Access to society journal content varies across our titles. Journal of solid waste technology and management rg journal impact. Municipal solid waste management solid waste management swm is far from a new phenomenon in india. Estimation of waste componentspecific landfill decay. Introduction olid waste refers to the refuse, the solid and semi. Waste management is been a vital environmental issue since last few decades. Epa landfill gas emissions model treats municipal solid waste msw as a homogeneous waste with one decay rate. If these quantities are added, the solid waste production rate reaches 45 kg per capita per day 100 lb. Journal of solid waste technology and management rg. It is, however, only in the last few years that the waste issue has moved up on the. Problems of solid waste management in indian cities.
All articles published in the journal during its time with springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. The journal of solid waste technology and management. The journal of material cycles and waste management has a twofold focus. The importance of recycling in solid waste management. Journal scope waste management is devoted to the presentation and discussion of information on solid waste generation, characterization, minimization, collection, separation, recycling, treatment and disposal, as well as manuscripts that address solid waste management policy, education, and economic and environmental assessments. Society demands that waste management must be sustainable. International journal of recycling of organic waste in agriculture is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. Chair of waste processing technology and waste management avaw, montanuniversitaet leoben, austria view orcid profile. Landfill design needs to consider dynamic properties for safety not only under static conditions, but also under dynamic loading conditions. If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box. The present study represents that the waste generation rate in indian cities ranges between 200870 gramsday, depending upon the regions lifestyle and the size of the city. The journal of solid waste technology and management profile.
International journal of environment and waste management from inderscience publishers, with sister publications ijep, ijetm and ijgenvi, provides comprehensive coverage of environmental issues. High population growth rate and increase of economic activities in the urban areas of developing countries combined with the lack of training in modern solid waste management practices complicate the e orts to improve the solid waste. Thus, the priority of a waste management system 9 must always be the provision of a. Ijewm is a refereed reference and authoritative source of information in the field of environmental and waste management together with its sister publications ijep, ijetm and ijgenvi, it provides a comprehensive coverage of environmental issues. The journal of solid waste technology and management formerly the journal of resource management and technology volumes 1222 formerly ncrr bulletin volumes 111 august 20 volume 39 number 3 161 distribution and bioavailability of metals in gasoline contaminated sites in lagos, nigeria. Journal of material cycles and waste management home.
An integrated programme for municipal solid waste management. Improper disposal of municipal solid waste can create unsanitary conditions, pollution, and outbreaks of disease. There are quite a few options in selecting the technology for the purpose of managing the solid waste. Only open access journals only scielo journals only wos journals. We are committed to sharing findings related to covid19 as quickly and safely as possible. Solid waste is the useless, unwanted and discarded material resulting from day to day activities in the community. The paper deals with the idea of recycling as a means of solid waste treatment and explores whether such an approach is commendable or not. The journal of solid waste technology and management formerly the journal of resource management and technology volumes 12 22. Chapter 7 solid waste management solid waste refers here to all nonliquid wastes. Municipal solid waste generation, composition, and management. Solid waste list of high impact articles ppts journals. Common waste management practices include landfilling, biological treatment, incineration, and recycling all boasting advantages and disadvantages.
Some of the important aspects of waste management, such as. Request pdf the journal of solid waste technology and management waste management value chains within the low income communities. The basics of solid waste management although the terms solid waste, refuse, garbage, and trash are often used interchangeably, solid waste professionals distinguish between them. The current methane generation model used by the u. Municipal solid waste generation, composition, and. Eawag department sanitation water and solid waste for development, duebendorf, switzerland. With the lack of space for new landfills, wastetoenergy incineration is playing an increasingly important role in waste management. Journal of solid waste technology and management, 2, 7383. Most household waste in rural areas is organic, with little inorganic material, and is nontoxic. Solid waste technology and management, 2 volume set wiley. Incineration of msw from chinese cities presents some unique challenges because of its low calorific value 3000.
