Entrustment of MSW Incineration Plant Management to Private Sector

Characteristics of air pollution control residues of MSW incineration plant in Shanghai.

A unique type of waste--air pollution control (APC) residues--has received increasing attention in China since the first large-scale incinerator, Shanghai Yuqiao municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration plant, was installed in the country in 2002. The APC residues of this particular plant are similar to other residues that will be produced in other incineration plants under construction in Chin...

Assessment of public vs private MSW management: a case study.

Public-private partnerships in urban environmental services have witnessed increased interest in recent years primarily to reform the weak performance of the public sector, reduce cost, improve efficiency, and ensure environmental protection. In this context, successful public-private partnerships require a thorough analysis of opportunities, a deliberate attention to process details, and a con...

Resource Efficient Management of Msw Incineration Fly Ash – the Case of Vienna

Mathematical modelling of MSW incineration on a travelling bed.

The rising popularity of incineration of municipal solid waste (MSW) calls for detailed mathematical modelling and understanding of the incineration process. In this paper, governing equations for mass, momentum and heat transfer for both solid and gaseous phases in a moving bed in a solid-waste incineration furnace are described and relevant sub-models are presented. The burning rates of volat...

Private sector initiatives in case management

Case management for high-cost patients is offered by virtually all private insurers and many health management firms. Despite the proliferation of the service, little is known about the process of case management, how it varies among vendors, what its impact is on short- and long-run patient costs, and what its effects are on quality. In this article, the authors present the results of a survey...