Top Research Papers on Waste Management

- This paper highlights the hazards of e-wastes, its effects on the environment and human health, the need for its appropriate management, options that can be implemented and its management in India. The current practices of e-waste management in India suffer from a number of drawbacks like the difficulty in investorisation, unhealthy condition of informal recycling, inadequate legislation, poor awareness and reluctance on part of the cooperate to address the critical issues. It is a popular, informal name for electronic products nearing the end of their “useful life”. Some electronic products...

Waste management has become very challenging in our society. Different types of wastes which are produced in our society have been investigated. Special attention has been given in the management methods of waste.

Socialization of waste management in the convection business will have a big impact on the business. The purpose of this research is to find out the urgency and relevance of waste management socialization in the context of a convective profession. The research method used is descriptive qualitative, using observation research techniques, interviews, and library studies and documentation. The results of this study reveal changes in the convection business culture, these changes include intensive education about the importance of waste management that has motivated businesses to take concrete st...

This century is known for exponentially growing population and development but with huge waste production. The waste produced requires land, labour and capital to for treatment and disposal of such huge amount of waste. In India, people throw or consider it as waste after single use so Indian waste can be good resource for recovery of various products. The waste produced is difficult to manage using conventional methods and is ever increasing, blocking essential land that has become an expensive commodity in today's world. This work explores the current practices of the various waste managemen...

In accordance with the provisions of the Association Agreement concluded between Ukraine and the European Union, our country has undertaken to begin the process of harmonizing Ukrainian legislation with EU law in the most important areas of the economy. One of the first steps taken in this direction, which concerned, in particular, the housing and utilities sector, was the Law of Ukraine “On Waste Management” adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on June 26, 2022. This Law embodied the start of the reform of the waste management system, as evidenced by the Law’s card on the Verkhovna Rada...

The constant growth of the population increases the demands on raw material resources, which is reflected in increasing pressure on the environment. The impact of mankind on the environment is nowadays an increasingly acute problem, which is being addressed by the governments of individual countries, not only the EU, through legislative interventions. The most addressed areas are the issue of production and subsequent waste management. Waste production in the world has been growing for a long time, which causes considerable problems for individual countries. Each country is currently looking f...

Protecting the occupational environment is a top priority in manufacturing of any kind of products and provision of various types of services. Environmental protection plays a significant role in the mining industry, as increasing extraction of minerals involves growing amounts of waste and environmental pollution. In 2019 alone, industrial waste generation in the Russian Federation peaked at 7.75 billion tonnes. AZOTTECH LLC is currently handling industrial waste associated with the production and use of chemicals for drilling and blasting operations, scrap from machine-building plants, etc. ...

This article tries to provide an perception into strong waste administration in India. Solid waste administration is turning into the contemporary turmoil in bringing environmental balance with growing population. In India, waste remedy is additionally turning into challenging. This article additionally discusses stable waste is generated in city areas, is important motives for waste management. The waste administration and dealing with regulations in India had been delivered by means of the ministry of surroundings and forest. The populace of India used to be 1252 million in 2013, in contrast...

This paper will address the issue of environmental pollution and waste management. Every aspect of our lives is intricately linked to the environment. Various factors, including human activities and natural phenomena like volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, contribute to environmental pollution. Environmental pollution has been a persistent issue since the dawn of time, but in our modern era, it has become a grave concern that poses a significant threat to the existence of humanity. While conducting our scientific research, we encountered a significant issue: "What impact does waste management...

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 ...

The issue of waste management is presently a multifaceted challenge, necessitating a comprehensive approach for effective resolution. The waste management policy encompasses various levels of governance, including laws, government rules, regional regulations, and governor regulations. In line with this, Pangsan Village has developed village regulations pertaining to trash management. The prevailing technique in waste management involves a sequential progression from upstream to downstream. The implementation of an upstream strategy has been observed in Pangsan Village with the adoption of cert...

This document lists the following items: accordion files, paper towels, napkins, or tissue paper, gift wrap, packing peanuts, and more.

Four Source Segregation Demonstration programmes were organized on 3, 10 17 and 19 at Santhana Mariyamman kovil Streetward 16, Undiyal Kuda street –ward 15, Gandhi Nagar ward-10, and Thittakudi 14. Around 20 residents got benefitted through this programme.During this Progaramme, field staff and green friends gave awareness to households in each ward on the types of waste, segregation of waste and the importance and benefits of recycling. A live demonstration on Source Segregation was organized for the public.

