Refuse Disposal - Science topic

The pattern of disease that comes about due to inadequate availability and poor quality of drinking water as well as substandard sanitation and micro-environmental (drainage, sewerage, and solid waste disposal) facilities in the slums of Lucknow are investigated in this paper. It estimates the relevant health costs and catastrophic health spending...

The black soldier fly (BSF; Hermetia illucens) is used in sustainable processing of many types of organic waste. However, organic waste being decomposed by BSF produces strong odors, hindering more widespread application. The odor components and how they are produced have yet to be characterized. We found that digestion of food waste by BSF signifi...

Waste disposal is just one of the segments in solid municipal waste management system. During the entire life cycle of waste, starting from waste generation, through storage, collection, transport, recycling, treatment and disposal, several different pollutants are emitted. By disposing solid waste, non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) emits various po...

As a result of the strict environmental laws created by the worldwide community, the building industry's research is increasingly concentrated on employing secondary raw materials when developing and constructing new projects. The body of Existing research indicated the enormous possibility of employing trash and fibre as admixtures or cement subst...

Harvest agricultural products are perishable. If they cannot be sold, there will be serious grain loss and food waste. It is an important issue related to human sustainable development and urgent to address. As the most popular way of shopping, live shopping has achieved remarkable achievements, while the existing research is relatively silent on h...

This article uses a systems-thinking framework to analyze Puerto Rico’s solid waste system. Our findings were based on 36 semi-structured interviews from stakeholders that work within the solid waste system. Interviewees represented businesses, advocacy organizations, a university, and government agencies, including municipal, central, and federal...

This study investigated the disposal unit of waste management, targeting distance cover to dispose facilities in Ede town, Nigeria. Information was obtained through questionnaire administered on 259 household selected through stratified systematic random sampling. The three stratified zones based on socio-economic attributes are the core, intermedi...

The city's inability to adjust to changing circumstances is due to internal resource constraints and management restrictions. As with water pollution, traffic congestion, air and noise pollution, and solid waste disposal, Patna has been plagued by drainage concerns throughout the monsoon season (May to October). Flooding of Surcharging culverts and...

This study examined the determinants of solid waste disposal practices of residents using 398 sampled households in sixteen residential neighbourhoods of Makurdi Municipality to estimates their solid waste disposal status using multiple logit regression models (MLRMs). The descriptive statistics shows that predominantly households engage in open du...

Improper solid waste management in urban and semi-urban cities of developing countries is the source of environmental pollution and public health concern. This study aimed to assess the households' knowledge, attitudes and practices of solid waste management and associated factors in Gelemso town. A community-based cross-sectional study design was...

The paper examines the situation of housing sanitation and waste management practices in the residential core areas of Osogbo city, with a view of improving housing supply and sanitation to meet the millennium development goal on water and sanitation. It investigates the core areas of Osogbo which consists of Oja-Oba, Ita Olookan and part of Ayetor...

This research focused on assessing the effect of flooding on property values in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria. Data were collected through questionnaire instruments administered on both the residents in Ogbaru Local Government Area and registered Estate Surveying and Valuation firms in Anambra State. A total of 97 copies of t...

The treatment of municipal solid waste has different impacts on the society, economy and environment of a region. It is extremely important to select a municipal solid waste disposal method suitable for the Tibetan Plateau. In the study, social, technical, economic, environmental and municipal solid waste characteristics are selected as comprehensi...

The Chemu lagoon is not immune to pollution through chemical waste contamination, refuse disposals, and untreated household sewage, and hence has been chosen as a case study. This paper aims to assess the lagoon's level of pollution. Chemical analysis of water samples, field observations, and a structured survey questionnaire was used to assess the...

In the last few years, the mining and metallurgy industry has made concerted efforts to improve waste management through a byproduct recovery strategy, mainly focusing on developing innovative technologies to provide sustainable solutions. This strategy has seen the metallurgy industry exploit more natural resources in waste streams while reducing...

Background: Globally 1.339 billion U-5s and 79 thousand neonates aged 0-27 days were estimated to be dead due to diarrhoea. India, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Ethiopia accounts for more than half of the deaths caused by diarrhoea. Our objectives are to understand the knowledge and practices of WASH, preventive and treatment measures of diar...

Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State have constantly witnessed Rapid City growth and increased urbanization due to persistence rural-urban migration and the quest for human to meet their needs and wants. This has increased solid waste generation and unregulated dumping of solid wastes in unapproved sites. This prompted the need for this...

This article analyzes the social and environmental impacts resulting from urban occupation in a Permanent Protection Area (APP), located the Parque Alvorada, in Itapuranga (Goiás - Brasil). The methodological procedures adopted were: literature review, documentary research on legislation and technical diagnoses, and exploratory field research in th...

