Waste disposal in the current situation, which quantity and variety of waste are increasing, needs not only effective management principles but also depends on environmentally-friendly methods to put as less environmental footprint as possible. This study aims to assess the energy consumption, emission of greenhouse gases and air pollutants which normally produce during various waste management...

Growth in technology enhances need and utilization of electronic and electrical equipment’s (EEE) everywhere in the world. As a result, e-waste acquires a large share in the conventional solid waste stream. Limited recycling solutions available pushes the need for e-waste disposal solutions. The paper highlights the increasing e-waste pie in solid waste. Various disposal solutions available for...

The increasing solid waste generated in the Accra metropolis has not been accompanied with adequate sanitation facilities and management programs. Notable among the waste management problems is inadequate operational funding from the municipality’s budget allocation for the collection and disposal processes. The disposal methods mostly depend on the obsolete dumping with the associated environm...

Critical materials share the same insufficiencies in their life cycles; low recycling rates and a high degree of dissipative losses. The limitations for the secondary use of critical materials are their minor concentrations in final products, their dissipative applications, and the fact that they are irreversibly mixed with other material flows in current recycling practices. This is exacerbate...

Improper waste disposal and management globally is linked to a variety of problems with the environment and health. This problem can be addressed by following the 3 R’s; reduce, reuse, and recycle. Japan is continually aiming towards becoming a sustainable, recycling oriented society with the implementation of the 3 R’s, reducing GHG emissions, and innovating new technologies for recycling and ...

This paper utilized system dynamics modeling as a new analytical approach to predict both the municipal waste generated and the associated disposal costs in developing areas. This approach facilitates the decomposition of general waste into its main components to enable municipalities to manage recyclables and find out the feasibility of performing recycling better rather than disposal by perfo...

This paper examines the technical, economic and environmental justification for the solid waste management hierarchy. The hierarchy ranks waste management methods, prescribing that it is best to reduce the generation of waste at the source, then to recycle and compost what cannot be reduced, and finally to incinerate or landfill the remainder. While the hierarchy has received widespread support...

The treatment of cooling appliances in Austria is mainly influenced by two factors. On the one hand is the changing composition of cooling appliances because of the CFC phase out, on the other hand are the minimum recycling rates stipulated by the ordinance on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE ordinance). Two basic treatment practices can be identified in Austria: One type aiming ...