However, the weather threat couldn't come at a worse time for the city of Houston, which announced earlier this month it was one week behind schedule on collecting junk waste. The city explained that the Houston Department of Solid Waste Management experienced higher than anticipated amounts of...
The article examines the project launched by the Houston, Texas Department of Solid Waste Management (SWM) that aims to improve employee involvement in solid waste management operations. The project adopted the Birkman Methos personality test to assess the organizational quality and effectiveness of ...
刊名:Solid waste and recycling 2000年第6期 摘要:In early 1997, the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Labour launched the "Beverage Recycling Program" under the Waste Management Control Act. The province-wide program covers all ready-to-drink beverage containers excluding milk,...
Waste management systems incorporating food waste disposers are substantially more cost-effective to operate, according to Carolyn Konheim, president of Konheim & Ketcham and William B. Pressman, former research director for New York City's Department of Water Resources. Transportation costs are the l...
The objective of this paper is to identify the best SWM practice suitable for the University of Houston Clear Lake (UHCL). To evaluate the different SWM practices, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used. The results show that waste reduction is the most appropriate SWM program f...
Trade liberalization of the food IndustryCARICOMPreferential Trade Agreement (PTAInternational Relations/TradeNo abstract is available for this item.doi:10.1016/0140-6701(95)96079-1Pemberton, Carlisle AAmes, Glenn C.WHouston, Jack EPark, Timothy A...
1995. Cellulase activity of Trichoderma reesei (```RUT 30) on municipal solid waste. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 51-52, 145-153.Sonjoy S, Bill BEX, Houston KH. Cellulase activity of Trichoderma reesei (RUT-C30) on municipal solid waste. Applied Biology, 1995, 15, 145-153....
Some driving forces (technical or economic) in waste management and the concrete industry may lead to significant outcomes in environmental justice. Funding This work is supported by the Career Development Fund at LLNL. This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy ...
It introduces phytocapping, in light of previous research, as a promising, eco-friendly and sustainable technology for municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill covers in order to reduce landfill gas and leachate generation. This paper highlights the challenges to successful phytocapping, such as ...