Simulation modelling for the sizing of solid waste receiving facilities

1993 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Jimi Arey ◽  
Brian W. Baetz
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Minimum Cost ◽  
Simulation Modelling ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
Storage Area ◽  
Transfer Stations ◽  
Service Channels ◽  
Modelling Approach

Solid waste receiving facilities such as recycling centres, transfer stations, incinerators, and landfills may experience significant traffic congestion and waste storage buildup problems due to the random arrival patterns of waste delivery vehicles. The provision of an increased number of service channels and increased waste storage area will reduce the congestion and buildup problems and the associated costs, but will also incur increased capital and operating costs. A simulation modelling approach for evaluating system performance is described in this paper, and the modelling approach is applied to representative Canadian waste receiving facilities. A minimum cost approach is implemented to determine the preferred number of service channels for one application example. The sizing methodology developed should be useful to waste management engineers and planners for both the design of planned solid waste receiving facilities and the operational analysis of existing facilities for a range of projected conditions. Key words: waste management, facility sizing, simulation modelling.

scholarly journals ORNL Solid Waste Storage Area 6 trench photos and geologic descriptions, July 1984-September 1985

1986 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. C. Davis ◽  
D. S. Marshall ◽  
R. G. Stansfield ◽  
R. B. Dreier
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
Area 6 ◽  
Storage Area

scholarly journals Residents' Perceptions of the Visual Quality of On-Site Waste Storage Bins in Kuching

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-98
Author(s):  
Darylynn Yiu Li Chung ◽  
Azizi Muda ◽  
Che Musa Che Omar ◽  
Latifah Abd Manaf
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Visual Quality ◽  
Visual Assessment ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
Open Ground

On-site storage of waste can be convenient to the waste generators especially to those who generate large amount of wastes every day. Concerns regarding public health and aesthetics considerations of the on-site storage of wastes have also arisen due to the use of unsightly makeshift containers or open ground storage. There has been extensive research conducted to improve the understanding of aesthetic qualities of' natural landscapes. Nevertheless, research on resident’s visual preferences and concerns for solid waste management facilities is still limited. Therefore, the ultimate goal of this study is to understand the perceived visual aesthetic quality of on-site storage facilities of wastes at collection points in Kuching District. A survey was conducted in August 2009 using a set of questionnaire consisting of several sections with 60 closed-ended questions, including questions with Likert scales. Since the official privatization of solid waste management in Kuching, the concession company has been providing uniform mobile garbage bins of standard sizes to residents and commercial areas. This has gradually improved the solid waste management systems. In general, the solid waste management problems in Kuching city are perceived to be moderately serious. Other than that only overflowing wastes at containers is the main problem that creates visual pollution. The highest mean ratings/or the visual assessment were 3.43 (physical attribute -clean), 4.60 (feelings –comfortable), and 3.34 (appraisal -attractive). It was also found that the photographs showing the mobile garbage bins provided by the concessionaire had the highest mean ratings for all three scales, i.e. descriptive, affective and appraisal scales. © 2016 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK.. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia. Keywords: Visual quality, on-site storage, waste bins, solid waste management, Kuching

scholarly journals SITUATION OF MEDICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN KRONG BONG GENERAL HOSPITAL, DAKLOK PROVINCE, 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyễn Quỳnh Anh ◽  
Lê Văn Trung ◽  
Lê Thị Thanh Hương
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
District General Hospital ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
Transportation Vehicle

A qualitative research was conducted from March 2019 to August 2019 at KrongBong district general healthcare, Daklak province to evaluate the current situation of medical solid waste management at the hospital in 2019. The results indicated that most of the solid waste management at KrongBong District General Hospital have fulfilled the criteria specified in Circular 58. However, there still have some activities, such as there was no specialized waste transportation vehicle, the conventional solid waste storage was not performed well, the treatment of recycled solid waste was not in accordance with regulations. Besides, the hospital has not paid much attention to the inspection and supervision of solid waste management in departments and has not imposed sanctions, rewards or penalties for the waste management.

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