Essays about: "municipal solid waste MSW"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 45 essays containing the words municipal solid waste MSW.

  1. 16. Presiding over a flood of waste : a case study on a local movement for domestic waste management at the household level, Bandung City, Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Marietta Zahra; [2017]
    Keywords : waste bank; self-management; municipal waste; adaptive co-management; domestic waste; Bandung municipality; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is a profound environmental issue in Indonesia. Approximately 69% of Indonesian municipal waste is transported to landfill sites. These sites infuse surrounding ecosystems with toxic compounds, degrade land quality and lead to health and sanitation issues. READ MORE

  3. 17. OPTIMIZED WTE CONVERSION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IN SHANGHAI APPLYING THERMOCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Siyang Dai; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Thermochemical technologies have been proven effective in treating municipal solid waste (MSW) for many years. China, with a rapid increase of MSW, plans to implement more environmental friendly ways to treat MSW than landfill, which treats about 79 % of total MSW currently. READ MORE

  4. 18. Optimization of bio-methane production process for combined treatment of sewage & municipal solid waste

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : D.W.N Wijesinghe; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Handling solid waste such as municipal solid waste (MSW) has become a booming problem in highly populated urban areas. Even though it has a high potential of biogas generation in anaerobic digestion, it is not that successful as a single substrate. READ MORE

  5. 19. Urban Solid Waste Management in Mumbai Current challenges and future solutions for Urban Development : Minor Field Study

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Yuri Joelsson; Rebecca Lord; [2016]
    Keywords : Municipal Solid Waste Management MSWM ; Mumbai; Urban Planning; System Approach;

    Abstract : This study was conducted as a bachelor thesis at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in the spring of 2016. The study was carried out as a Minor Field Study (MFS) funded by the Swedish public authority Sida - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. READ MORE

  6. 20. Optimized WtE Conversion of Municipal Solid Waste in Shanghai Applying Thermochemical Technologies

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Siyang Dai; [2016]
    Keywords : Waste to energy; thermochemical waste treatment; Shanghai; China; gasification; plasma gasification;

    Abstract : Thermochemical technologies have been proven effective in treating municipal solid waste (MSW) for many years. China, with a rapid increase of MSW, plans to implement more environmental friendly ways to treat MSW than landfill, which treats about 79 % of total MSW currently. READ MORE