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Materials Recovery Facility Tool Kit

Author : Asian Development Bank

Publisher : Asian Development Bank

Page : 70 pages

File Size : 33,49 MB

Release : 2013-04-01

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9292540173

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Book Description

Through the 3R initiative (reduce, reuse, recycle), recycling will become part of local governments' solid waste management. To some extent, it will formalize parts of waste processing, largely handled by informal sector waste pickers and recyclers. With this publication, the Asian Development Bank aims to support the 3R initiative and encourage developing member countries to initiate investments in materials recovery facilities, which are essential tools for waste recycling under the initiative. This tool kit will be useful in deciding the size and design of such facilities as it also provides an indication of the cost of such investments.



Recycling Equipment and Technology for Municipal Solid Waste

Author : Joseph Swartzbaugh

Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 32,77 MB

Release : 1993-12-31

Category : Nature

ISBN : 9780815513162

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Book Description

This technology transfer handbook describes recycling equipment and technology for municipal solid waste (MSE) at material recovery facilities (MRFs). It gives guidance on what technically can be done and what material specifications can be achieved.







Handbook of Solid Waste Management

Author : George Tchobanoglous

Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional

Page : 834 pages

File Size : 20,61 MB

Release : 2002-07-13

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0071500340

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Book Description

In a world where waste incinerators are not an option and landfills are at over capacity, cities are hard pressed to find a solution to the problem of what to do with their solid waste. Handbook of Solid Waste Management, 2/e offers a solution. This handbook offers an integrated approach to the planning, design, and management of economical and environmentally responsible solid waste disposal system. Let twenty industry and government experts provide you with the tools to design a solid waste management system capable of disposing of waste in a cost-efficient and environmentally responsible manner. Focusing on the six primary functions of an integrated system--source reduction, toxicity reduction, recycling and reuse, composting, waste- to-energy combustion, and landfilling--they explore each technology and examine its problems, costs, and legal and social ramifications.



Decision-Maker's Guide to Solid-Waste Management

Author : Philip R. O'Leary

Publisher : DIANE Publishing

Page : 372 pages

File Size : 27,40 MB

Release : 1999-02

Category :

ISBN : 0788176048

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This Guide has been developed particularly for solid waste management practitioners, such as local government officials, facility owners and operators, consultants, and regulatory agency specialists. Contains technical and economic information to help these practitioners meet the daily challenges of planning, managing, and operating municipal solid waste (MSW) programs and facilities. The Guide's primary goals are to encourage reduction of waste at the source and to foster implementation of integrated solid waste management systems that are cost-effective and protect human health and the environment. Illustrated.





Waste Incineration and Public Health

Author : National Research Council

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 336 pages

File Size : 26,84 MB

Release : 2000-10-21

Category : Science

ISBN : 030906371X

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Book Description

Incineration has been used widely for waste disposal, including household, hazardous, and medical wasteâ€"but there is increasing public concern over the benefits of combusting the waste versus the health risk from pollutants emitted during combustion. Waste Incineration and Public Health informs the emerging debate with the most up-to-date information available on incineration, pollution, and human healthâ€"along with expert conclusions and recommendations for further research and improvement of such areas as risk communication. The committee provides details on: Processes involved in incineration and how contaminants are released. Environmental dynamics of contaminants and routes of human exposure. Tools and approaches for assessing possible human health effects. Scientific concerns pertinent to future regulatory actions. The book also examines some of the social, psychological, and economic factors that affect the communities where incineration takes place and addresses the problem of uncertainty and variation in predicting the health effects of incineration processes.





Municipal Solid Waste Management in Asia and the Pacific Islands

Author : Agamuthu Pariatamby

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 382 pages

File Size : 35,88 MB

Release : 2013-09-05

Category : Science

ISBN : 9814451738

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Book Description

Solid waste management issues, technologies and challenges are dynamic. More so, in developing and transitory nations in Asia. This book, written by Asian experts in solid waste management, explores the current situation in Asian countries including Pacific Islands. There are not many technical books of this kind, especially dedicated to this region of the world. The chapters form a comprehensive, coherent investigation in municipal solid waste (MSW) management, including, definitions used, generation, sustainable waste management system, legal framework and impacts on global warming. Several case studies from Asian nations are included to exemplify the real situation experienced. Discussions on MSW policy in these countries and their impacts on waste management and minimization (if any) are indeed an eye-opener. Undoubtedly, this book would be a pioneer in revealing the latest situation in the Asian region, which includes two of the world’s most dynamic nations in the economic growth. It is greatly envisaged to form an excellent source of reference in MSW management in Asia and Pacific Islands. This book will bridge the wide gap in available information between the developed and transitory/developing nations.