Synergy of the municipal solid waste (MSW) charging scheme with different strategies for food waste recycling in Hong Kong

Projecting municipal solid waste: The case of Hong Kong SAR

Integrated Solid Waste Management In Hong Kong

In November of 1997 an invitation was received to participate in a seminar in Hong Kong, that was concerned with solid waste management practices that are used outside their respective area. The thrust of the seminar, was to examine waste disposal techniques that are being employed throughout the world, and evaluate same for future use in the Chinese empire. Representatives from the Hong Kong a...

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Combustor Ash Demonstration Program “The Boathouse”

This report presents the results of a research program designed to examine the engineering and environmental acceptability of using municipal solid waste (MSW) combustor ash as an aggregate substitute in the manufacture of construction quality cement blocks. Approximately 350 tons of MSW combustor ash was combined with Portland cement to form standard hollow masonry blocks using conventional bl...

Appropriate Use of MSW Leachate Recycling in Municipal Solid Waste Landfilling1

There is considerable interest today in the so-called “biocell” approach toward municipal solid waste (MSW) landfilling in which leachate is introduced back into the landfill. This approach reduces the cost of leachate management and is said to reduce/eliminate the potential for long term landfill gas production and groundwater pollution. However, a critical review of the typical approach being...

Thermal Plasma Gasification of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

Rapid economic development has led to an annual increase in municipal solid waste (MSW) production. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), MSW generation has increased by a factor of 2.6 since 1960 [1]. The US EPA endorsed the concept of integrated waste management that could be tailored to fit particular community’s needs. Sustainable and successful treatment of MSW shou...