Essays on Municipal Solid Waste

Please correct my grammar so that it will sound good. Please keep all of the numerical data. There is no need for sources or work cited. LPIPT deals with manufacturing and distribution of electric power. The production plant was founded in Saraburi, Thailand in 2009. The company currently employs 627 people and operates three waste heat recovery power plants, two RDF power plants which amounts to a total capacity of 150 MW. Two more plants are in the process of construction. LPIPT currently operates waste-to-energy power plants in Saraburi, Thailand. For this project, our company has initiated the sorting ...

LPIPT in Saraburi, Thailand, currently operates waste-to-energy power plants. Our company has brought a residual waste such as municipal solid waste (MSW), landfills and non-hazardous industrial trash into the sorting process. The main purpose of it is to improve quality, for example the heat, size, and chemical composition to be transformed as refuse derived fuel (RDF) production. Using RDF technology from Europe and China along with the machinery developments of the company ourselves gaves us an opportunity to produce RDF with a capacity of 2,500 tons/day for use as renewable energy for generating electricity of our 2 RDF ...

{Author Name [first-name middle-name-initials last-name]} {Institution Affiliation [name of Author’s institute]} Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) commonly referred as garbage or trash includes waste from durable good (such as furniture, tires), non-durable goods (like plastic and paper cups, newspapers, etc.), packaging waste (cartons, plastic wrap, etc.) and yard and food wastes. MSW is the common wastes from household, office and retails spaces. MSW does not include industrial and hazardous waste. The handling of MSW is a growing concern across all the countries, in United States Food and Yard Waste constitute of approximately 28% of MSW followed by paper waste ( ...

Abstract

Maintaining a highly effective waste management system is an important part of being a clean and green city. While this may not be the top priority for some countries, especially the developing ones—because keeping a clean and green city can be costly; there are countries that are making long term investments for a more effective waste management system in the future. This can be evidenced by the fact that even countries like Qatar and the city of Dubai are finding it hard to find the political and economic will to develop and enforce environmental law and regulations. If ...

Introduction

All the actions and activities involved in managing the waste from its generation to its final disposal is called the waste management. It is the precise name given to the monitoring, collection, transportation and disposal of waste. Human activities are responsible for the production of so much waste every year, so, the management of waste is necessary to avoid its adverse effect on the environment and human health. Waste can also be managed to get resources from it. All kinds of waste like solid, liquid, gaseous and radioactive matter needs to be managed. Developed and Developing countries may have ...

Introduction

There has been a rise in the concern relating to how human activities are affecting the environment. Over the last number of years, issues relating to environmental destruction and pollution are a concern of almost every nation in the world. The increasing use and exploitation of natural resources are resulting in the development of unwanted consequences such as increasing waste, which is affecting the lives of many individuals. As such recycling is aimed at reducing the amount of waste products that is discharged into the environment. According to Hill (2003), recycling is the process of changing waste products into usable products. ...

Summary

The town of Quillicom is indeed in need of a land fill. There are three sites that have been selected as potential land fill sites, but only two out of three sites are considered to be environmentally safe. Regarding the third site, there is limited data to indicate whether it is safe or not and whether it can cause environmental risk. The three sited selected are all financially viable but there is one which will be costly to operate because of its distance from the town.

Introduction

The town of Quillicom operates one exiting land fill site: Lot 22 and sub-division ...

According to Gardner (2004), 1.3billion tons of Municipal solid Waste is being generated around the globe each year, a volume that is expected to increase due to mass consumption, rapid urbanization, and throw away lifestyles that have become more widespread worldwide. The volume of Municipal solid waste is expected to double by the year 2025 due to prosperity and urbanization especially in the developing countries. With this trend, cities around the world are expected to experience serious environmental and health challenges. To most countries waste is not regarded as a resource and hence stands as an indicator of economic instability. ...

In compliance with the State of Georgia's Waste Reduction Unit regulating the handling and disposal of scrap tires as part of their solid waste, land conservation management enactment of HB257 became effective "April 5, 1993" according to Georgia State University Law Review (GSULR) (46). This law arose due to federal regulation changes concerning solid waste disposal management. The specific intention of the Act looks at reducing the generated amounts of tire disposal through "source reduction and planning methodologies" (GSULR 46; Environmental Protection Division – Georgia Department of Natural Resources 2013). Enacting HB 257 by the State of Georgia in addition ...

