Selecting appropriate equipment to sample wastes is a challenging task due to the uncertainty of the physical characteristics and nature of the wastes. It may… Read More »Waste Sampling Equipment and Waste Sampling Procedures
Modernisation and progress has had its share of disadvantages and one of the main aspects of concern is the pollution it is causing to the… Read More »Health Impacts of Solid Wastes
Why collect waste samples? There are a wide variety of reasons for collecting samples and various sampling strategies for different situations. It is important that… Read More »Rationale for Waste Sampling and Techniques
Infections Skin and blood infections resulting from direct contact with waste, and from infected wounds Eye and respiratory infections resulting from exposure to infected dust,… Read More »Occupational Hazards associated with Waste Handling
Poor solid waste management can pose a serious risk to human health. The improper management of solid wastes represents a source of environmental pollution, and… Read More »Specific Effects of Solid waste on Human Health
Imagine what will happen if we all throw garbage, junk and rubbish away anyhow. Imagine there was no authority to supervise waste management activities from… Read More »Effects of Solid Waste on the Environment
Experience has shown that designing one neatly-packaged, systematic approach for communities to achieve the greatest possible measure of IWM benefits may be difficult. However, the… Read More »Guiding Principles of Integrated Waste Management
Integrated waste management provides a new approach to solid waste. It seeks to keep products, the materials and energy embodied in their manufacture, and the… Read More »Benefits of Integrated Waste Management
IWM and Local Economies: There are several ways to describe integrated waste management and its benefits. Perhaps the best way for our purposes is to… Read More »Practical Applications of IWM for Rural Communities
Energy is used to transform raw materials into a corrugated cardboard box. The first consideration for the box in a waste management planning process is… Read More »Integrated Waste Management (IWM): The Case of the Corrugated Box
What is Integrated Waste Management? Integrated Waste Management, or IWM, is a tool to determine the most energy-efficient, least-polluting ways to deal with the various… Read More »Concept Integrated Waste Management (IWM)
1) In Industrialised Countries; Perhaps in no field of municipal solid waste management are the differences between the industrialised countries and the developing countries so… Read More »The Different Systems of Waste Reduction
Waste minimisation at household level can be achieved by the adoption of a variety of strategies. But in a domestic situation, the potential for minimisation… Read More »Household Waste Minimisation Guide
Waste minimisation involves all processes and techniques applied to preclude as much as possible or reduce to the barest minimum the occurrence of waste and… Read More »Key Concepts in Municipal Waste Reduction
Traditionally, waste is viewed as an unnecessary element arising from the activities of any industry. In reality, waste is a misplaced resource, existing at a… Read More »Definition and 5 Processes of Waste Minimization (Waste Minimisation)
The waste minimisation is based on different techniques. These techniques are classified as shown in the figure below. Fig.: Schematic Diagram of Waste Minimisation Techniques… Read More »3 Classification of Waste Minimisation (WM) Techniques
In affluent countries, the main motivations for waste reduction are frequently related to the high cost and scarcity of suitable sites associated with the establishment… Read More »Importance of Waste Reduction
Experience has shown that designing one neatly-packaged, systematic approach for communities to achieve the greatest possible measure of integrated waste management benefits may be difficult.… Read More »8 Guiding Principles of Integrated Waste Management (IWM)