The growth of the air transport industry is expected to continue to grow rapidly. One of the effects of the air transport business is the waste from airport operations and aviation activities. That causes pollution and environmental problems, which affects the community area around the airport. In order to mitigate the impact of waste, all airports must have waste management of efficiency and cost-effective process. This paper aims at presenting a concept of Zero Waste. Based on 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) combined with the waste management hierarchy, to minimize the occurrence of new wast...

Rapidly increasing industrialisation has human needs, but the consequences have added to the environmental harm. The pollution caused by several industries, including the dye industries, generates a large volume of wastewater containing dyes and hazardous chemicals that drains industrial effluents. The growing demand for readily available water, as well as the problem of polluted organic waste in reservoirs and streams, is a critical challenge for proper and sustainable development. Remediation has resulted in the need for an appropriate alternative to clear up the implications. Nanotechnology...

It is revealed that while the perceived importance of digitalization in the waste management sector continues to grow, the actual adoption of advanced digital technologies falls notably behind intentions reported in 2016 and 2017.

Waste management is a complex challenge for cities in developing countries, including Indonesia. This issue is particularly severe in heritage tourism areas, where unmanaged waste can affect the aesthetics and image of historic places. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the sustainability aspects of waste management using heritage visitors’ destinations and waste management operator areas of the Old City of Semarang. A quantitative method was used to achieve this objective, and data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, field observations, document reviews and analyzed usi...

As we address important societal needs, the circular economy equips us with the means to jointly combat climate change and biodiversity loss, including the revaluation of waste. The wine-making process is a huge generator of waste, creating problems for manufacturers every year; therefore, an appropriate management and valorisation of winery wastes are crucial, even if it is difficult. This results from the hardship of disposing of grape marc, which is considered a pollutant for the environment. In the past, the simplest option for this waste disposal was the payment of a fee around EUR 3000, ...

The study compared the categorization of three waste categories using a CNN and a Support Vector Machine and concluded that the CNN should attain higher accuracy levels than the SVM once these challenges are overcome.

A smart waste management system for university campuses that comprises several modules regardless of web or mobile platform, with the help of the Internet of Things and Cloud services, can achieve a greener and more sustainable campus environment.

After this work has been published by the Intech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are an author or editor, and the make other personal use of the work.

Facing the problem of increasing waste, scientists, foundations, and companies around the globe resulted in ideas and invented technologies to slow down the process. Sources of waste range from industrial waste (e.g., construction and demolition materials, hazardous wastes, ashes) to municipal solid waste (e.g., food wastes, paper, cardboard, plastics, textiles). Modern solutions do not focus only on technological aspects of waste management but also on sociological ones. Thanks to the Internet and social media platforms, scientists can influence ecological consciousness and awareness on a muc...

Editorial Article

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

Growing urbanisation in developing countries, population growth, and changes in human activities and consumption patterns have resulted in significant amounts of trash that must be appropriately disposed of, treated, and managed to provide a sustainable environment and a reasonable standard of life for the growing population. The aim of the paper is to design a smart dustbin for proper disposal of waste without any human intervention by providing a smart technology for waste system monitoring, reducing human time, effort, and intervention. This paper presents a smart waste bin integrated with ...

Abstract: The paper represents the website to reducethe food wastage by providing that too those who are inneed. In todays world people are wastingmore food thanconsuming, which is a huge problem. India ranks 2nd infood wasting, about 68.8 million tons of food is wasted per year. This proposal is to overcome the food wastage problem. It will works as request and response from Restaurants and NGOs. The quantity and lifetime of the food should be mentioned by the restaurants. NGOsshould collect the leftovers from Restaurants before thelifetime of food and distribute among those in need. Andthe r...

Professionals and practitioners who work to provide waste management services are keenly aware that our core missions are to safeguard public health and the environment, and to develop cost-efficient methods to achieve those ends. But sometimes younger engineers, scientists and managers (and even seasoned veterans) overlook the history of ‘the way we were’ just a few decades ago. Also, most citizens of developed countries take for granted the normally reliable collection, processing (including recycling, waste-to-energy combustion and composting systems) and disposal services that reduce waste...

