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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives, Volume 8: Appendix F--Landfills

Description: While the preceding appendices have focused on the thermochemical approaches to managing municipal solid waste (MSW), this appendix and those that follow on composting and anaerobic digestion address more of the bioconversion process technologies. Landfilling is the historical baseline MSW management option central to every community's solid waste management plan. It generally encompasses shredfills, balefills, landfill gas recovery, and landfill mining. While landfilling is virtually universal… more
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Integrated solid waste management in Japan

Description: The Japanese, through a combination of public policy, private market conditions, a geographic necessity, practice integrated municipal solid waste (MSW) management. The approach of MSW management in Japan is as follows: The basic concept of refuse treatment consists of recycling discharged refuse into usable resources, reusing such resources as much as possible, and then treating or disposing of the usable portion into a sanitary condition. Considering the difficulty of procuring land or seasid… more
Date: October 1993
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Field evaluation of natural gas and dry sorbent injection for MWC emissions control

Description: The Institute of Gas Technology (IGT), in cooperation with the Olmsted Waste-to-Energy Facility (OWEF) and with subcontracted engineering services from the Energy and Environmental Research Corporation (EER), has completed the detailed engineering and preparation of construction specifications for an Emissions Reduction Testing System (ERTS). The ERTS has been designed for retrofit to one of two 100-ton/day municipal waste combustors at the OWEF, located in Rochester, Minnesota. The purpose of … more
Date: October 1993
Creator: Wohadlo, S.; Abbasi, H. & Cygan, D.
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Waste-to-energy in the United States: Socioeconomic factors and the decision-making process

Description: Municipal solid waste (MSW) combustion with energy recovery, commonly called waste-to-energy (WTE), was adopted by many US communities during the 1980s to manage their growing quantities of MSW. Although less than one percent of all US MSW was burned to retrieve its heat energy in 1970, WTE grew to account for 16 percent of MSW in 1990, and many experts forecasted that WTE would be used to manage as much as half of all garbage by the turn of the century. However, the growth of WTE has been redu… more
Date: October 1993
Creator: Curlee, T. R.; Schexnayder, S. M.; Vogt, D. P.; Wolfe, A. K.; Kelsay, M. P. & Feldman, D. L.
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Mercury emissions from municipal solid waste combustors. An assessment of the current situation in the United States and forecast of future emissions

Description: This report examines emissions of mercury (Hg) from municipal solid waste (MSW) combustion in the United States (US). It is projected that total annual nationwide MSW combustor emissions of mercury could decrease from about 97 tonnes (1989 baseline uncontrolled emissions) to less than about 4 tonnes in the year 2000. This represents approximately a 95 percent reduction in the amount of mercury emitted from combusted MSW compared to the 1989 mercury emissions baseline. The likelihood that routin… more
Date: May 1993
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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives. Volume 1: Report Text

Description: This report provides data for use in evaluating the proven technologies and combinations of technologies that might be considered for managing municipal solid waste (MSW). It covers five major methods for MSW management in common use today: Landfilling; Mass combustion for energy recovery; Production of refuse-derived fuel (RDF); Collection/separation of recyclables; and Composting. It also provides information on three MSW management technologies that are not widely used at present: Anaerobic … more
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data summary of municipal solid waste management alternatives. Executive summary

Description: This study was initiated to compile publicly available data on the five major options commonly used for municipal solid waste MSW management today: Landfilling, mass burning for energy recovery, production and combustion of refuse-derived fuel (RDF), and composting. The report also provides some data on energy, environmental releases, and economics for the following less commonly used options: Anaerobic digestion, coining of RDF with coal, gasification/pyrolysis. Because no commercial anaerobic… more
Date: August 1992
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RD & D priorities for energy production and resource conservation from municipal solid waste

Description: This report identifies research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) needs and priorities associated with municipal solid waste (MSW) management technologies that conserve or produce energy or resources. The changing character of MSW waste management and the public`s heightened awareness of its real and perceived benefits and costs creates opportunities for RD&D in MSW technologies. Increased recycling, for example, creates new opportunities for energy, chemicals, and materials recovery. New … more
Date: August 1992
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives, Volume 4: Appendix B--RDF Technologies

Description: This appendix contains background information, technical descriptions, economic data, mass and energy balances, and information on environmental releases for the refuse derived fuels (RDF) option in municipal solid waste management alternatives. Demonstration programs at St. Louis, Missouri; Franklin, Ohio; and Delaware are discussed. Information on pellet production and cofiring with coal is also presented.
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives, Volume 7: Appendix E--Material Recovery/Material Recycling Technologies

Description: The enthusiasm for and commitment to recycling of municipal solid wastes is based on several intuitive benefits: Conservation of landfill capacity; Conservation of non-renewable natural resources and energy sources; Minimization of the perceived potential environmental impacts of MSW combustion and landfilling; Minimization of disposal costs, both directly and through material resale credits. In this discussion, ``recycling`` refers to materials recovered from the waste stream. It excludes scra… more
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives. Volume 9: Appendix G--Composting

