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The environmental pyramid: a new way to deal with solid toxic waste
Schuiling, R.D. - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 8 (2008) 3, pp. 256-261
Our society produces large volumes of solid waste, including toxic chemical waste. For toxic solids, the current disposal practice is to dump them into isolated, lined pits, and cover them with a water-impermeable layer with a soil layer on top. Such waste deposits require 'eternal' control and...
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The environmental pyramid: a new way to deal with solid toxic waste
Schuiling, R.D. - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 8 (2008) 3, pp. 256-261
Our society produces large volumes of solid waste, including toxic chemical waste. For toxic solids, the current disposal practice is to dump them into isolated, lined pits, and cover them with a water-impermeable layer with a soil layer on top. Such waste deposits require 'eternal' control and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754023
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Multi-Tasking in the Waste Realm.Theoretical and Empirical Insights on Management and Disposal Performances
Mazzanti, Massimiliano; Nicolli, Francesco; Rinaldi, … - In: EuroEconomica (2012) 5(31), pp. 88-101
disposal, i.e. recycling, and consequently is able to promote separate collection. With regard to the new tariff, it …
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Multi-Tasking in the Waste Realm. Theoretical and Empirical Insights on Management and Disposal Performances
Mazzanti, Massimiliano; mancinelli, susanna; Nicolli, … - Dipartimento di Economia e Management, Università … - 2012
disposal, i.e. recycling, and consequently is able to promote separate collection. With regard to the new tariff, it …
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Deposit-Refund Systems in Practice and Theory
Walls, Margaret - 2011
returned for recycling. Deposit-refunds are used for beverage containers, lead-acid batteries, motor oil, tires, various … disposal fees, recycled content standards, and recycling subsidies are inferior to a deposit-refund. These results have been … corroborated in calibrated models of U.S. waste and recycling. And in theoretical models that consider joint environmental problems …
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Characteristics and potential uses of sewage sludge in the commercial capital of Bangladesh
Abdullah-Al-Mamun, M.M.; Masum, Kazi Mohammad; Alam, … - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 7 (2011) 1, pp. 62-76
Based on contrasting properties, sewage sludge can be co-recycled in order to take simultaneously the best profit and minimise environmental pollution. The present study was conducted to assess the physical and chemical properties of sewage sludge generated from different sources in the...
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Managing the end-of-life of railway vehicles for resource recovery
Lagioia, Giovanni; Paiano, Annarita; Tresca, Filippo Alberto - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 5 (2013) 4, pp. 419-437
The railways transport has to be further implemented in the medium and long term to reduce traffic on the road and greenhouse gases emissions. The aim of the paper was the analysis of the end-of-life (EOL) of rolling stock and the evaluation of its management taking into account the sustainable...
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Environmental policy with collective waste disposal
Hamilton, Stephen F.; Sproul, Thomas W.; Sunding, David; … - In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 66 (2013) 2, pp. 337-346
Centralized collection and disposal is an integral component of waste management strategies for many solid and liquid wastes, and carbon capture and storage is currently being considered for gaseous waste. In this paper we show how collective waste disposal systems introduce essential changes in...
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Entsorgungswirtschaft auf dem Weg zur Kreislaufwirtschaft
Wackerbauer, Johann - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 67 (2014) 09, pp. 31-35
Die deutsche Entsorgungswirtschaft entwickelt sich immer mehr in Richtung einer Kreislaufwirtschaft weiter, denn die …
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Neue Prioritäten in der Abfallwirtschaft - neue Strukturen der Verwertungsindustrien
Grefermann, Klaus; Wackerbauer, Johann - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 45 (1992) 28, pp. 14-19
Die Perspektiven der Verwertungsindustrien, d.h. der Betriebe, die sich mit dem Trennen und Sortieren von Abfällen oder dem Zerlegen von gebrauchten Produkten befassen sowie die gewonnenen Materialien aufbereiten und vermarkten, werden vom ifo Institut untersucht. In dem Beitrag werden einige...
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