In the management system of large companies, environmental protection is increasingly becoming one of the more important subsystems in terms of the generation of industrial waste. In order to manage the impact a factory's production process on the environment as efficiently as possible, it is necessary to control certain quality parameters of emissions into the environment, and activities to minimize the impact of emissions and pollution, from the moment the raw materials arrive until the product leaves the warehouse as a finished product. By analyzing the technological process, the method of ...

The authors see the most efficient incineration solution as a more appropriate method or an integrated method of hierarchical management from the generation stage to waste treatment, which brings economic advantage and risk reduction potential damages.

This paper reviews on the current techniques used for the management of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastic waste. The increasing amount of PET wastes and growing environmental concern had placed emphasis on various recycling methods such as chemical and mechanical recycling of PET waste. The focus of this review is on the various mechanical and chemical recycling methods for PET wastes. The conclusion with suggestion to the involved authority on the proper PET waste management to avoid pollution to the environment have been presented in last section.

Deli Serdang is one of the largest centers in North Sumatra for cocoa commodities. Cocoa is strong life support for residents in Candi Rejo Village, Sibiru-Biru District, Deli Serdang Regency, especially for residents in the Pendawa Farmer Group. The abundance of cocoa harvest also causes an increase in the amount of cocoa husk waste. Still, some of the problems that arise cannot be overcome due to the limitations of science and technology. Until now, the abundant cocoa husk waste has just been piled up without any efficient processing. With training and socialization on making compost made fr...

Implementing blockchain technology in waste management is a novel approach to environmental sustainability and accountability challenges in our modern world. Blockchain, a technology that enables decentralized and immutable ledgers, is now being re-imagined as a tool to revolutionize waste management. This innovative approach aims to improve waste management transparency, traceability, and efficiency, resulting in significant environmental and economic benefits. In traditional waste management systems, the tracking and disposal of waste materials are not transparent and can be vulnerable to fr...

The enhancement achieved is to analyze and implement waste segregation with the help of image classification and multi-object detection and may therefore be done more efficiently with an accuracy of 95% with a mean average of 87.4% which in turn helps significantly to reduce labor costs.

In response to Resolution 2/7 from the second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and reaffirmed in Resolution 4/7 from its fourth session, the Global Waste Management Outlook offers an updated assessment of global waste management and an analysis of data concerning municipal solid waste management worldwide. Jointly published with the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), the report evaluates three potential scenarios of municipal waste generation and management, examining their impacts on society, the environment, and the global economy. Furthermore, it presents...

The volume of waste in Indonesia especially in Palopo City increases every year, while the quality of waste management does not show good performance. The large population makes high consumption including energy needs, even though most of the national energy needs come from coal which is a source of pollutants. Waste to energy (WTE) is a modern waste management that utilizes waste into renewable energy, the conversion of waste into energy can be done with landfill gas (LFG) technology and incineration. The study aims to analyze the potential of waste management based on waste-to-energy technol...

Abstract The paper examines the role and place of green enterprises, green jobs and the environmentally sound activities of society in waste management, taking into account the waste management hierarchy with an emphasis on waste reduction and prevention. In the course of the work, a questionnaire was prepared on the role green enterprises, green jobs and the environmentally friendly activities of society play in the development of a waste management system. The TOPSIS method of multi-criteria analysis was used to assess these roles in the development of a circular economy, including in relati...

This study aims to (1) find out and analyze how the waste bank program is managed, and (2) find out and analyze how the benefits of the waste bank program are as an effort to empower the community. The type of research used is normative legal research. The data obtained from this study were secondary data obtained through a literature study, then the data obtained were analyzed qualitatively juridically through a statutory and conceptual approach. The results of this study indicate that (1) the Waste Bank in its implementation can reduce the high number of waste in the community and in the fin...

Abstract The European Union has issued action plans to reduce the production of construction waste and increase the reuse and recycling of materials in the hope of triggering a rapid transition towards a Circular Economy (CE). The management of construction and demolition waste, however, struggles to apply these measures. Our purpose, therefore, is to analyse how different actors involved in the management of waste could contribute to transform existing practices so that they respond to the shifting demands of legislation and support CE. To understand how this transformation work is performed,...

