Essays about: "refuse dump"

Found 3 essays containing the words refuse dump.

  1. 1. Opportunities and challenges of a Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Tsumeb, Namibia

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Elliott Croset; [2014]
    Keywords : Waste management; recycling; informal sector; waste characterization; Namibia; Tsumeb; integrated waste management;

    Abstract : The handling of wastes is an eternal problem, all societies are confronted to this issue. Their origins are very diverse, they could come from industrial activities, power production, shops, retail or household for instance. READ MORE

  2. 2. Water Courses in Kvarntorp : An Evaluation of Water Chemistry from Monitoring Data 1994-2012

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Lovisa Karlsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Kvarntorp; water chemistry; shale; heavy metals; contaminants; refuse dump; uranium; seasonal change; Kumla;

    Abstract : The Kvarntorp area, some 200 km SW of Stockholm, Sweden, is a former mining site for alum shale. Kvarntorpshögen is a refuse dump from the hydrocarbon extraction during 1940-1965. The area is also dotted by abandoned quarries, which most are water filled today. The area is divided into two watersheds; the central and the eastern. READ MORE

  3. 3. Rubbish and recycling : A study on the pre-conditions for a sustainable waste management in rural South Africa

    University essay from Avdelningen för hälsa och miljö

    Author : Kajsa-Lisa Jonsson; [2011]
    Keywords : Waste Management; Recycling; Rural South Africa; Cradock; Lingelihle;

    Abstract : South Africa’s new Constitution was developed after the first democratic election in 1994. It is well composed and shows a great willpower to build the country on equality, freedom and democracy, and it also protects the rights of future generations. READ MORE