MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE CHARACTERIZATION AND ECONOMIC ESTIMATION OF A RECYCLING FACILITY IN THE CITY OF JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. O. AYELERU ◽  
F. NTULI ◽  
C. MBOHWA
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Waste Characterization ◽  
The City

scholarly journals Municipal Solid Waste Characterization and Quantification as A Measure Towards Effective Solid Waste Management in UniMAP

2020 ◽  
Vol 616 ◽  
pp. 012047
Author(s):  
Irnis Azura Zakarya ◽  
Nurul Syafiqah Azani Fazhil ◽  
Tengku Nuraiti Tengku Izhar ◽  
Siti Khadijah Zaaba ◽  
Muhamad Nabil Fikri Jamaluddin
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Characterization

Municipal solid waste management in Kitwe City

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1075-1092
Author(s):  
Bupe Getrude Mwanza ◽  
Charles Mbohwa ◽  
Arnesh Telukdarie
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Municipal Solid Wastes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The City

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the present municipal solid wastes (MSWs) management system, from an engineering management (EM) perspective, for the City of Kitwe while proposing a levers-driven sustainable municipal solid waste management (MSWM) model focussing on improving waste management (WM). Design/methodology/approach The research work involves four stages. First, a comprehensive review of literature is conducted on MSWM. Second, structured interviews are conducted with key experts in solid waste management in the City of Kitwe in order to enhance the knowledge inputs. Third, direct observations and an interview with a WM driver are conducted in order to understand; the collection, disposal and treatment options for MSWs. Lastly, a sustainable model for managing MSWs is proposed Findings The research findings indicate that the existing MSW system for the city is highly unsustainable and lacks EM methodologies. There are still a number of challenges in the management of MSWs which include: lack of proper collection and storage of MSWs; lack of an engineered landfill; lack of waste recovery and treatment systems; and lack of public education aimed at reducing and separating MSWs. Practical implications A correct and detailed database for waste generation, collection, treatment and disposal is needed for the City of Kitwe. The system is necessary for WM resources allocation as well as for planning sustainable WM projects. The proposed model has been developed based on the actual observations, data collection and analysis. Originality/value The research identifies a gap in the management of MSWs for the City of Kitwe. This work is original as no similar MSW model has been proposed globally and specific for a developing economy such as Africa.

Municipal solid waste characterization and household waste behaviors in a megacity in the northwest of Iran

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 4863-4872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kh. Zoroufchi Benis ◽  
A. Safaiyan ◽  
D. Farajzadeh ◽  
F. Khalili Nadji ◽  
M. Shakerkhatibi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Waste Characterization ◽  
Northwest Of Iran

Municipal Solid Waste Management

2016 ◽  
pp. 19-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaison Chatsiwa ◽  
Never Mujere ◽  
Avhatendi Bethania Maiyana
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Urban Settlements ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
The City

The rapid increase in urban population has resulted in poor environmental conditions in urban and peri-urban settlements. In most developing countries, the problem of inefficient municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is endemic. The problem manifests in heaps of uncollected solid waste or ubiquitous illegal dumps on open areas and by the street sides. This paper examines issues of solid waste management practices in the City of Kwekwe in Zimbabwe. It highlights types of waste, its generation, transfer and disposal. A mixed methodological approach including field observations, structured questionnaire survey and face-to-face interviews were employed in the gathering of data for the study. The key findings established to be the factors affecting effective solid waste management in the City are irregular solid waste collection, inadequate operational funding, inappropriate technologies, inadequate staffing, lack of knowledge cooperation and knowledge on the part of the residents. Based on the research findings, principles of environmental stewardship need to be promoted in the City.

Municipal Solid Waste Characterization, Tehran-Iran

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (16) ◽  
pp. 759-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Morabi Heravi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Sabour ◽  
Amir Hossein Mahvi
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Waste Characterization

Stakeholder views of source separation collection programme in East São Paulo, Brazil

2020 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2097277
Author(s):  
João Alexandre Paschoalin Filho ◽  
Andrea Ghermandi ◽  
António José Guerner Dias ◽  
Eliana Gonçalves da Luz ◽  
Tatiana Tucunduva Phillipi Cortese
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Collection System ◽  
Public Power ◽  
The Public ◽  
Worker Cooperatives ◽  
The City

The investigation of the views of the stakeholders involved in the municipal solid waste separate collection programme (CP) performed in the East Zone of the city of São Paulo is presented in this paper. Aiming to obtain the necessary information to be analysed, interviews with the manager of the Municipal Urban Cleaning Authority (MUCA) of the city, with leaders of recycling worker cooperatives (WCs), and citizens were performed using semi-structured questionnaires. The analysis was performed using the software “IRAMUTEQ”. The results show that, in the view of the manager of the MUCA of the city and the WCs’ leaders, the low adhesion of the population to the separate CP is the greatest obstacle to a further expansion of the existing programme. At the same time, the citizens have blamed the low diffusion made by the municipality about the separate CP in the East Zone of São Paulo. Thus, it can be concluded that the separate CP available in the East Zone of São Paulo is still flawed; since neither the public power, the WCs, nor the population are satisfied and point out several flaws. This situation highlights the need to establish better venues for discussion between the population, WCs, and the municipality to jointly design a separate collection system with a more participatory approach.

scholarly journals Tipping fee determination to support the waste to energy concept at the city of Depok, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 01007
Author(s):  
Farizal ◽  
Tammarar Ekky
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Landfill Gas ◽  
Limited Resource ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Energy Concept ◽  
The City ◽  
The Ideal

This study determines the tipping fee of municipal solid waste in the city of Depok. Two methods used to determine the fee were the income and outcome approach, and the limited resource approach. Two conditions were assumed (i.e., waste management and landfill gas bioreactor availability). From the results, the ideal tipping fee was 97,704 IDR/tonne and the application of a landfill gas reactor could boost income, thus reduced the amount of the fee collected, especially in the early years of the landfill bioreactor in operation. The fees were 40,032 and 63,337 IDR/tonne for scenario 1 and 2, respectively.

scholarly journals Microbiological characteristics of municipal solid waste in St. Petersburg

2019 ◽  
Vol 135 ◽  
pp. 01058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grigorii Kozlov ◽  
Mikhail Pushkarev
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Atmospheric Air ◽  
Microbiological Characteristics ◽  
Microbiological Pollution ◽  
Microbial Number ◽  
The City ◽  
Collection Sites

The article provides information about fluctuations in the microbiological composition of waste from the city of St. Petersburg (Russia) and microbiological air pollution at the facilities for the collection and processing of solid waste. It has been shown that the collection sites do not significantly affect the microbiological pollution of atmospheric air. Large MSW landfills have a significant impact on air pollution by microorganisms. Although the effect of plants for mechanized biological processing of MSW on the microbial number of atmospheric air is observed, it cannot be considered statistically significant.

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