Multiple methodologies exist for the calculation, estimation, and simulation of waste generation in the construction industry as means for planning and conducting waste management. The reliability and usability of such methods has, nonetheless, not previously been evaluated. This study, therefore, investigated the existing methodologies for waste prediction through a literature review and an analysis of the identified methods using two construction cases from Denmark. Semi-structured interviews were, additionally, utilised to explain how and why waste behaviour is the way it is in the Danish c...

It is urgent that we increase global food production to support population growth. Food production requires significant resources, amongst them water and energy. Therefore, any losses of food or other agricultural products also means a waste of water and energy resources. A significant amount of these losses occurs during the postharvest stage, primarily during processing and storage. This is considered avoidable food waste. The water-energy-waste nexus (WEW), and its relationship to food production, needs to be investigated from a circular bioeconomy lens. Furthermore, alternative uses of the...

Household waste and uncontrolled urbanization management are considered major problems in African countries. In the Hodna region, the phenomenon seems to be more important in urban centers because of the huge amount of household waste generated by domestic and commercial activities. In most Algerian cities, solid waste is piled up in huge quantities in dumps and is dumped indiscriminately in waterways and public spaces. Uncontrolled urbanization, industrial development, and the evolution of lifestyle lead to increased production of waste, whereas the waste management techniques used in urban a...

Till date none of the worker handling CO VID-19 waste has acquired Healthcare associated COVID-19 infection which reflects on the soundness of the new system and the infection control practices in the Institute.

Construction waste especially material waste is one major concern for the construction projects and has important implications in terms of socioeconomic and environmental aspects for the country. Construction industry being largest consumer of raw materials derived from natural resources also produces high amount of material waste that negatively impacts the environment. The building industry alone in Malaysia has reportedly generated approximately 25,600 tonnes of construction and demolition wastes daily due to rapid development. Therefore, any means of reducing material waste will not only r...

Among the findings, it was confirmed that the concept of incineration is fading due to social opposition and is changing to a much broader concept that encompasses it, such as valorisation.

The development of the waste management system in the European Union is studied. The waste management practices in a range of the EU countries are analyzed. The main principles of solving the problem of managing waste in the EU are revealed. A comparison of indicators for waste management in the EU and Ukraine is provided. The dominant European trends among other areas of waste—“zero waste” and “circular economy”—are identified. The regulatory framework for waste management developed in Ukraine as a step towards international environmental safety standards is discussed.

Corresponding Author: ahanedar@nku.edu.tr (Asude Hanedar) Received 27 February 2021; Received in revised form 26 April 2021; Accepted 18 May 2021 Available Online 25 May 2021 Doi: https://doi.org/10.35208/ert.887751 © Yildiz Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department. All rights reserved. This paper has been presented at 5th International Symposium on Environment and Morals, 2020, Istanbul, Turkey Environmental Research & Technology

Waste collecting point is a communal waste management system with systematic sorting of waste at the source recommended by the Banda Aceh City Government to be applied to schools, namely the State Middle School 1 in Banda Aceh City. This study aims to determine the implementation of waste collecting points in an effort to overcome the problem of waste in schools. The method used in this study is the study of interviews, observations, research results, technical guidelines, journals, books, and government documents by analyzing data in a qualitative descriptive manner. The waste collecting poin...

Although they still represent less than 0.5% of global plastics pro­ duction (European Bioplastics, 2023), compostable bioplastics are found everywhere, and their amount is constantly growing. They differ from conventional plastics because of their potential to degrade under industrial composting operations, and in addi­ tion they can be made from biogenic feedstocks, even if this is not always the case. Today, in addition to bags, any kind of packaging as well as several products, can be made of compostable bio­ plastics: films wrapping fresh fruit, containers for vegetables or ice­cream, pas...

Abstract: An online waste management system is a web-based platform designed to help manage waste collection, disposal, and recycling processes. This type of system can offer many benefits, including increased efficiency, reduced costs, and improved environmental sustainability. The system typically includes features such as scheduling waste pickups, tracking waste generation, monitoring waste disposal methods, and generating reports on waste management activities. This abstract provides an overview of online waste management systems, discussing their key features and benefits. It also explore...

IoT is used to collect data and applying multi-agent deep reinforcement learning algorithms to extract meaningful insights from the data and predict waste fill levels to optimize waste collection routes.