The publisher regrets that this article was an accidental duplication of an article that has already been published in Waste Management, . The duplicate article has therefore been withdrawn.
This paper presents a general over view of the current municipal solid waste (MSW) management in Kolkata province, India. In order to characterize the solid waste stream in the Municipality of Kolkata, a long-term study was conducted over a 56-week period between the winter of 20
Urbanization and rapid growth of population in India has led to drastic increase in municipal solid waste. Unscientific disposal of municipal solid waste is one of the main reasons attributed for environmental degradation. The present work concentrates on municipal solid waste ma
Abstract Management at a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (MSWLF) is necessary to save the environment from pollution. MSWLF, which previously used sanitary landfill system, has changed an open dumping system. An system can cause decay environment. This study aims compare municipal
Background: Hazardous materials, such as used batteries contain heavy metals and enter the solid waste stream, ending up in landfills. The present study was done to determine the amount of used batteries in Iran and their heavy metal contents in the batteries entering the landfil