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Olive trees are the oldest known cultivated trees in the world and present-day cultivation is widespread, with an estimated magnitude of 9 million hectares worldwide. As the olive oil industry has continued to grow, so has the environmental impact of olive oil production, such as the energy and water consumption, gas emissions and waste generation. The largest contributor to waste generation are the olive leaves, an abundant and unavoidable byproduct of olive-oil production due to the necessity of tree-pruning. It is estimated that an annual 1.25 million tons of olive leaf waste are generated ...

© 2021 The Authors. On 30 June 2020, young scholars presented & discussed their work in a virtual forum, as a special session organized by The 15th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology (June 28–30), 2020 Beijing China. The forum convened researchers and attendees approaching innovative aspects of waste management from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. While their presentations spanned topics as broad as the stakeholder coordination and as specific technological approach for rapid carbonization of agricultural waste, several conceptual threads could be traced...

The issue and finding the green solution of Solid Waste Management are important challenges throughout the world.

The issue and finding the green solution of Solid Waste Management are important challenges throughout the world.

Results show that energy recovery of waste generates higher income then material recovery while overall lower system costs, and lower sensitivity of the system cost, is observed in the material recovery based scenarios.

Increasing municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and environmental concerns have sparked global interest in waste valorization through various waste-to-energy (WtE) to generate renewable energy sources and reduce dependency on fossil-derived fuels and chemicals. These technologies are vital for implementing the envisioned global "bioeconomy" through biorefineries. In light of that, a detailed overview of WtE technologies with their benefits and drawbacks is provided in this paper. Additionally, the biorefinery concept for waste management and sustainable energy generation is discussed. The id...

The growing global population is posing severe stress on the earth's carrying capacity in terms of food, water, and energy supply. Biomass is the only renewable alternative that can be used for energy, liquid fuels, and bio-based materials simultaneously, which makes it an indispensable resource in the near and mid-term future as the world is slowly shifting away from fossil fuels. Wood waste (WW), agricultural waste (AW), food waste (FW), municipal solid waste (MSW), and sewage sludge waste (SSW) are identified as unavoidable biomass wastes because they are directly linked to the food-energy-...

The present review envisaged the agroforestry waste management strategy and its sustainability assessment primarily based upon Social, Economic and Environmental parameters without tormenting the future generations.

The results showed that organizational capacity, resources, and expertise; community factors such as socio-cultural beliefs and a low sense of responsibility towards solid waste management among urban residents; contextual factorssuch as regulations, and weak enforcement all influence and shape the level of efficiency and effectiveness ofSolid waste management practices in the study setting.

The proposed methodology could be a useful tool for any policy makers, consultants, engineers, urban planners, academics etc., in order to develop and apply strategy related with household and/or food waste prevention, material reuse, waste reduce, in the framework of household solid waste management and beyond.

Alginate holds the promise of an effective product used in the food industry as well as in the management of metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity.

The findings of this research introduce policies, possible advices and solutions associated with sustainability and medical waste management that can support decision-makers in developing strategies for the sustainability by using the eco-friendly technologies for efficient medical waste treatment and disposal methods.

Food waste (FW) is a global problem and a hidden opportunity for the value-added product conversion.

This review paper is an assimilation of current developments in the areas of biodegradable polymer as well as microbial strategy towards management of polymer waste to give intimate insights into the mechanisms and factors influencing biodegradation.

En la ciudad de Bogotá - Colombia, se tiene antecedentes desde el año 1942 (Metro de Bogota, 2020) hasta el presente, frente a los proyectos, estudios y planes para la realización de la creación del metro de Bogotá. Han pasado más de 70 años en la que los capitalinos han esperado la construcción del metro Bogotá. En esta obra, se puede dilucidar que en el presente el proyecto metro es una realidad en beneficio de todos los capitalinos, generando de la misma, empleos y nuevas formas de movilidad, en pro de la capital como de los bogotanos y personas que viven en la ciudad que usan el medio de t...

Generating electricity from renewable and sustainable resources is one of the world's most urgent requirements because of the growing energy consumption and adverse effects of fossil fuels. Waste disposal provides a noble chance of. Currently, waste can produce energy to help conserve the environment and resources. That is why there is a need to introduce innovative WTE technologies, such as thermal, biological, and physicochemical processes, since global waste production is expected to rise by 70 percent by 2050. Such systems allow the energy to be reclaimed and reduce landfill and greenhouse...

Excessive food waste (nearly 1.3 billion tons per annum) has exacerbated the world hunger crisis. This comprehensive review focuses on the food waste scenario, adverse effects, food waste management, existing waste management policies, and regulations in Bangladesh. Municipalities and urban centers generate 3.78 million tons of waste each year (15.96% of total food waste). This study utilized the national database to analyze food waste generation and projected growth by the year 2050. Yearly an estimated 17215.2 thousand acres of land and a significant amount of natural resources (water, energ...

The discovery of plastics as useful materials for human existence, providing comfort and ease has now turned into a menace in the society and a pain in the neck as plastics have also become co-habitat of the human ecosystem. Plastics were made by men, but plastics now live way longer than the men who gave them the privilege of existence. Since these colonies of materials cannot be eradicated, it is very pertinent to discover possible ways of useful diversion through recycling by converting plastic bottle waste into useful raw materials for other sectors of the economy. This paper has stirred t...

This paper explores the key role of blockchain technology in managing waste within smart cities as it can offer traceability, immutability, transparency, and audit features in a decentralized, trusted, and secure manner and introduces a framework that leverages blockchain-based smart contracts to automate the key services.

This article focuses on the end-of-life management of bio-based products by recycling, which reduces landfilling. Bio-plastics are very important materials, due to their widespread use in various fields. The advantage of these products is that they primarily use renewable materials. At its end-of-life, a bio-based product is disposed of and becomes post-consumer waste. Correctly designing waste management systems for bio-based products is important for both the environment and utilization of these wastes as resources in a circular economy. Bioplastics are suitable for reuse, mechanical recycli...