid ...
Selection of appropriate municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment and disposal technology is a complex multi-criteria process. ...
The ineffective management of household solid waste (HSW) in most developing cities in Africa including Monrovia has become a major issue threatening the environment and public health. In response to these waste challenges, developed countries have embarked upon major environmental reforms, and have made advances in best practices and sustainable ...
This guide was developed as a collective research effort through SWANA's Applied Research Foundation. It has been prepared to help solid waste managers throughout North America better understand both the benefits, as well as the drawbacks ...
This book is for practising professionals and academics working in urban planning and international development: international project staff, trainers, urban development researchers and teaching staff in universities and polytechnics. Solid Waste Management and Recycling is unique in that it: -utilizes an 'integrated solid waste ...
Recounting 25 Years of Flow Control Litigation! The compilation illustrates the full range of legal issues under the Commerce Clause:market participation; overt and subtle discrimination; and evenhanded measures that may be benign or burdensome. For convenient use, the decisions are arranged chronologically, and are grouped within broad catgories based on objectives and purposes of the ...
This book covers a broad group of wastes, from biowaste to hazardous waste, but primarily the largest (by mass and volume) group of wastes that are not hazardous, but also are not inert, and are problematic for three major reasons: (1) they are difficult to manage because of their volume: usually they are used in civil engineering as a common fill etc., where they are exposed to environmental ...
STP 832 is a compendium of terms identified as useful to those involved or interested in recovering the resources in the solid wastes discarded by communities, institutions, commercial enterprises, and industry. The terms included were selected to readily permit communication and commodities recovered from waste materials and the users of these ...
This 55-page guide presents up-to-date information that can be used by solid waste managers to address the management, as well as technical issues, associated with the implementation of this new disposal technology. ...
From the Center for Environmental Research Information, for the U.S. EPA, this seminar publication summarizes the complexities of the landfill, from choosing the site to site closure. ...
The first in a series of publications provides a basis for new methodology in the testing of industrial solid wastes. This publication is one of the first technical testing manuals for identifying and characterizing hazardous solid wastes in terms of disposal options. ...
Second in a series, the purpose of this book is to describe new and improved means of evaluating hazardous and industrial solid wastes in terms of both hazard degree and disposal ...
The book contains a comprehensive review of literature and patent survey concerning olive processing waste. Over 1,000 citations are presented. Wastes considered include olive cultivation solid waste, wastes arising from classical, three- and two-phase olive mills and wastes generated during ...
Report 215: Solid Waste Management, Resource Recovery & Waste Management Equipment analyzes markets, competition, customer needs and trends in the fiercely competitive market for solid waste management. ...
Tests, practices, and guides address medical waste, municipal solid waste, sampling and monitoring, physical and chemical characterization, site remediation, treatment, recovery and reuse, and processing ...
Tests, practices, and guides address medical waste, municipal solid waste, sampling and monitoring, physical and chemical characterization, site remediation, treatment, recovery and reuse, and processing ...
Tests, practices, and guides address medical waste, municipal solid waste, sampling and monitoring, physical and chemical characterization, site remediation, treatment, recovery and reuse, and processing ...
Tests, practices, and guides address medical waste, municipal solid waste, sampling and monitoring, physical and chemical characterization, site remediation, treatment, recovery and reuse, and processing ...