Essays about: "IMPACT OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 31 essays containing the words IMPACT OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.

1. 6. How Can Unit Pricing Be Employed and Improve Municipal Waste Management in Shanghai?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Lan Li; [2020]
   Keywords : Pay As You Throw; Unit Pricing; Municipal Solid Waste Management; Source Separation; Waste Reduction; Recycling Behavior; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : China is on a transition to waste management charging reform and pursuing effective eco-nomic incentives on an individual level. Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT)/Unit pricing is recog-nized as an important and effective means to waste prevention and source segregation ren-dered by the government mostly in the developed countries. READ MORE

3. 7. Causes and impact of surface water pollution in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Malin Eriksson; Jonathan Sigvant; [2019]
   Keywords : Akaki river; E. coli; health risk; interview study; irrigation; physico-chemical parameters; water samples; Akaki; E. coli; fysikalisk-kemiska parametrar; hälsorisker; intervjustudie; vattenprover;

   Abstract : Surface water is globally becoming more and more a scarce resource, and in Addis Ababa the capital of Ethiopia, river water quality has been degraded due to anthropological forcing for many years. Therefore, the study objective was to investigate causes and impact of surface water pollution in Kebena and Great Akaki rivers. READ MORE

4. 8. Solid Waste Management in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Tushigjargal Tseregjil; [2019]
   Keywords : Solid waste management; Public attitudes and perceptions; Access to waste services; Mongolia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Solid waste management has been topic of discussion in urban areas of many developing countries. Even though it is necessary to focus on institutional and technical factors when it comes to waste management, individual’s attitudes and perceptions are crucial to maintain proper practices to manage household waste. READ MORE

5. 9. Phosphorus Balance of Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Karl Anders Wikberg; [2019]
   Keywords : Phosphorus; Material Flow Analysis; Sweden; Sustainable Resource Management; Geochemical Flows; Fosfor; Materialflödesanalys; Sverige; Hållbar Resurshantering; Geokemiska Flöden;

   Abstract : Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for all life on our planet. During the past century anthropogenic consumption of P has reached critically unsustainable levels, the mining of finite phosphate rock and the dispersion of this resource could lead to resource scarcity in the future. READ MORE

6. 10. Multi-criteria assessment of biomethane production from waste and residual feedstocks of Emilia-Romagna (Italy)

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

   Author : Giovanni Zanaroli; [2019]
   Keywords : biomethane; nutrients recycling; anaerobic digestion; multi-criteria assessment; transport;

   Abstract : Biomethane can be produced by anaerobic digestion of residues or wastes and it can be used as a renewable fuel for transport. It is associated with reduced GHG emissions, offsetting of fossil fuels and of mineral fertilizers, waste management and nutrient recycling in agriculture. READ MORE