Essays about: "thesis on metropolitan solid waste management"

Found 4 essays containing the words thesis on metropolitan solid waste management.

1. 1. Municipal Organic Waste Composting as Management Option for Urban Agriculture: A case of Accra Metropolis, Ghana.

   University essay from KTH/VA-teknik, Vatten, Avlopp och Avfall

   Author : Michael Commander Hormenu; [2011]
   Keywords : Land filling; Urban agriculture; Municipal solid waste; Composting; Organic waste.;

   Abstract : The ever-increasing population in the metropolis of Accra, Ghana resulting in con-cerns for finding lasting solutions to manage large volumes of waste produced can be tackled through composting for urban agriculture. With insanitary land filling serving as the major disposal option in the metropolis, plans to build the first ever sanitary landfill facility in the metropolis calls for measures to be taken in order to prolong the lifespan of the facility. READ MORE

3. 2. Recycling in a supply chain context - A case study regarding sorting and collection of four materials; plastics, paper, glass and metal in Eskilstuna Energi & Miljö, Sweden and Department Of Public Cleansing, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand

   University essay from Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

   Author : HADI IMAM; SUPAWAN SUKONTHACHAYA; [2010]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Recycling has been practiced from a decade, but become popular in recent years. The reverse logistics channel in supply chain context used for recycling differs from the forward flow logistics in many sub-areas. READ MORE

4. 3. Miljöeffekter av alternativa system för behandling av hushållsavfall i Santiago, Chile : en jämförelse mellan deponering och förbränning med energiutvinning

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biometry and Engineering

   Author : Lisa Bengtson; Hanna Paradis; [2006]
   Keywords : miljöeffekter; hushållsavfall; energiutvinning;

   Abstract : This report was written by Lisa Bengtson and Hanna Paradis and describes the degree thesis "Environmental impacts of solid waste treatment in the Metropolitan Region, Santiago, Chile – a comparison between current system and incineration with energy recovery". The purpose of this thesis was to investigate if incineration with energy recovery could be motivated through an environmental perspective as an alternative to landfilling of solid waste in Santiago, Chile. READ MORE

5. 4. Municipal Solid Waste Management in Bangkok: The cases of the promotion of source reduction and source separation in Bangkok and in Roong Aroon School

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Panate Manomaivibool; [2005]
   Keywords : municipal waste; solid waste; waste management; source reduction; source separation; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Source reduction and source separation are important ingredients for sustainable municipal solid waste management. They facilitate waste reduction and valorisation. However, waste managers find that it is challenging task to promote source reduction and source separation. READ MORE