Essays about: "thesis for solid waste MANAGEMENT practices"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words thesis for solid waste MANAGEMENT practices.

1. 1. 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. 2. Can organic waste provide sustainable fuel and energy in Rio de Janeiro? : An Early Assessment of waste-based biogas solutions in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

   Author : Jesper Lindmark; Lundqvist Oscar; [2019]
   Keywords : biogas; potential; feasibility; performance; environmental; economic; biogas solution; biogas solutions; waste-based; early assesment; multi-criteria framework; biogas; potential; genomförbarhet; prestanda; miljömässig; ekonomisk; biogaslösningar; hållbar utveckling;

   Abstract : Sustainable waste management remains a great challenge for many cities throughout the world. Landfilling is worldwide the most common way of treating municipal solid waste (MSW) and landfilling of organic matter releases the high potent gas methane, which contributes to global warming. READ MORE

4. 3. Will substituting fossil fuels with biofuels lead to a net reduction in CO2 emissions? : The case of district heating in Norrköping municipality

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Stina Ljungberg; [2018]
   Keywords : Forest residue; slash; bio-based economy; sustainable energy; Grot; biobaserad ekonomi; hållbar energi;

   Abstract : With global warming and the international, national and local goals of reducing greenhouse gas net emissions, the phasing out of fossil fuels are of great importance. One energy source resulting in nearly no net emissions are biofuels. READ MORE

5. 4. Trash to Treasure : Art between Contemporary and Conventional Ecological Practices in Arkhangelsk, Russia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Jill Diederich; [2018]
   Keywords : Russia; recycling; ecology; activism; social change; actor network theory; art; urban;

   Abstract : Recycling and solid waste management are a serious problem in the Russian North. The necessary infrastructure, as well as the awareness of the citizens is missing to resolve this problem efficiently. READ MORE

6. 5. Waste Management Systems in Lebanon : The benefits of a waste crisis for improvement of practices

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

   Author : Elias Azzi; [2017]
   Keywords : Waste management systems; ISWM; process-flow diagrams; decentralisation; Lebanon; Avfallshanteringssystem; integrerad avfallshantering; processflödesschema; decentralisering; Libanon;

   Abstract : Municipal solid waste management is a public service which, when it fails, can rapidly become overwhelming for communities and authorities. It is also during the deepest crisis that incentives change and new practices emerge. Lebanon went through an 8-months waste crisis after the closure of the country’s main landfill. READ MORE