Essays about: "Landfills"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 133 essays containing the word Landfills.

1. 21. Rethinking organic municipal solid waste management in Kenyan urban areas

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Elaine M'nkubitu; [2022]
   Keywords : Organic waste management; circular economy; extrapolation; stakeholders; influencing factors.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Organic waste forms a big share of municipal solid waste, especially in developing countries. Its management is however faced with many challenges ranging from limited financial and technical capacity to lack of, or weak policy enforcement. This causes poor management of the waste leading to open dumping and disposal in un-engineered landfills. READ MORE

3. 22. Organic waste streams in the wine industry

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Hanna Eriksson; [2022]
   Keywords : wine; waste; utilization; grapes; residue; pomace;

   Abstract : Today, the annual global production of grapes surpasses seventy million tonnes. Of the grapes used toward winemaking, one fourth end up as pomace. In addition to pomace, vine pruning residues, stems and wastewater sludge contribute to the immense volumes of waste that for a long time has been considered as without value. READ MORE

4. 23. Inclusion of blue mussels in the diet of Black Soldier Fly (Hermentia illucens) : the effect on compost process efficiency

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Alma Jennersjö Hedman; [2022]
   Keywords : Black Soldier Fly; Hermetia illucens; larvae composting; process efficiency; circular economy; animal food production;

   Abstract : Abstract The management and handling of organic waste in primarily low-income developing cities, due to high urbanization has become a global problem. The main form of waste handling in these cities are landfilling, due to it being the cheapest and easiest option. READ MORE

5. 24. Hydrological modelling of a recycling facility and landfill

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Mazen Tawfik; [2022]
   Keywords : Parsimonious approach; Lumped modelling; Surface water; Landfill; Leachate water; Storage reservoirs.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : A parsimonious lumped model for simulating a catchment composed of a landfill and recycling facility were developed. The modelling results showed an acceptable conformity with the observed values with NSE of 0.54 and R2 of 0.56 in hourly simulations, though the results were characterized by a general underestimation. READ MORE

6. 25. Biochar from garden waste as a potential hydroponic growing substrate

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

   Author : Pia Lampel; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : With an increasing need for food to feed the growing world population, resources like landand water for agriculture are becoming. As a response, hydroponic cultivation has becomemore popular. Hydroponic cultivation consumes less water, requires less land, and consumesfewer nutrients. READ MORE