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A review of waste management in Brazil and Portugal: Waste-to-energy as pathway for sustainable development
(2021-11-01)
In this study, projections and current status of municipal solid waste generation worldwide and its collection, final destination, and waste-to-energy technologies are reviewed. Firstly, an overview of waste generation ...
Guidelines for solid waste management: Overcoming challenges and exploit opportunities
(2021-08-18)
Approximately one million people die each year in the world because of chemical contamination caused by solid waste disposal. From 1991 to 2000, the amount of solid waste produced in the world was 0.68 billion tons, from ...
Waste management. The disconnection between normative and SMEs reality
(MDPI, 2021)
Waste generation is a critical factor in global environmental degradation, where SMEs
have been historically relevant yet underestimated. This study covers the issue of the disconnection
between the normative and SMEs ...
Evaluation and quantification of household wastes sent for recycling through a selective waste collection system
(2016-03-01)
Studies on solid waste production and composition can provide information to underpin the implementation and/or expansion of selective waste collection systems. This paper presents data about household solid wastes disposed ...
Life cycle assessment as a diagnostic and planning tool for waste management-a case study in a Brazilian municipality
(2018-08-01)
This paper discusses an evaluation of the environmental impacts of a Municipal Solid Waste Management System using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), with a view to the proposal of improvement actions, the support of decision-making ...
Waste Management Plan For Higher Education Institutions In Developing Countries: The Continuous Improvement Cycle Model
(Elsevier Sci LtdOxford, 2017)