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A Stochastic Model of Waste Management with on and Off Site Storage

Freitas, Luiz P.; Batabyal, Amitrajeet A. - 2006

When the regulatory threshold which specifies the maximum amount of waste that can be stored on site is exceeded, a waste generating firm must move waste to an off site location. Given that off site storage is costlier than on site storage, how much waste ought a firm - operating in a...

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The economics of recycling heterogeneity

Fullerton, Don; Kinnaman, Thomas C. - 2024

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...

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Two Aspects of Waste Management from the Viewpoints of a Waste Generator and a Recipient

Batabyal, Amitrajeet A.; Nijkamp, Peter - 2006

Regulations specify the maximum amount of waste that can be stored on site by a waste generating firm. When this regulatory threshold is reached, a polluting firm must move its on site waste to an off site recipient. In this setting, we analyze two questions in a stochastic framework from the...

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The bioreactor : an innovative method of disposal of solid waste

Kaszubska, Mirosława; Wzorek, Małgorzata - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 17 (2017) 2, pp. 347-361

The paper presents a novel method of rational management of solid waste, namely an example of a modern landfill with … enhanced leachate recirculation – a bioreactor landfill. The aim of the paper was to compare modern solutions concerning waste …

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Circular economy : municipal solid waste and landfilling analyses in Slovakia

Tokarčíková, Emese; Ďurišová, Mária; … - In: Economies : open access journal 12 (2024) 11, pp. 1-19

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...

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Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health

Currie, Janet M.; Greenstone, Michael; Moretti, Enrico - 2014

We are the first to examine the effect of Superfund cleanups on infant health rather than focusing on proximity to a site. We study singleton births to mothers residing within 5km of a Superfund site between 1989 and 2003 in five large states. Our “difference in differences” approach...

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Are You Sure You Want to Waste Policy Chances? Waste Generation, Landfill Diversion and Environmental Policy Effectiveness in the EU15

Mazzanti, Massimiliano; Nicolli, Francesco; Iafolla, … - 2010

seem to impact instead on landfill diversion. Nevertheless, country heterogeneity matters: SURE based analyses show that EU … policy strategy, which is now aimed mainly at landfill diversion, within a framework strongly oriented to allowing countries …

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Temperature Effects on the Hydraulic Conductivity of Sand-Attapulgite Cut-Off Walls in a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill

Wang, ShengWei; Yan, Ming; Guo, Tao; Wang, Qiang - 2023

Soil-bentonite cut-off walls are widely used in landfill projects. In recent years, attapulgite has been suggested as a … municipal solid waste landfill. To this end, this paper carries out experimental research on sand-attapulgite consolidation … new high-performance long-life vertical cut-off walls in a municipal solid waste landfill …

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Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health

Currie, Janet M. - 2011

We are the first to examine the effect of Superfund cleanups on infant health rather than focusing on proximity to a site. We study singleton births to mothers residing within 5km of a Superfund site between 1989-2003 in five large states. Our "difference in differences" approach compares birth...

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Report on the implementation of the EU waste legislation covering Directive 2008/98/EC on waste ; Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) ; Directi...

European Commission / Directorate-General for the …; … - 2015

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