Description: Composting of municipal solid waste (MSW) is experiencing a dramatic resurgence in the US. Several factors are driving this interest in composting including landfill closures, resistance to siting of new landfills and combustion facilities, public support for recycling, and, in general, the overall costs of waste disposal. Starting with only one demonstration project operating in 1980, the total number of projects in the US has increased to sixteen by July 1991. There are approximately 100 proj… more
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives, Volume 2: Exhibits

Description: The overall objective of the study in this report was to gather data on waste management technologies to allow comparison of various alternatives for managing municipal solid waste (MSW). The specific objectives of the study were to: 1. Compile detailed data for existing waste management technologies on costs, environmental releases, energy requirements and production, and coproducts such as recycled materials and compost. Identify missing information necessary to make energy, economic, and env… more
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives, Volume 6: Appendix D--Pyrolysis and Gasification of MSW

Description: This Appendix summarizes information available in the open literature describing the technology and operating experierice of pyrolysis technology as applied to the management of municipal solid waste (MSW). The literature search, which emphasized the time frame of greatest activity in MSW pyrolysis (i.e., the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s), focused on the scale of application, material feedstock, technical limitations and economic considerations. Smaller scale facilities, either laboratory/researc… more
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives. Volume 1: Report Text

Description: This report provides data for use in evaluating the proven technologies and combinations of technologies that might be considered for managing municipal solid waste (MSW). It covers five major methods for MSW management in common use today: Landfilling; Mass combustion for energy recovery; Production of refuse-derived fuel (RDF); Collection/separation of recyclables; and Composting. It also provides information on three MSW management technologies that are not widely used at present: Anaerobic … more
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives, Volume 12: Numerically Indexed Bibliography

Description: This appendix contains the numerically indexed bibliography for the complete group of reports on municipal solid waste management alternatives. The list references information on the following topics: mass burn technologies, RDF technologies, fluidized bed combustion, pyrolysis and gasification of MSW, materials recovery- recycling technologies, sanitary landfills, composting and anaerobic digestion of MSW.
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives, Volume 10: Appendix H--Anaerobic Digestion of MSW

Description: While municipal solid waste (MSW) thermoconversion and recycling technologies have been described in Appendices A through E, this appendix addresses the role of bioconversion technologies in handling the organic fraction in MSW and sewage sludge. Much of the organic matter in MSW, consisting mainly of paper, food waste, and yard waste, has potential for conversion, along with sewage sludge, through biochemical processes to methane and carbon dioxide providing a measurable, renewable energy reso… more
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives, Volume 8: Appendix F--Landfills

Description: While the preceding appendices have focused on the thermochemical approaches to managing municipal solid waste (MSW), this appendix and those that follow on composting and anaerobic digestion address more of the bioconversion process technologies. Landfilling is the historical baseline MSW management option central to every community`s solid waste management plan. It generally encompasses shredfills, balefills, landfill gas recovery, and landfill mining. While landfilling is virtually universal… more
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives, Volume 11: Alphabetically Indexed Bibliography

Description: This appendix contains the alphabetically indexed bibliography for the complete group of reports on municipal waste management alternatives. The references are listed for each of the following topics: mass burn technologies, RDF technologies, fluidized-bed combustion, pyrolysis and gasification of MSW, materials recovery- recycling technologies, sanitary landfills, composting, and anaerobic digestion of MSW.
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives, Volume 5: Appendix C--Fluidized-Bed Combustion

Description: This appendix provides information on fluidized-bed combustion (FBC) technology as it has been applied to municipal waste combustion (MWC). A review of the literature was conducted to determine: (1) to what extent FBC technology has been applied to MWC, in terms of number and size of units was well as technology configuration; (2) the operating history of facilities employing FBC technology; and (3) the cost of these facilities as compared to conventional MSW installations. Where available in t… more
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives. Volume 3: Appendix A--Mass Burn Technologies

Description: This appendix on Mass Burn Technologies is the first in a series designed to identify, describe and assess the suitability of several currently or potentially available generic technologies for the management of municipal solid waste (MSW). These appendices, which cover eight core thermoconversion, bioconversion and recycling technologies, reflect public domain information gathered from many sources. Representative sources include: professional journal articles, conference proceedings, selected… more
Date: October 1992
Creator: SRI International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Polyvinyl chloride plastics in municipal solid waste combustion. Impact upon dioxin emissions: A synthesis of views

Description: This report examines the issue of whether the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics content of municipal solid waste (MSW) is a significant contributor to emissions of chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (dioxins) that are associated with MSW combustion. Indications based on a consideration of this issue are developed through a synthesis of available information. While there is convincing experimental evidence that various conditions can cause production of dioxins when PVC is thermally treated, a fundam… more
Date: April 1993
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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