Choice of noxious facilities: Case of a solid waste incinerator versus a sanitary landfill in Malaysia

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 454-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamal Othman ◽  
Pek Chuen Khee
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Sanitary Landfill ◽  
Waste Incinerator ◽  
Solid Waste Disposal ◽  
Noxious Facilities ◽  
Solid Waste Incinerator ◽  
Experiment Analysis

A choice experiment analysis was conducted to estimate the preference for specific waste disposal technologies in Malaysia. The study found that there were no significant differences between the choice of a sanitary landfill or an incinerator. What matters is whether any disposal technology would lead to obvious social benefits. A waste disposal plan which is well linked or integrated with the community will ensure its acceptance. Local authorities will be challenged to identify solid waste disposal sites that are technically appropriate and also socially desirable.

scholarly journals Optimal Sanitary Landfill Site Selection for Solid Waste Disposal in Durgapur City Using Geographic Information System and Multi-criteria Evaluation Technique

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 163-180
Author(s):  
Md Mainul Sk ◽  
Sk Ajim Ali ◽  
Ateeque Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Sanitary Landfill ◽  
Solid Waste Disposal ◽  
Landfill Site Selection ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Land Cost ◽  
The Government

AbstractThe government authorities in developing countries are awfully concerned with coping out the problems of the rising issues related to the disposal of solid wastes. Most of the Indian cities still dispose of solid waste unscientifically causing to severe environmental as well as public health problems. Geographic information systems (GIS) and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) have emerged as efficient tools for multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) in effective solutions of solid waste management. The present study focuses on the integration of GIS and AHP in identifying potential sanitary landfill areas for solid waste disposal in Durgapur city, West Bengal, India. Eleven criteria were selected viz. land elevation, slope, soil, geology, land use land cover, distance to surface water, distance to tube wells, distance to roads, distance to industrial belts, distance to sensitive places, and land cost. All the criteria were aggregated using weighted overlay analysis in GIS environment. The study identified three potential landfill areas for MSW disposal covering the areas of 13.83854, 33.80678, and 27.20085 ha, respectively, in Durgapur city. The result found that land cost value was the most significant criterion in the model with a weight of 0.25258. Followed by land cost value, sensitive places and roads were the second and third most important criteria with a weight value of 0.1409 and 0.1233, respectively.

scholarly journals In-Plant Costs for a Small Rural Town Recycling Plant

1975 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-245
Author(s):  
Richard Tichenor ◽  
Edmund F. Jansen
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Oil Prices ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Sanitary Landfill ◽  
Environmental Legislation ◽  
Solid Waste Disposal ◽  
The Past ◽  
Rural Town

In the past, open dump burning has been the solid waste disposal method used by many small rural towns because from a strict monetary perspective, it was the least cost alternative available to them. Now, due to environmental legislation prohibiting open dumps, they must ex-tablish new disposal facilities. The traditional environmentally acceptable alternatives of incineration and/or sanitary landfill necessarily involve increased disposal costs for these towns, with the increases being especially pronounced for towns in areas like New Hampshire where fuel oil prices are high and suitable sites for sanitary landfill are scarce.

scholarly journals Impactos da disposição de resíduos sólidos urbanos no solo em municípios de Minas Gerais – Brasil

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 1382
Author(s):  
Rosângela Francisca de Paula Vitor Marques ◽  
Antônio Marciano da Silva ◽  
Luciano Dos Santos Rodrigues ◽  
Luana Ferreira Mendes ◽  
Alisson Souza de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Particle Density ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Sanitary Landfill ◽  
Solid Waste Disposal ◽  
Urban Solid Waste

Objetivou-se avaliar impactos ambientais de diferentes Áreas de Disposição de Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos - ADRSU, sobre a contaminação dos solos e como subsídio para o estabelecimento de espécies vegetais, nas áreas encerradas do aterro sanitário (Campo Belo), aterro controlado (Santo Antônio do Amparo) e lixão (Elói Mendes), no Sul de Minas Gerais. Coletaram-se amostras deformadas e indeformadas de solo, nas camadas de 0-20cm, dentro das ADRSU e nas camadas de 0-20 e 20-40cm a montante e jusante de cada área. Realizaram-se análises de densidade global e de partículas, limites de liquidez e plasticidade, porosidade total, condutividade hidráulica, Cr, Cu, Ni, Zn, Cd, Pb e Hg para avaliar o potencial de percolação do chorume no solo. Utilizou-se estatística descritiva e Teste T e os resultados comparados com a Resolução CONAMA 420/2009. Maiores valores de condutividade hidráulica e porosidade foram observadas no aterro sanitário. Não se detectou contaminações por metais pesados nas ADRSU de Campo Belo e Elói Mendes. Observou-se contaminação por Ni e Cr a montante do aterro controlado e sinalização de contaminação em áreas a jusante, além da presença de Cu, possivelmente em decorrência da topografia do terreno. Para o estabelecimento de plantas, o aterro controlado é o mais restritivo. Impacts of the urban solid waste disposal on the quality of surface water in three municipalities of Minas Gerais – Brazil A B S T R A C TThis study evaluated the environmental impact of different of Disposal of Urban Solid Waste - USWDA, on soil contamination and as a substrate for the establishment of plant species, in the areas already closed of the sanitary landfill of Campo Belo, controlled landfill  (Santo Antônio do Amparo) and the dump (Elói Mendes), south of Minas Gerais - Brazil. The deformed and informed soil samples are collected in the 0-20cm layers, within the USWDA and in the 0-20 and 20-40cm layers upstream and downstream of each area. Cr, Cu, Ni, Zn, Cd, Pb, and Hg to evaluate the percolation potential of the leachated (total and particle density, liquidity and plasticity limits, total porosity and hydraulic conductivity) in the soil. Descriptive statistics and T-test were used and results compared with CONAMA Resolution 420/2009. Higher values of hydraulic conductivity and porosity were observed for the sanitary landfill. No heavy metals contamination was detected in the USWDA of Campo Belo and Elói Mendes. It was observed the contamination by Ni and Cr in the areas of controlled landfill, and sign of contamination in the downstream areas, besides the presence of Cu, possibly due to of the terrain topography. For plants establishment, the landfill is controlled the most restrictive.Keywords: chemical and physical characteristics, Environmental contamination, urban solid waste disposal areas. 

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