Industrial Metal Waste Management with MAGNETO Robot

2018 ◽  
pp. 96-104
Author(s):  
V. M. Vikhash Karthik ◽  
V. Shruthip ◽  
P. J. P. Rahul ◽  
C. Madhan ◽  
A. Vijayakumari
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Metal Waste

The Recycling of Secondary Waste in Polish Recycling Companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 715-730
Author(s):  
Maciej Wędrychowicz
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Early Development ◽  
Growth Stage ◽  
Ferrous Metal ◽  
Weee Recycling ◽  
Innovative Method ◽  
Metal Waste

This article analyses the recycling of secondary waste in Polish recycling companies. An innovative method of processing PCBs is presented and trends that should be followed by plants processing non-ferrous metal waste are indicated. In conclusion, it is emphasised that the Polish WEEE recycling market is still at the early development and growth stage and the most important goals that enterprises should set themselves include cost optimisation, improvement of waste management logistics and increases in the level of recycling.

Assessing the Quantity of Solid Waste Produced in Kermanshah School of Public Health: Challenges and Suggestions

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Sharafi ◽  
Sheida Atashkar ◽  
Tooraj Massahi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Main Step ◽  
Waste Composition ◽  
Metal Waste ◽  
School Of Public Health ◽  
Per Capita

Background: Determining and recognizing solid waste composition can be considered as the first and main step in planning and developing waste management processes in an area. Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the production and determination of waste composition in Kermanshah School of Public Health, and evaluate the challenges ahead and present practical suggestions based on results for better solid waste management. Methods: Collection, separation, and weight measurement of solid wastes in the school of Public Health, and departments such as self-service, laboratories, buffet, office, and yard, were done during a working week from Saturday to Wednesday. Then the results and data were analyzed using Excel software version 2019. Results: The results of data analysis, after collecting, separating, and weighing each solid waste component revealed that food waste accounts for 48% of the total solid waste production. Also, other waste components include 32% plastic, 14% paper and cardboard, 6% garden waste, and nearly 0% glass and metals, together comprising an average amount of waste produced daily from Saturday to Wednesday during a week. It was also found that the generated waste per capita was 104.29 grams per person per day. The highest and lowest amount of generated waste per capita was related to food waste with 49.45 grams per day and metal waste with 0.17 grams per day, respectively. Conclusions: Due to the predominant percentage of organic matter and the small portion of the glass and metal waste in the composition of waste produced in the school, the application of compost production methods seems to be a justifiable and economical way to dispose of the waste generated in the School of Public Health. Also, the presence of paper, cardboard, and plastic in the mentioned quantities warns us to pay attention to the recycling programs from the source.

scholarly journals Garbage Segregating and Alerting Nexus

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 4049-4053
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Resource Recovery ◽  
Metal Waste ◽  
Waste Segregation ◽  
Treatment And Disposal

Waste management is the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste. Waste segregation at source is the crux of waste management solution as it improves efficiency in processing of waste and resource recovery. The strategies for waste segregation differ from one region to another depending on the financial and technological resources available. Here in this paper, we design and discuss a simple prototype that segregates the generated waste into three categories: wet waste, metal waste and other waste using different type of sensor. The prototype further notifies the user using GSM, to empty the bin

BPEO/BPM in Recycling of Low Level Waste Metal in the UK

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Dodd ◽  
Joe Robinson ◽  
Maria Lindberg
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Metal Waste ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Metals Recycling ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Case Basis

Best Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO) and Best Practicable Means (BPM) are concepts well established in the nuclear industry to help guide and inform waste management decision making. The recycling of contaminated metal waste in the UK is not well established, with the majority of waste disposed of at the Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) at Drigg. This paper presents an overview of the Strategic BPEO study completed by Studsvik examining the options for low level metal waste management and a subsequent BPM study completed in support of a proposed metals recycling service. The environmental benefits of recycling metals overseas is further examined through the application of lifecycle analysis to the metals recycling process. The methodologies used for both studies are discussed and the findings of these studies presented. These indicate that recycling contaminated metal is the preferred option, using overseas facilities until UK facilities are available. The BPM for metals recycling is discussed in detail and indicates that a tool box for processing metal waste is required to ensure BPM is applied on a case by case basis. This is supported by effective management of waste transport and waste acceptance criteria. Whilst the transport of contaminated metal overseas for treatment adds to the environmental burden of metals recycling, this when compared with the production of virgin metal, is shown to remain beneficial. The results of the Studsvik studies demonstrate the benefits of recycling metals, the options available for such a service and challenges that remain.

scholarly journals Metallic Scrap Collection Robot with Efficient Trajectory

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 4740-4744
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Minimum Time ◽  
Metal Scrap ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Image Processing Techniques ◽  
Total Distance ◽  
Metal Waste ◽  
Processing Techniques

Metal waste management is one of the major issue in today's and future industries. Efficient metal waste management in industries is very important in order to ensure, a safe environment, make room for future operations and reuse of this material. At present, in many industries, these metal scraps are still being collected by manpower, which is a cumbersome task. Therefore, it needs to be automated, so in this work we have opted a robotic solution for the metal scrap collection. We have developed an electromagnetic robot that can recognize and collect various metal scraps spread across an area. The process of recognition is carried out with the help of the image processing techniques on the images obtained through the camera installed in the area. The robot collects the scrap using the electromagnetic arm by visiting it. Our aim in this work is to control the robot's trajectory so that all the scraps identified can be collected within a minimum time by minimizing the distance travelled by the robot. We used two algorithms, Prim's and Kruskal's, to design this trajectory. In order to show the significance of both algorithms to our problem, we performed Matlab simulations and showed their comparison in terms of the total distance traveled by the robot to collect all the metal scraps.

Using life cycle assessment for estimating environmental impacts and eco-costs from the metal waste in the construction industry

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khairulzan Yahya ◽  
Halim Boussabaine ◽  
Ali Nasser Alzaed
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Ecological Impact ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Metal Waste

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how to estimate the ecological costs form metal waste based on life cycle assessment (LCA) environmental impacts generated from the management of the construction waste. Design/methodology/approach – LCA methodology and eco-indicators 95 were used to calculate the impact from metal waste based on three waste management strategies. Findings – The results of this study establish that the ecological impact from metal waste management is mainly due to the burning of diesel from machinery during the dismantling processes and the use of vehicles for transportation. The results proposed equations and curves for estimating the ecological cost from metal waste based on waste management strategies. Research limitations/implications – The research could affect members of the engineering and construction industry, since it provides methods for costing the ecological impact from construction waste. The eco-costs will assist in implementing sustainable strategies that help to reduce the amount of waste generated by the construction industry. Originality/value – This paper presents an exploratory study to conceptualise eco-costing issues in relation to waste from construction activities in the UK construction industry.

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