Climate Protection Potential in the Waste Management Sector Examples: Municipal Waste and Waste Wood
Land pollution leads to the loss of tens of billions of tons of topsoil every year. Topsoil is where most of Earth’s biological soil activity happens. (Image: Wikipedia) There are three main types of waste materials that contaminate the land: Municipal refuse, which we also callmunicipal sol...
Throughout history, four basic methods for managing wastes have been used: dumping; incineration (burning); recycling; and waste prevention. How these four methods are utilized depends on the kind of wastes being managed. Municipal solid waste is much different than industrial, agricultural, or min...
waste bins, these sensors help optimize waste collection routes, reducing unnecessary trips and improving the efficiency of municipal waste management. This real-time data allows for dynamic scheduling of pickups, saving time, reducing fuel consumption, and ensuring bins are emptied before they overflow...
The largest category of nondurable goods is paper products. In 2018, the US Environmental Protection Agency recorded 50.4 million tons of nondurable goods made from paper in municipal solid waste, making up 17.3% of total waste generated. Paper goods include items like paper cups, napkins, and ...
Biomass renewable resources include wood and wood waste, agricultural crops and waste (which are mainly used for biofuel), municipal waste including paper, cotton, food, and yard waste, and animal manure and sewage.8 Biofuel refers to liquid fuels and blending components produced from feedstock bio...
Use of aged refuse-based bioreactor/biofilter for landfill leachate treatment Sanitary landfilling is a proven way for disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) in developed countries in general and in developing countries in particula... M Hassan,B Xie - 《Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology》 被引...
These descriptions, selected from the Examples of Programs for Cities database, show the many ways in which cities are recycling, and the variety of materials being recycled. Member cities and state municipal leagues may request additional research on this or other topics by calling the Municipal ...
municipal governments often limit how much rent alandlordcan collect fromtenantsand the amount by which they can increase these rents each year. These price controls are intended to make housing more affordable. The U.S. government also set price caps onenergy pricesduring times of crisis, includ...
A toll revenue bond is a type of municipalsecuritythat is normally used to fund the construction of a public project, such as a bridge, a tunnel, or an expressway. It can also fund plannedinfrastructurerenewal projects, such as rest stops and parks along toll roads. Bondholders are promised...