One of the fundamental issues of the 21 st century and one of the key tasks of a municipal administration is to manage solid waste effectively and efficiently. Cities are developing extremely, and the issue of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is becoming critical due to the growth in quantity and complexity of generated waste and the shortage of land fo...

Background: Globally, wasting threatens the lives of 50 million children under-five. In Ethiopia, wasting is not decreasing at the intended rate, but the reason remains unclear. Moreover, Bakadawula Ari district lacks scientific information regarding wasting among children. Objective: This study was conducted to determine the magnitude of wasting a...

Purpose This study aims to screen bacterial isolates from the Addis Ababa municipal solid waste dumping site (Koshe) for the biodegradation of low-density polyethylene bags and analyzes their efficiency in degrading plastic bags. Methods In this study, low-density polyethylene bag-degrading bacteria were isolated from the Koshe municipal solid was...

A new building filling materials (NBFM) using phosphogypsum and municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash is prepared in this paper. The effects of MSWI fly ash dosage and MSWI fly ash water washing pretreatment on mechanical properties, setting time, metal leaching, hydration products and microstructure of NBFM are analyzed by a range of e...

The Hospitality and Food Service (HaFS) sectors are notoriously known for their contribution to the food waste problem. Hence, there is an urgent need to devise strategies to reduce food waste in the HaFS sectors and to decarbonise their operation to help fight hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and mitigate climate change. This study...

Tuti Island is at the confluence of the White and Blue Niles and lies at the center of Greater Khartoum. The solid waste volume from houses is estimated at 20 tons, which has a significant impact on human health, the environment, and climate change. This study aims to investigate the process of solid waste management on Tuti Island. Solid waste inc...

Factors governing stakeholders' choice of gathering and disposing of solid wastes in some southwestern states of Nigeria were appraised using Iwo and Ibadan as case studies. The objectives were to determine associated challenges and recommend possible improvements. The study administered 1,400 structured questionnaires, out of which 873 (62.3%) wer...

The constitution of South Africa states that local government must provide waste management services which includes waste removal, storage and disposal services, but local municipalities with combination of urban and rural areas often struggle to find the balance in providing services to both areas. Solid waste collection frequencies are higher in...

As a basic component of the forest ecosystem, the forest structure refers to the general distribution of plant species of different life forms and sizes. The characterization of forest structure is the key to understanding the vegetation history, present status, and future development trajectory of the forest ecosystems. The Chure region of Nepal c...

Environmental solid waste bioremediation is a method of treating contaminated solid waste that involves changing ecological conditions to foster the growth of a broad spectrum of microorganisms and the destruction of the target contaminants. A wide range of microorganisms creates metabolites that may break down and change solid waste-based pollutio...

Solid waste poses a great challenge to the countries of the world, due to its impact on human life, whether health, environmental or economic, and solid waste management is one of the most important of those challenges (generation, collection, transportation, treatment, and final disposal) and it requires sustainable environmental planning, and eff...

Landfilling of solid waste has been and continues to be among the most common practices of solid waste disposal. This is particularly true for Jordan, where approximately 3.3 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) is annually generated, with 90% of the generated amount disposed into landfills. The main objective of this study is to estimate th...

One cannot deny the existence of an environmental crisis, which demands a joint, systemic and integrated action that involves several actors, public and private, which together must decide the paths to be taken to solve this problem. In this crisis, there are phenomena originating from human action that cannot be dissociated, such as: pollution, wa...

This study analyzes the challenges of water insecurity in Nigeria, especially in the Northern part of the country as a result of the gap in water education among youth. There have been different cases of water-borne diseases such as cholera in Zaria with attribution to water poisoning in wells due to lack of education on proper protection of wells....

Knuckles Mountain Range with a rich biodiversity is a one of the valuable heritages in Sri Lanka. It has a long history, since the prehistoric periods with attractive potentials for ecotourism, such as mountain peaks, crystal clear and perennial waterways, cloud forests, exquisite fauna and flora, natural bridges within the area of 160-170 km2. The...

Water pollution has become a critical issue in Kurunegala Municipal Council (KMC) area, due to the industrial effluents and solid waste disposal, open excretion, seepage of chemicals and pollutants in to the existing water bodies, which has resulted life-threatening diseases to the human. Therefore, this study is designed with the prime objective o...

Water pollution and its effects on population in Kurunegala Municipal Council Area MIF Aneesa , Fareena Ruzaik Water contamination is one of the critical issues in the Kurunegala MC area (11.32 Km2). This is the result due to the rapid urbanization, industrialization, infrastructure development, population growth and the increasing trend of float...

Municipal solid waste disposal sites act as sources of secondary pollution of the environment with waste destruction products that undergo further chemical and biochemical transformations. The research deals with the issues of quantitative assessment of greenhouse gases and persistent organic pollutants formation within municipal solid waste landfi...

