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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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Carbon footprint reduction through repurposing solid wastes into sustainable construction materials : a state-of-the-art review

Nia, Saeed Bozorgmehr; Shafei, Behrouz - 2025

The rapid expansion of civil infrastructures has improved the quality of life but has also resulted in a significant increase in industrial solid wastes (ISWs), posing serious sustainability challenges, particularly for waste disposal. To address the challenges, this study investigated the state...

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The sustainable landfill : an integrated service for the environment

Polidori, Paolo; Rombaldoni, Rosalba - 2025

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The Economics of Recycling Heterogeneity

Fullerton, Don; Kinnaman, Thomas - 2024

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Landfill tax and recycling

Jofre-Monseny, Jordi; Sorribas-Navarro, Pilar - 2024

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Circular economy : municipal solid waste and landfilling analyses in Slovakia

Tokarčíková, Emese; Ďurišová, Mária; … - 2024

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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Ukrainè's bioenergy sector : trends and perspectives for the post-war green energy transition

Kurbatova, Tetiana; Sotnyk, Iryna; Trypolska, Galyna; … - 2023

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Tracking of Groundwater Pollution Plumes at Landfill Sites Using Borehole Hydrodynamic and Hydrochemical Profile (Bhhp) Method

Zhao, Li; Zhan, Liangtong; Zhang, Haihua; Zhang, Yihao; … - 2023

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...

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A Pilot-Scale Electrocoagulation-Artificial Wetland Hybrid System for the Treatment of Landfill Leachate

Pinedo, José; Espitia, Mauricio Pérez; … - 2023

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...

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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 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...

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Waste Management for Global Sustainability : A Comparative Analysis of China-US Policies and Practices

Haifeng, Huang; Idowu, Samuel O.; Sun, Hao; Zhou, Chuanbing - 2025

This book represents a pioneering contribution to the study of municipal solid waste and the policies that can mitigate its negative impact on both the environment and the economy. It is structured around a comprehensive exploration of municipal waste with focus on food waste and plastic waste...

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An integrated decision framework for landfill mining site selection using GIS, multi-criteria analysis, and optimization models

Wu, Tai-Hsi; Chen, Chun-Yuan; Huang, Shi-Wei; Yu, Teng-To - 2025

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Household landfill diversion and the impact on methane emissions

Somers, Jackson C. - 2025

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Greening farmers markets : how communities come together to keep things out of the landfill

Andreatta, Susan - 2025

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Sonoelectrochemical Oxidation of Aged Landfill Leachate with High-Efficiency Ti/Pani/Pdms-Ce-Pbo2 Anode

Chen, Shuxun; He, Zhengguang; Chen, Jiamin; yu, Xing; … - 2022

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...

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From the Shopping Basket to the Landfill : Drivers of Consumer Food Waste Behaviour

Veselá, Lucie; Králiková, Andrea; Kubíčková, Lea - 2022

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...

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Altered urban landscape : shedding light on conflicts in a landfill community in Ghana

Owusu-Sekyere, Ebenezer - 2022

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The bioreactor : an innovative method of disposal of solid waste

Kaszubska, Mirosława; Wzorek, Małgorzata - 2017

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 storage with traditional methods in terms of...

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Utilization of landfill biogas in the context of sustainable development based on the example of communal landfill in Opole

Kaszubska, Mirosława; Wzorek, Małgorzata; Koszyk, … - 2017

This paper presents the results of a study into the application of landfill biogas by applying an example of a biogas power plant situated on-site at the municipal landfill in Opole (MSO). The objective of the study was to analyze the operation of a biogas power plant. During the study, the...

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Landfill scarcity and the cost of waste disposal

Ichinose, Daisuke - 2024

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If you build it, will they compost? : the effects of municipal composting services on household waste disposal and landfill emissions

De Silva, Lihini; Taylor, Rebecca - 2024

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Des immondices aux biodéchets

Adler, Emmanuel - 2024

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Low emission transformation of waste sector in Russia

Kolpakov, Andrej Jurʹevič; Lazeeva, E. A. - 2024

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Current and prospective situation of municipal solid waste final disposal in Mexico : a spatio-temporal evaluation

Rueda-Avellaneda, Juan Felipe; Rivas-García, Pasiano; … - 2021

Mexico, similarly to other developing countries, has planned landfilling as the central technology to manage municipal solid waste (MSW). In this research, the current and future situation of final disposal of MSW in Mexico was studied, focusing on the spatial and temporal evaluation of final...

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An analysis of regulatory policies on solid waste management in the Philippines : ways forward

Domingo, Sonny N.; Manejar, Arvie Joy A. - 2021

Waste management issues have been hounding both urban and rural communities for decades. The passing of Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, was meant to ensure the protection of public health and environment while encouraging resource conservation and...