Open dumping refers to the disposal technique of solid waste at a specific place. The place should be in any locality other than a particular facility that the Department of Environmental Quality has permitted. The process comes with the positive and negative impacts to the human sustainability. The entire process contributes the pollution of the environment in a distinct way. This implies that the disposal of the solid waste contaminates the composition of the soil and water. It therefore interferes with the smooth life cycle of the aquatic life and the plants and animal growing on land (Gioannis, 2009). The open dumping ...

Waste Management

Introduction Dealing with waste has become an increasing concern nowadays, since it affects people’s life quality by impacting the health, it affects the aesthetics, it jeopardizes the ecosystems and in general, it negatively impacts the environmental sustainability. Domestic waste (generated by individuals) and commercial and industrial waste represent a quotidian aspect that authorities are aiming to handle, either through applying laws and guidelines for maintaining healthy and clean cities and villages, either by applying various technologies for actually managing the waste disposals. And the processes and technologies used to manage the various types of waste differ depending on ...

Introduction

Waste management refers to the process of collecting, transporting and disposing trash, sewage and other waste materials. There are different sources of waste including residential, industrial, commercial, institutional, construction and demolition, municipal, agriculture and manufacturing and all these waste products whether solid, gaseous, liquid or radioactive come under the realm of waste management. The EU Waste Framework Directive lays down a legislative framework for the waste management and also provides a definition for waste. Article 1 of the EU Directive provides the definition of waste as "any substance or object which the holder discards, or intends to or is required to ...

Introduction

Biomass is a biological material obtained from a living organism or a recently living organism. The word biomass is derived from two Greek words; bio meaning life, and maza meaning mass (Demirbas, “Fuels from Biomass” 43). Biomass means non-fossil and bio-decomposable organic matter (originating from plants, animals and microorganisms). The products, byproducts, residues and waste from agricultural processing, all constitute biomass. Bio-waste simply means non-fossil and biodegradable waste that is composed of organic matter. Bio-wastes include food and kitchen wastes, garden and park wastes, and wastes from food processing plants. Bio-waste is therefore an element of biomass. Non-fossil wastes that are ...

Introduction

Waste biomass is usually in the form of manure, agricultural residues, municipal sewage sludge, municipal solid waste, and industrial bio-sludge which can be converted to animal feeds, alcohol fuels or industrial chemicals. There are various processes which are employed to convert this waste into the respective useful end products rather than being dumped away. The complexity of these processes depends on the kind of technologies being used. Conversions of waste biomass into renewable energy forms play a major role in reducing the dependence on crude oil and thus promote economic growth. The process of waste biomass conversion to useful products ...

The small coastal settlement of Waihi Beach experienced floods on Tuesday resulting from long rains recorded in the area. However, the residents and holidaymakers in the area blamed the flooding on inadequate drainage system for floods and the development of a new hilltop sub-division. According to Meteorological spokesperson, the nearby weather station recorded a high of 50ml of rain in duration of 24 hours. A holidaymaker at the beach reported that it was the fourth time he was experiencing flooding despite the fact that he had elevate his tent 20 cm above ground level.

A resident at the beach blamed the ...

Environmental Science Unit 4

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Municipal Solid Waste

Municipal solid waste (MSW) includes all the kinds of garbage that city dwellers make. The World Bank explains that each city has different types of waste because conditions are different in each city. In general it is composed of non-combustibles such as “coal ash, glass, and metals” and combustibles such as “paper, rubber, plastic, fabric, leather, vegetable/decaying material, and wood” (Wilson, et al., 2001, World Bank)

History

Throughout history waste has either been saved if it can be reused, dumped into a pile, burned, or somehow minimized. The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (2009) ...

Composting is a process where organic materials in soil are transformed into a dark rich matter referred to as humus or compost (Swartzbaugh, 1993). The process can be biological or could involve using the latest technology to aid in composting. Humus is important in soil as it enhances fertility, workability, drainage, and water retention capacity in soils. MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) generally referred to as ‘garbage’ is an important source of organic matter to soils when treated through composting procedures. MSW majorly contains waste food, containers and packaging, batteries, old furniture, tires, and oils (Robinson, 1986). However, when introduced directly ...