All human activities have an environmental impact. In particular, the way we choose to manage our residential solid wastes has a direct impact on the generation of methane, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) linked to global warming and climate change. This report provides decisionmakers with a quantitative, comparative …
Mais »Plastics – Retention in Landfill
Many people believe that plastics comprise the majority of all municipal solid waste. This is simply not so. Studies have shown that plastics make up approximately nine per cent of all municipal solid waste by weight and 14-20 per cent by volume. Although waste management practices, such as recycling and …
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Plastics – Retention in Landfill
Many people believe that plastics comprise the majority of all municipal solid waste. This is simply not so. Studies have shown that plastics make up approximately nine per cent of all municipal solid waste by weight and 14-20 per cent by volume. Although waste management practices, such as recycling and …
Mais »The Gasification of residual plastics derived from municipal recycling facilities
over 50 years. The process involves the conversion of materials having Carbon and Hydrogen in their chemical structure into clean synthesis gas, syngas, a mixture of Hydrogen (H2) and Carbon Monoxide (CO). Syngas can be used as a source of energy for combustion processes used to generate electricity (gas turbine …
Mais »Opportunities for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Residential Waste Management
All human activities have an environmental impact. In particular, the way we choose to manage our residential solid wastes has a direct impact on the generation of methane, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) linked to global warming and climate change. This report provides decisionmakers with a quantitative, comparative …
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Gasification as Source of Clean, Alternative Energy
Opportunities for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Residential Waste Management
All human activities have an environmental impact. In particular, the way we choose to manage our residential solid wastes has a direct impact on the generation of methane, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) linked to global warming and climate change. This report provides decisionmakers with a quantitative, comparative …
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