The pursuit of shifting Slovakia towards a circular economy is met with a multitude of obstacles, including the pervasive consumerist mindset among Slovakians. This mindset favors packaged food, leading to its improper disposal in municipal waste instead of being recycled. Furthermore, the...

This paper summarizes the economics perspective on recycling of municipal solid waste. The first section reviews recent data on recycling rates in the United States and across all OECD countries. The OECD data suggest the average aggregate recycling rate across member countries appears to have...

Human health and ecological security are vulnerable to groundwater pollution at landfill sites. It is essential to monitor groundwater quality downstream of landfills, but evaluating the pollution plumes within a multi-component contaminated aquifer remains a challenge. In order to track the...

In the present study, the technical feasibility of an electrocoagulation-constructed wetland continuous flow treatment system for the removal of organic matter, such as chemical oxygen demand (COD), from landfill leachate was evaluated. The response surface methodology (MSR) was applied to...

Soil-bentonite cut-off walls are widely used in landfill projects. In recent years, attapulgite has been suggested as a substitute for bentonite in cut-off wall applications by scholars due to its distinct advantages over bentonite. However, the biochemical degradation of waste in landfills...

The European Union has set itself the goal of reducing food waste by half. Many EU countries have already met this resolution, including the Czech Republic. However, there is still room for improvement. Based on a study with 1,551 respondents, the key factors influencing household food waste...

A high-performance anode containing PANI-α-PbO2 intermediate layer and PDMS-Ce-β-PbO2 outlayer was prepared by two-step electrodeposition. SEM and XRD characterization exhibited that the Ti/PANI/PDMS-Ce-PbO2 electrode has a denser surface morphology and a smaller crystal size, which also means...