Pilot-scale experiments simulating bio-active landfilling conditions were conducted to evaluate the effects of operating conditions on the kinetics and overall quantities of methane production from anaerobic digestion of real municipal solid waste. Several modalities of leachate injection and pretreatment operations of the waste were studied using six Landfill Simulation Reactors, which were in...

principal objective of this project was to identify and analyze why food waste occurs at Fort Jackson, as well as recommend alternative ways to minimize the waste generated at this installation. incineration, and landfilling] were analyzed primarily at Fort Jackson, with alternative disposal options investigated at both Fort Jackson and Parris Island. The following research questions acted as a...

Many governments have imposed the public use of face masks and they are now moving towards enforcing disposable to abate COVID-19 transmission. While consistently provide higher protection, also carry multiple environmental burdens, from greenhouse gases released during production landfilling littering. Conversely, reusable masks’ protection can vary >90% certified industrial masks, similar ...

Literature reports from different emerging economies testify to identical raw domestic waste compositions and support extrapolation of management strategies. Based on 2002 World Summit directives and on experiments with source separation in sample communities, this study develops a realistic timeframe of five decades for complete landfill diversion of this waste. The independent progress variab...

Introduction of the EU Landfill Directive is having a significant impact on waste management in the UK and in other member states that have relied on landfilling. This paper considers the length of the aftercare period required by the municipal solid waste streams that the UK will most probably generate following implementation of the Landfill Directive. Data were derived from literature to ide...

Environmental assessment of municipal solid waste (MSW) management scenarios would help to select eco-friendly scenarios. In this study, the inventory data in support of life cycle assessment of different MSW are presented. The scenarios were defined as: anaerobic digestion (AD, Sc-0), landfilling combined with composting (Sc-1), incineration (Sc-2), incineration combined with composting (Sc-3)...

Excavation followed by landfilling is the most common method for treating soils contaminated by metals. However, as this solution is not sustainable, alternative techniques are required. Chemical soil washing is one such alternative. The aim of this experimental lab-scale study is to develop a remediation and metal recovery method for Cu contaminated sites. The method is based on the washing of...

isposal of wastewater sludge has D long been a problem in wastewater treatment. In the past decade, however, conventional sludge disposal methods, such as incineration, Ocean dumping and landfilling, have come under increasingly tighi regulatory control. These regulatory cmtrols, coupled with increased energy costs and environmental concerns, have sparked renewed interest in wastewater sludge c...

Landfilling is one of the most common ways of municipal solid waste disposal. Degradation of organic waste produces CH(4) and other landfill gases that significantly contribute to global warming. However, before entering the atmosphere, part of the produced CH(4) can be oxidised while passing through the landfill cover. In the present study, the oxidation rate of CH(4) was studied with various ...

Selected waste management scenarios were evaluated with regard to the goals of the Austrian Waste Management Act, taking into account long-term environmental protection and resource conservation as well as costs. Municipal solid waste (MSW) and sewage sludge have been chosen as the system inputs. The scenarios were compared to the status-quo scenario by combining Material Flow Analysis (MFA) an...