Search Results - subject:"Refuse disposal"

Host community attitudes towards solid waste landfill infrastructure : comprehension before compensation

Gallagher, Louise; Ferreira, S.; Convery, Frank J. - 2008

One of the most controversial planning issues internationally is the siting of waste disposal infrastructure in local communities. Compensation is viewed as a possible solution to siting difficulties in many countries. However, existing empirical evidence is conflicting as to whether or not...

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Contract and strategic network design for reverse production systems

Pas, Joshua W. - 2008

A Reverse Production System (RPS) is a network of transportation logistics and processing functions that collects, refurbishes, and demanufactures for reuse/recycle used or end-of-life products. In this thesis, I focus on the RPS strategic decisions of a processor and collectors when the...

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Modified comparative life cycle assessment of end-of-life options for post-consumer products in urban regions

Guidry, Caroline - 2008

The environmental impact of consumer goods is becoming a growing concern in the modern world. With the increasing awareness of our daily impact and our effects on such crises as global warming, there has been a recent push to develop better environmental strategies and new industries focused on...

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An Approach to the Economic Analysis of Solid Waste Disposal Alternatives

Malarín, Hector R.; Vaughan, William J. - Inter-American Development Bank - 1997

In this best practice paper a mixed integer optimization approach to the selection of sanitary landfill site sizes and locations in a regional context is explained and illustrated using stylized cost and location information adapted from a real case study. After reviewing the basics of the...

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An Approach to the Economic Analysis of Solid Waste Disposal Alternatives

Malarin, Hector; Vaughan, William J. - Inter-American Development Bank - 1997

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Abfallwirtschaft zwischen Überkapazitäten und Entsorgungsenpass - Eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme

Rahmeyer, Fritz - Institut für Volkswirschaftlehre, Fakultät für … - 2006

refuse disposal, first of all the waste industry is briefly characterized in the context of environmental protection (2 … of the current juxtaposition of public and private refuse disposal and waste utilization, its possible further …

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Abfallwirtschaft zwischen Entsorgungsnotstand und Überkapazitäten

Rahmeyer, Fritz - Institut für Volkswirschaftlehre, Fakultät für … - 2004

waste disposal facilities has to be expected. It is the objective of achieving uniform standards of refuse disposal to … regarding refuse disposal” the waste industry will be briefly characterized in the context of environmental protection (2.) Then … waste utilization and refuse disposal, which is in dispute especially in case of waste incineration. The actual legal …

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Abfallwirtschaft zwischen Entsorgungsnotstand und Überkapazitäten

Rahmeyer, Fritz - 2004

facilities has to be expected. It is the objective of achieving uniform standards of refuse disposal to control the disposal of … waste? between privately owned enterprises and municipalities to a future ?state of emergency regarding refuse disposal? the … refuse disposal, which is in dispute especially in case of waste incineration. The actual legal practice has resulted in a …

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Integration of the official and private informal practices in solid waste management

Mansoor, Syed - 1997

Solid waste management in low income developing countries is generally theresponsibility of the official sector, such as municipal corporations. However, thereare extensive inputs from the from the private informal sector in waste collection,separation and recycling. Four different activities in...

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