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Systematic variation in waste site effects on residential property values : a meta-regression analysis and benefit transfer

Schütt, Marvin - 2021

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Challenges and perspectives of greenhouse gases emissions from municipal solid waste management in Angola

Maria, Caetano; Góis, José; Leitão, Anabela - 2020

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A household waste stream analysis in a rural Mexican location

Velazquez, Luis; Anaya, Carlos; Contreras-Aganza, Omar; … - 2020

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E-waste management in Sub-Saharan Africa : a systematic literature review

Maphosa, Vusumuzi; Maphosa, Mfowabo - 2020

The developing world has become the primary destination for used electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) exported by the developed world, making e-waste management critical. This paper aims to determine the state of e-waste management in Sub-Saharan Africa by critically reviewing the corpus on...

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From trash to cash : how blockchain and multi-sensor-driven artificial intelligence can transform circular economy of plastic waste?

Chidepatil, Aditya; Bindra, Prabhleen; Kulkarni, Devyani; … - 2020

Virgin polymers based on petrochemical feedstock are mainly preferred by most plastic goods manufacturers instead of recycled plastic feedstock. Major reason for this is the lack of reliable information about the quality, suitability, and availability of recycled plastics, which is partly due to...

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Challenges and perspectives of greenhouse gases emissions from municipal solid waste management in Angola

Maria, Caetano; Góis, José; Leitão, Anabela - 2020

Municipal solid waste (MSW) management contributes substantially to climate change. The greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from waste collection and landfill activities have a significant contribution. The carbon footprint is an important environmental indicator to express GHG emissions. Nowadays...

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Eco-innovations in waste management : a review of high point cases

Manasi, S.; Bhat, Harshita - 2020

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Including public realism in determining new pricing scheme for sanitary landfill in Malaysia

Nik Nor Rahimah Nik Ab Rahim; Jamal Othman; Norlida … - 2023

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Chapter 6 The Multipronged Approach of Solid Waste Management Toward Zero Waste to Landfill Site: An Indonesia and Thailand Experience

Permana, Ariva Sugandi; As’ad, Sholihin; Potipituk, … - 2023

The zero-waste term in municipal solid waste management has been the utopian objective of every waste management authority in the cities in developing countries, even though it comes with different perceptions, which are sometimes misguided. People can produce no waste unless they live with no...

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Disposal is not free : fiscal instruments to internalize the environmental costs of solid waste

Matheson, Thornton - 2022

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Disposal is not free : fiscal instruments to internalize the environmental costs of solid waste

Matheson, Thornton - 2019

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Have Housing Prices Gone With the Smelly Wind? Big Data Analysis on Landfill in Hong Kong

Li, Rita Yi Man - 2018

Unlike many other places around the globe, Hong Kong is a small city with a high population density. Some housing units are built near the sources of an externality, such as a landfill site. As the blocks of buildings are particularly tall, many are walled buildings that block the bad odor from...

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The double crisis : in what sense a regional problem?

Donald, Betsy; Gray, Mia - 2018

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Agroforestry as a post-mining land-use approach for waste deposits in alluvial gold mining areas of Colombia

Betancur Corredor, Bibiana - 2018

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Integriertes Planungsmodell zur betriebswirtschaftlichen Bewertung des Deponierückbaus

Bender, Jochen - 2018

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The bioreactor: An innovative method of disposal of solid waste

Kaszubska, Mirosława; Wzorek, Małgorzata - 2017

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Utilization of landfill biogas in the context of sustainable development based on the example of communal landfill in Opole

Kaszubska, Mirosława; Wzorek, Małgorzata; Koszyk, … - 2017

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Sustainable Landfilling As Final Step of Municipal Waste Management System

Widomski, Marcin - 2017

This paper discusses the role of sustainable landfilling of municipal waste in the current systems of municipal waste management systems as the manner of final disposal of wastes. The actual data considering share of landfilling as final waste disposal in various countries all over the world...

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Do Superfund Sites Affect Local Property Values? Evidence from a Spatial Hedonic Approach

Kim, GwanSeon - 2017

The presence of Superfund sites can have substantial impacts on surrounding property values. A shortcoming of studies utilizing the traditional hedonic price model is that they fail to account for the presence of spatial dependence or autocorrelation in residential housing. Jefferson County,...

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Transforming waste management operations to green energy initiatives : opportunities and challenges

Wu, J. S.; Tseng, Hui-kuan; Ferrell, J. C.; Liu, X. - 2017

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Study to assess the implementation by the EU Member States of certain provisions of Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste : final report

2017

This Study to assess the implementation by EU Member States of certain provisions of Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste, carried out for the European Commission's Directorate-General for Environment (DG Environment), investigates the situation in the 28 Member States of the European...

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