Almost 60% of waste disposal sites in Brazil are open dumps with no infrastructure for …
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A STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF ALTERNATIVE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN LANDFILLS
Drainage and liquid collection systems are components of fundamental importance in landfills and waste disposal …
Mais »ARE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES READY FOR FIRST WORLD WASTE POLICY INSTRUMENTS?
The findings of on-going research conducted within South Africa on waste policy instruments shows that …
Mais »RECYCLING CENTRES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTES IN BRAZIL: A STUDY CASE FOR THE CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO
There are very few construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling centres in Brazil. Data relating …
Mais »ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION OF SOURCE SELECTED ORGANIC WASTE AND SEWAGE SLUDGE
The paper is concerned with the anaerobic co-digestion of wastewater treatment plant sludge and organic …
Mais »LANDFILL GAS ENERGY RECOVERY ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION FOR A STUDY CASE
The present study is concerned with the economic and environmental evaluation of landfill gas exploitation …
Mais »DIFFUSED LANDFILL GAS EMISSION MONITORING IN NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE LANDFILLS: STUDY CASES
With the aim of reducing Greenhouse gases emissions and in general environmental impact of landfills, …
Mais »CROP PRODUCTION AND NITROGEN LEACHING RESULTING FROM BIOWASTE AND ONION COMPOST AMENDED SAND
Compost application to agricultural land needs to ensure sustainable development. Hence it is important to …
Mais »COMPARISON OF THE ENERGY RECOVERY AND USAGE OF COMPOST FROM GREEN WASTE: WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON PRIMARY RESOURCES?
The German Biomass Regulation (§2 and §3) allows the use of bio and green waste …
Mais »MODERN LANDFILL TECHNOLOGY LANDFILL BEHAVIOR OF MECHANICAL MECHANICALBIOLOGICAL PRE-TREATED WASTE
The mechanical-biological pre-treatment of wastes has far-reaching effects on the construction and operation of landfills. …
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