This paper considers a truck scheduling problem in the context of solid waste collection in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The problem consists of designing ``good" daily truck schedules over a set of previously defined collection trips, on which the trucks collect the solid waste in fixed routes and empty the loads in one of the several operational recycling facilities in the system. The main objective...

Background: Food waste is a very serious problem, it is proven that Indonesia is the second largest producer of food waste in the world. A limited waste management system will result in a decrease in environmental quality such as air pollution, water pollution, and soil pollution. So far, the waste management system is only limited to reducing waste generation. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a ...

industrial waste management is one of the most properly approaches which make industry and environment collaborating and coacting as well as reduce impacts of industry on environment. in this study, present management of yazd industrial township located in yazd province was studied. in order to properly manage and control waste production, questionnaires were used to collect data regarding type...

We investigate how the relationship between economic growth and pollution is affected by the source of pollution: production or consumption. We are interested in polluting waste that cannot be naturally absorbed, but for which recycling efforts aim to avoid massive pollution accumulation with harmful consequences in the long run. We distinguish the cases where recycling efforts are capital-impr...

The combustion temperature control for the potential emissions of trace organic compounds during incinera­ tion and the possible decrease of heating values by waste recycling have created a mutually influenced infrastruc­ ture in the current integrated solid waste management sys­ tem. This paper illustrates the problem of the compatibility between waste recycling and incineration by a nonlinear...

Recycling decreases greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted from waste disposal. A recent study determined the environmental and financial impact of recycling at a 148-bed acute care hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. The hospital added single-stream recycling to its nonhazardous waste disposal practices in September 2008. The study measured the amount of nonhazardous waste generated and disposal costs from...

Abstract To maximize energy use, this paper designs a lithium bromide absorption refrigeration system that is used to recycle and use low-temperature industrial residual heat. Firstly, the mathematical model of established using aqueous solution status equation state water steam obtain parameters in thermodynamic calculation process system. Secondly, according principle mass economy, saving, he...

The additional costs of solid waste recycling programs can be burdensome in large urban areas. Most urban re­ cycling programs have utilized an approach developed for suburban areas with a separate collection and processing system for recyclables operating in parallel with the exist­ ing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) collection, processing and transfer system. Many programs even have a third para...

We present BinCam, a personal informatics system to monitor individuals’ food waste and recycling behavior. As such, it uses an augmented kitchen bin to automatically capture and log an individual’s waste management activity. Each time the bin is used, a mobile phone installed in the inside of the lid captures an image of the contents and uploads it to a Facebook application. The application of...