Waste management has evolved from the simple transportation of waste to landfills to complex systems, including waste prevention and waste recycling as well as several waste treatment and landfill technologies. To assess the environmental, economical and social effects of waste management systems, several tools have been developed. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is an approach for int...

Latin America is facing a rapid increase in internet use along with fast growing computer sales. Penetration with electronic equipment is in some countries approaching the level of industrialized countries. There is an evident need to resolve the management of “end-of-life” computers and other electronic equipment. Several studies in Latin America assessed the increasing e-waste quantities and ...

This study develops a sustainability assessment model for analysis and decision-making of the impact of China’s municipal solid waste management enhancement strategy options based on three waste treatment scenarios: landfill disposal, waste-to-energy incineration, and a combination of a material recovery facility and composting. The model employs life cycle assessment, health risk assessment, a...

This paper reports progress with development of an integrated and sustainable (solid) waste management (ISWM) indicator set to allow benchmarking of a city’s performance; comparing cities, both North and South; and monitoring changes over time. The work builds on pioneering work for UN-Habitat’s Solid Waste Management in The World’s Cities in 2010. The analytical framework divides a city’s soli...

Municipal domestic waste is the most complex one among the solid wastes. Its improper disposal will easily cause serious environmental pollution, occupy substantial landfill and waste the recyclable resources. System dynamics methodology presents special merits in the study of the municipal waste management. In this paper, 16 study achievements of the system dynamics are summarized with regard ...

This study has analyzed the generation and characteristics of solid waste in Dhaka city, along with the associated environmental impacts and existing solid waste management practices. Special focus was given on the effect of composting on final disposal of solid waste and effect of landfill site location on transportation cost. An estimate of the future generation rate indicates that the presen...

The main aims of solid waste management are to protect the environment and human health; and, to conserve natural resources. However, increasing consumption, environmental issues and resource depletion threaten its sustainability. Solid waste management policies usually fail to reduce consumption, decrease environmental impacts, conserve raw materials and develop sustainable products. These pro...

This study investigates the coverage of solid waste management on 1,142 websites maintained by companies, news media, and non-governmental organizations to validate an automated approach to content and language analysis. First, a frequency analysis of waste management terms is used to shed light on the breadth and depth of their environmental discourses, revealing that corporate and media atten...

Introduction Solid waste management is an issue that must be addressed by every community in the U.S. The demand for waste management strategies that are protective of the environment has increased due to heightened environmental awareness and major evolution in both environmental policy and regulation over the last 20-30 years. Unfortunately, the quantities of waste that require management hav...

Ecosystem is affected by uneducated, unplanned and ineffective waste management. The cycle of garbage generation and recycling is effective to make the cities environment more pollution free, clean, green and habitable for healthy living. In an effort to understand the dynamics of waste management and scope in Delhi & NCR the paper looked at the systems in place for collection and recycling of ...