Bleaching earth industrial waste is usually disposed of and landfilled in solid waste disposal. This waste is rich in calcium and sulfur content so that it has the potential as a raw material for making Calcium Nitrate fertilizer. This research aims to process bleaching earth industrial waste into calcium nitrate fertilizer which is rich in the mac...

Background Clay-basedand geosynthetic liners are generally used as hydraulic barrier in solid waste disposal facilities, mining tailing ponds, and soil-based wastewater treatment technologies, avoiding leaching of hazardous compounds to subsoil and groundwater. Water treatment sludge (WTS) is a water treatment plant (WTP) residue which due to hydra...

The rapid increase in the quantity of municipal solid waste (MSW) has made a big issue and environmental problems in the cities of Kurdistan Region (KR)-Iraq. The current study aimed to illustrate components and generation rates of MSW in seven different cities of KR namely Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok, Halabja, Semel, Ranya, Qaladize, and Koya. Remo...

The Bandar Bushehr city is located on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, which due to generated 170 tons per day per capita municipal and household solid waste, today there is a serious problem of landfill of municipal solid waste. The current waste disposal site is in the area, 4 km far from the Bandar Bushehr city. The site has been used wit...

In the semiarid coast of northeast Brazil, climate change and changes in land use in drainage basins affect river hydrodynamics and hydrochemistry, modifying the estuarine environment and its biogeochemistry and increasing the mobilization of mercury (Hg). This is particularly relevant to the largest semiarid-encroached basin of the region, the Jag...

Organic waste is one of the major components found in solid waste disposal. The increasing production of solid wastes reflects the great potential of organic wastes as one of the green energy resources. The organic wastes can be used to generate green energy resources such as biomethane via designated bioprocesses. Each bioprocess is unique and req...

Disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) has become increasingly challenging. In this study, we used life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate environmental impacts and financial performance of a new approach for MSW disposals, namely All-components Resource Recovery (AcRR), which is based on automatic sorting. We compared AcRR with the standardized W...

Manufacturing plants generate toxic waste that can be harmful to workers, the population and the atmosphere. Solid waste disposal location selection (SWDLS) for manufacturing plants is one of the fastest growing challenges in many countries. The weighted aggregated sum product assessment (WASPAS) is a unique combination of the weighted sum model an...

A study on the quality of the water consumed and on the determinants of the prevalence of typhoid fever was carried out in two health zones (Kadutu and Miti-Murhesa) of the province of south Kivu from June to September 2021.The study aimed at contributing to the advancement of scientific knowledge that can be used in the control of water-borne d...

Background Trachoma is an infectious eye disease caused by Chlamydial trachomatis . It is a major health problem in poor nations, notably in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the severity of the problem, there was a scarcity of data on trachoma prevalence and associated factors among school-aged children in Debre Tabor town following SAFE and MDA. Objec...

Sanitary landfill is the most common type of waste processing in Indonesia because it can minimize the negative impacts caused by waste and can utilize methane gas produced from the waste decomposition process. An analysis of the population projections of Kediri and waste generation was carried out to determine the waste generation at the Klotok La...

Waste incineration is regarded as an ideal method for municipal solid waste disposal (MSW), with the advantages of waste-to-energy, lower secondary pollution, and greenhouse gas emission mitigation. For incineration leachate, the information from the headspace gas that varies at different processing processes and might be useful for chemical analys...

Due to the increasing volume of waste and the increasingly complex administration of its collection and disposal, solid waste management is quickly becoming a demanding issue for municipalities all over the world. Benchmarking the effectiveness of municipal solid waste management is critical for assessing municipalities’ resource management perform...

Urban waste disposal is a problem that poses a major challenge to city planners as a result of rapid population growth and urbanization. Finding suitable sites for solid waste is one of the most important solutions developed globally to manage this problem. In this regard, a set of physical, socio-economic and technological criteria must be conside...

Citation: Ishi T, Tyavyar E.M, Nomkpev W.A. Determinants of household solid waste disposal practices in the residential neighbourhoods of a rapidly growing urban area in Nigeria. Environ Waste Management Recycling. 2022;5(5):121 This study examined the determinants of solid waste disposal practices of residents using 398 sampled households in sixte...

Assessment of water physico-chemical parameters of surface water in a section of the Upper Nun River, around Agbere, Sampou and Odi, in Bayelsa State, Nigeria was carried out. Water samples were collected biweekly in triplicates for three months using water sampling bottles. The physicochemical water quality parameters determined in this study incl...

Coal fly ash (CFA) is one of the major pollutants around the whole world. At the same time, incense stick ash (ISA) is another waste that is generated in huge amounts in Southeast Asia. Both of these wastes are rich in different types of minerals; for instance, CFA is rich in alumina, silica, and ferrous, while incense sticks ash is rich in calcium...

