In the past decade, strong economic growth and uncontrolled urbanization have greatly magnified the problems with Vietnams solid waste management system, pushing waste management to the forefront of environmental challenges with which it must contend. Not only has there been an increase in the amounts of waste generated, the composition …
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Disposal of municipal solid waste in sanitary landfills is still the main waste management method in the Attica region, as in most regions of Greece. Nevertheless, diversion from landfilling is being promoted by regional plans, in which the perspectives of new waste treatment technologies are being evaluated. The present study …
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¡Potential for Reducing Global Methane Emissions From Landfills, 2000-2030
Survey of MSW Generation and Disposition in the U.S.
Management of Solid Wastes in Vietnam
In the past decade, strong economic growth and uncontrolled urbanization have greatly magnified the problems with Vietnams solid waste management system, pushing waste management to the forefront of environmental challenges with which it must contend. Not only has there been an increase in the amounts of waste generated, the composition …
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¡Potential for Reducing Global Methane Emissions From Landfills, 2000-2030
Municipal Solid Waste Management Scenarios for Attica and their Greenhouse Gas Emission Impact
Disposal of municipal solid waste in sanitary landfills is still the main waste management method in the Attica region, as in most regions of Greece. Nevertheless, diversion from landfilling is being promoted by regional plans, in which the perspectives of new waste treatment technologies are being evaluated. The present study …
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Methane gas is a by-product of landfilling municipal solid wastes (MSW). Most of the global MSW is dumped in non-regulated landfills and the generated methane is emitted to the atmosphere. Some of the modern regulated landfills attempt to capture and utilize landfill biogas, a renewable energy source, to generate electricity …
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