scholarly journals Landfill Lifespan Estimation: A Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
T. Akyen ◽  
C. B. Boye ◽  
Y. Y. Ziggah
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Landfill Site Selection ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Future Value ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
The Many ◽  
Value Of Money

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is one of the most serious environmental challenges facing the world at large due to the decomposing effect from the toxic gases being released into the environment by the MSW. The siting of landfill in any environment is a vital consideration that must be looked at due to the many factors such as the lifespan of the landfill, site selection, design, construction, operation and management. For this reason, it is important to estimate the lifespan of landfill accurately so as to explore the risk involved in acquiring new lands for landfills. Moreover, it is also necessary to consider proper methodology for estimating the lifespan of landfills. Based on these factors enumerated, various researchers have performed several laboratory tests in order to conclude on appropriate model that could be used to predict the lifespan of modern landfills. Mathematical models or expressions have also been suggested in literature as an alternative approach to the estimation of landfills lifespan. This research used the future value of money equation to estimate the lifespan of the Aboso landfill in Tarkwa, Ghana. The result showed that the landfill could operate for the next twelve years before it could exhaust its usefulness. Keywords: Landfill, Municipal Solid Waste, Lifespan Estimation

Using a Carbon Balance to Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation From Municipal Solid Waste Management

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Bahor ◽  
Keith Weitz ◽  
Andrew Szurgot
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Carbon Balance ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Changes Over Time

Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is internationally recognized for its potential to be both a source and mitigation technology for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Historically, GHG emission estimates have relied upon quantitative knowledge of various MSW components and their carbon contents, information normally presented in waste characterization studies. Aside from errors associated with such studies, existing data do not reflect changes over time or from location to location and are therefore limited in their utility for estimating GHG emissions and mitigation due to proposed projects. This paper presents an alternative approach to estimate GHG emissions and mitigation using the concept of a carbon balance, where key carbon quantities are determined from operational measurements at modern municipal waste combustors (MWCs).

scholarly journals Municipal solid waste management and landfill site selection in Greece: irrationality versus efficiency

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-161 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Landfill Site ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Disposal Site ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Landfill Site Selection ◽  
Msw Management

Municipal solid waste (MSW) collection and disposal is a major problem of urban environment in the world today. MSW management solutions have to be technologically feasible, legally and socially acceptable and environmentally and financially sustainable. European policy is pushing to a rational management of natural resources; a promising technological perspective today is waste valorization, a process that becomes possible through sorting at the source, combined with material recycling and waste-to-energy methods. On the other hand, technologies like mechanical sorting, or disposal of MSW in landfills do not really improve MSW management efficiency. Landfills should become the ultimate disposal site of a few inert residuals from MSW valorization. Despite all this, conventional landfills for disposal of mixed MSW are still being constructed, with landfill site selection being a major social problem due to the lack of public acceptance; objectivity in landfill site selection is therefore extremely important. In Greece, we find several examples of inefficient MSW management and curious landfill site selection. In this paper, we criticize environmental policy issues for MSW management in Greece and identify weak points in the criteria used for the selection of landfill sites. We conclude that there is a real need for rational MSW management based on high quality scientific input.

The Challenges Faced in the Collection and Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management: A Case Study of Sanghar City

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-72
Author(s):  
Laraib Bhatti ◽  
Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur ◽  
Irfan Ahmed Memon ◽  
Imtiaz Ahmed Chandio ◽  
Fahad Ahmed Shaikh
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
Indiscriminate Disposal ◽  
The City

The rapid increase in urbanization and population, is generating massive solid waste (SW) in cities. Mismanagement of MSW collection is creating, health hazards, socio-economic problems, and deteriorating environments. This research aimed to examine the SWM problems and to identify SWM issues through the inhabitant's perspective and to propose a sustainable method to control, collect, treat, utilize and disposing of Municipal SW in Sanghar City. Hence, the objective of this study is to achieve through cluster sampling, For the residential questionnaire study, a sample size of 384 was obtained and descriptive statistics and regression and correlation analysis methods have been used to evaluate the data collected. As a result, the collection of MSW is quite inappropriate and constricted to the influential area and solid waste keeps on scattered throughout the remaining areas. In recent years, mismanagement MSW has become a major problem in Sanghar city. The key problems of SW in the city are indiscriminate disposal, improper collection, inadequate storage, and insufficient facilities. To address these issues, the management of the disposal of SW must be carried out with the complete participation of the respective communities.

Policy Planning Using Genetic Algorithms Combined with Simulation: The Case of Municipal Solid Waste

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 757-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan D Linton ◽  
Julian Scott Yeomans ◽  
Reena Yoogalingam
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Policy Option ◽  
Design Phase ◽  
Policy Planning ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
The Many ◽  
Case Data ◽  
Genetic Algorithm Procedure

Previous research had introduced a genetic algorithm procedure for creating alternative policy options for municipal solid waste (MSW) management planning. These alternatives were generated during the design phase of planning, with the final policy determined in subsequent comparative analysis. However, because of the many uncertain factors that exist within MSW systems, this earlier procedure cannot be applied to situations containing such stochastic components. In this paper, it is shown that a generic algorithm approach can be simultaneously combined with simulation to incorporate these stochastic elements in the policy option generation phase; thereby permitting uncertainty to be directly integrated into the construction of the alternatives during the planning-design phase. This procedure is applied to case data taken from the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It can be shown that this procedure extends the earlier approach and provides many practical planning benefits for problems when uncertain conditions are present.

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