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)
There are several ways to describe integrated waste management and its benefits. Perhaps the best way for our purposes is to look at the effect… Read More »Practical Applications of Integrated Waste Management for Rural Communities
Integrated Waste Management, or IWM, is a tool to determine the most energy-efficient, least-polluting ways to deal with the various components and items of a… Read More »Concept Integrated Waste Management (IWM)
The fuel efficiency of cattle dung is 11% and that of Biogas from same dung is 60%, Biogas technology holds promise of revolutionizing energy scene-conserving… Read More »Fuel Efficiency of Biogas and Biogas Plant Construction
We have previously described most conventional methods/technologies for solid waste treatment available to all especially in the third world or developing economies. We shall use… Read More »Other Methods/Technologies for Solid Waste Treatment
In our earlier discussions of solid waste concept, we noted that the history of waste is closely tied to the varied activities undertaken by man… Read More »Traditional Solid Waste Disposal Methods
The hygienic storage of refuse is achieved through the following: The provision of adequate and sufficient number of containers (waste bins) to hold to hold… Read More »Criteria for Hygienic Storage of Solid Waste
A typical waste management system in a low- or middle-income country includes the following elements: Waste generation and storage Segregation, reuse, and recycling at the… Read More »Elements of Solid Waste Management Processes