The impact factor measures the average number of citations received in a particular year by papers published in the journal during the two preceding years. Laboratoryscale rate constants, klab, for the major biodegradable msw components were. Solid waste management and recycling technology of japan. Oketola and others published the journal of solid waste technology and management find. Solid waste can create significant health problems and a very unpleasant living environment if not disposed of safely and. The journal addresses various types of solid wastes including municipal e. However, no person may present more than two papers at the conference. The proper management of solid waste needs appropriate technology, which is economically affordable, socially accepted and environmentally friendly.
Journal of environmental waste management and recycling. The 31th international conference on solid waste technology and management philadelphia, pa u. Integrated solid waste management in germany summary germany has legislation, regulations, and ordinances requiring that the management of municipal solid waste msw be conducted in an integrated manner. Pdf public awareness about solid waste management in.
Ministers secretariat, waste management and recycling department policy planning division, o. Problems of solid waste management in indian cities vijay kumar, dr r. An investigation into solid waste problem in the egyptian construction industry. Residential solid waste accounts for slightly less than half the total. In general this does not include excreta, although sometimes nappies and the faeces of young children may be mixed with solid waste. The paper attempts to understand the important role played by the formal sector engaged in waste management in our country. Thus the most important processes are quantification and characterization of all the sustainable solid waste management systems according to senzige, et al.
We will be providing unlimited waivers of publication charges for accepted articles related to covid19. University of science and technology, murthal, sonepat, haryana professor, department of architecture, m. Chapter 7 solid waste management european commission. To introduce the reader to the solid waste management field, an overview of municipal solid waste problems, sources, collection, resource recovery, and disposal methods are presented in this paper.
It covers both engineeringtechnical and management solutions. However, componentspecific decay rates are required to evaluate the effects of changes in waste composition on methane generation. Science and engineering presents the latest on the rapid increase in volume and types of solid and hazardous wastes that have resulted from economic growth, urbanization, and industrialization and how they have challenged national and local governments to ensure effective and sustainable management of these waste products. Jsan free fulltext iotbased solid waste management. Pandit professor, faculty of architecture and planning d. Solid and liquid waste management in rural areas introduction. Waste management is devoted to the presentation and discussion of information on solid waste generation, characterization, minimization, collection. Waste management is devoted to the presentation and discussion of information on solid waste generation, characterization, minimization, collection, separation, treatment and disposal, as well as manuscripts that address waste management policy, education, and economic and environmental assessments. To submit a paper for possible publication, please comply with the following requirements.
Solid waste management issue is the biggest challenge to the authorities of both. Solid wastes management begins with a focus on processing municipal and similar commercial, as well as industrial wastes. Advances in recycling and waste management open access. The problems faced by city dwellers in dealing with their solid wastes are shown to have changed remarkably little during this period. International journal of recycling of organic waste in. Managing america s solid waste chicago state university. Solid waste and refuse are synonyms that refer to any of a variety of materials that are rejected or discarded as useless. Solidwaste management, the collecting, treating, and disposing of solid material that is discarded because it has served its purpose or is no longer useful. Published on behalf of the international solid waste association iswa topics include.
The integrated management of msw in germany is to be accomplished in accordance with a hierarchy, most recently articulated and clarified in. Due to its harmful effects to humans and to the environment as well, it becomes important to manage these waste. There are technologies available to segregate in the dump. Municipal waste is a challenge to every developed or developing or under developed countries. Because of its environmentfriendliness, composting is a highly suitable method of waste management in rural areas. It is estimated that the amount of solid waste per capita is around 500 kilograms per year. The study also shows that the per capita waste generation is increasing.
For sustainable management of solid waste, effective planning and development strategies about the quantity and categories of such wastes are of great importance. Waste management the aim of sustainable waste management is to reduce waste formation and to use resources more efficiently and rationally, ensuring that the waste of one sector is used as a raw material in another sector. The responsibility for contents rests upon the authors and not upon the university. Journal of solid waste technology and management rg journal. This work is original and could be further extended. International journal of environment and waste management. Instructions to authors the journal of solid waste. Solid waste management challenges in urban areas of ghana. Research article assessment of municipal solid waste. The journal of solid waste technology and management, is published by widener university school of engineering.