Essays about: "municipal waste streams"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words municipal waste streams.

  1. 6. Rethinking waste streams: using food waste to rear mealworms

    University essay from KTH/Miljöstrategisk analys (fms)

    Author : Andreea Toca; [2017]
    Keywords : mealworms; protein; food waste; waste management; insects; rearing; biogas; sustainable; permaculture; diet;

    Abstract : In needing to create a better and more sustainable future for our world, changing our diet and finding a  sustainable ‘protein of the future’ is one of the necessary steps we must take. This thesis explores the relatively fresh, but not unheard of, concept of using food waste to rear mealworms for human consumption, in the Swedish context. READ MORE

  3. 7. Estimating the potential for resource recovery from productive sanitation in urban areas.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Daniel Isaac Waya Ddiba; [2016]
    Keywords : Sanitation; Organic solid waste; Resource recovery; Waste reuse; Modelling; Developing countries;

    Abstract : To-date, sanitation has mainly been approached from a public and environmental health perspective and this implies that excreta and other organic waste streams are seen not only as a hazard to quickly get rid of but also as a very costly menace to manage. However, looking at sanitation management from a resource recovery perspective provides an avenue for solutions with multiple co-benefits. READ MORE

  4. 8. Swedish Waste Streams in a Circular Economy - A study of the perception change of waste flows when reviewing waste recycling target for the EU proposed Circular Economy Package

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Sofie Thisted; Malin Anderberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Circular economy; Waste framework directive; Recycling target; Recycling rate; Swedish waste management; EU directive; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : I juli 2014 föreslog Europakommissionen ett cirkulärt ekonomipaket som skulle bidra till att göra EU mer resurseffektivt genom att recirkulera resurser in i det ekonomiska systemet. En cirkulär ekonomi syftar till att tillvarata värdefulla naturresurser samtidigt som man motverkar behovet av att extrahera nya. READ MORE

  5. 9. Analysis and Development of Potential Material & By-Product Synergies between Zero-Emissions Industries and Urban Waste Streams.

    University essay from Industriell miljöteknik; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Md. Arafat Rahman; [2013]
    Keywords : Symbiosis; Synergies; Zero-emissions; Urban waste streams;

    Abstract : The concept of integration of industries in urban setup is the current trend among researchers and engineers in the field of industrial ecology and environmental engineering. Trend of urbanization forces an increasing human demand for energy, materials, water and other resources. READ MORE

  6. 10. Continuous co-digestion of agro-industrial residues

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Ingenjörshögskolan

    Author : Chuthathip Siripong; Supusanee Dulyakasem; [2012]
    Keywords : Biogas; slaughterhouse waste; co-digestion; semi-continuous experiment; CSTR;

    Abstract : Slaughterhouse waste (SB) has high potential to be utilized in anaerobic digestion due to its high protein and lipid content. However, these are also the limiting factors of system stability. READ MORE