Built in the early 18th century on the banks of the Saint-François River (Quebec, QC, Canada), the fortified Jesuit mission of Saint-François-de-Sales was an important Abenaki centre during the colonial period. Between 2010 and 2021, archaeological excavations conducted by the Waban-Aki Nation led to the discovery of the mission’s remains at the Fo...

In 2011 and 2012, Sønderskov Museum investigated an area of 65,000 m2 at Nørre Holsted, between Esbjerg and Vejen. The investigation revealed a multitude of features and structures dating from several periods, including extensive settlement remains from the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age. Excavations have also been carried out in this area previousl...

Around 90% of municipal solid waste in India is treated improperly at open dumps and landfills, posing a severe threat to public health. Landfills are an annoyance whose presence causes uncertainty, stress, and dissatisfaction in neighboring residential areas. This research investigates the perceived impact of exposure to landfills on health in ter...

Solid waste disposal is significantly important to maintain normal operation of both natural and artificial ecosystems. In this study, a kinetic model of solid waste treatment unit (SWTU) was upfront developed based on microbial ecology, system dynamics, cybernetics and digital simulation, which accurately described the relationships and interactio...

Solid waste dumping sites (SWDS) are locations utilized for disposing of both biodegradable and nonbiodegradable waste; however, these sites either directly or indirectly impact the water quality through leaching. The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of solid waste disposal on the groundwater of quaternary shallow water aquifers in th...

Solid waste management in low-income and medium countries is a critical issue because of financial problems and a lack of practice in appropriate technology. The practice used for solid waste disposal in the majority of Ethiopian towns was a traditional approach such as dumping into river water, roadside diversion ditches, and open field disposal....

Composting is one of the forms of organic solid waste disposal due to its environmental compatibility. Recently, composting has been obtained by the use of facultative reactors. The objectives of this review are to present recent research on facultative composting, focusing on mechanisms, substrates, process amelioration, economy, and environmental...

Based on a field monitored dataset measured at landfill #1 over 21 years, the characteristics of settlement coupling mechanical creep and biodegradation and the residual settlement were analyzed. Since landfill #1 is a multi-stage municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill where dykes are constructed after landfilling for subsequent waste fills, the wast...

Background: Globally childhood diarrhoeal diseases continue to be the second leading cause of death, while in Ethiopia it kills half-million under-five children each year. Sanitation, unsafe water and personal hygiene are responsible for 90% of the occurrence. Thus, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of diarrheal disea...

The quantitative and qualitative stress on groundwater resources has been witnessed across the globe. The current study assesses the groundwater quality of Tirunelveli district which faces the hazard of groundwater contamination through seepage of toxins, considering the open dumping of huge volumes of solid waste. The findings from this study conf...

Many research is aimed at improving municipal solid waste disposal and producing usable energy. Pyrolysis technology not only decreases the volume of municipal solid waste, but it also produces pyrolysis oil, pyrolysis gas, and carbon, all of which have a high calorific value and are widely used in industrial activities. This article focuses on the...

Mycotoxins in food are hazardous for animal and human health, resulting in food waste and exacerbating the critical global food security situation. In addition, they affect commerce, particularly the incomes of rural farmers. The grave consequences of these contaminants require a comprehensive strategy for their elimination to preserve consumer saf...

Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens, L.) larvae are characterized by their ability to convert a variety of organic matter from food waste into a sustainable source of food (e.g., protein). This study aimed to evaluate the use of attenuated total reflectance (ATR) mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy to monitor changes in the composition as well as to c...

Management at a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (MSWLF) is necessary to save the environment from pollution. MSWLF, which previously used a sanitary landfill system, has changed to an open dumping system. An open dumping system can cause decay to the environment. This study aims to compare municipal solid waste disposal site management in two differ...

Nowadays, improper solid waste disposal is a severe issue due to its impacts on environment, social, and economic sustainability. This manuscript aims to identify the knowledge and awareness of the rural community in Kg Tok Uban, Pasir Mas, Kelantan about solid waste disposal. Besides that, the socio-demographic factors that influence the knowledge...

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions prevent and control disease in humanitarian response. To inform future funding and policy priorities, WASH ‘gaps’ were gathered from 220 focus group discussions with people affected by crisis and WASH practitioners, 246 global survey respondents, and 614 documents. After extraction, 2,888 (48%) ga...

Recycling is one of the practical approaches in reducing solid waste disposal directly into landfills. Unfortunately, the recycling practices among the B40 community in urban areas of Kelantan are low compared to other states. Therefore, this study focused on identifying the recyclables generated by the B40 community and examined their knowledge an...