Municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration fly ash as an important source of heavy metal pollution in China

P Wang, Y Hu, H Cheng - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Incineration has overtaken landfilling as the most important option for disposal of the
increasing volumes of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in China. Accordingly …

Municipal solid waste generation, composition, and management: the world scenario

T Karak, RM Bhagat… - Critical Reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is the abridgment of the waste generated from domestic,
commercial, and construction activities by natural persons that is collected and treated by …

[HTML][HTML] Municipal solid waste characterization and quantification as a measure towards effective waste management in Ghana

K Miezah, K Obiri-Danso, Z Kádár, B Fei-Baffoe… - Waste management, 2015 - Elsevier
Reliable national data on waste generation and composition that will inform effective
planning on waste management in Ghana is absent. To help obtain this data on a regional …

Global primary data on consumer food waste: Rate and characteristics–A review

Z Dou, JD Toth - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
The present review synthesizes published work from the global research community for the
purpose of providing an overview of the state of knowledge regarding consumer food waste …

Municipal solid waste management in China: status, problems and challenges

DQ Zhang, SK Tan, RM Gersberg - Journal of environmental management, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper presents an examination of MSW generation and composition in China,
providing an overview of the current state of MSW management, an analysis of existing …

Revisiting estimates of municipal solid waste generation per capita and their reliability

K Kawai, T Tasaki - Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2016 - Springer
Per capita municipal solid waste (MSW) generation, a core indicator of environmental
pressure, is a useful measure for evaluating the intensity of waste generation over time and …

Municipal solid waste (MSW) as a renewable source of energy: Current and future practices in China

H Cheng, Y Hu - Bioresource technology, 2010 - Elsevier
With rapid economic growth and massive urbanization, China faces the problem of
municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal and the pressing need for development of alternative …

Remote sensing and GIS applications for municipal waste management

A Singh - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
The production of municipal solid waste has increased noticeably during the recent past due
to the mounting global population and fast urbanization. Furthermore, its poor management …

Food loss and food waste research in the Arab world: A systematic review

MG Abiad, LI Meho - Food security, 2018 - Springer
Food loss and food waste are recognized as two of the most challenging dilemmas facing
the world today with serious repercussions on food security, the environment, and global as …

Solid waste characterization, quantification and management practices in developing countries. A case study: Nablus district–Palestine

IA Al-Khatib, M Monou, ASFA Zahra… - Journal of environmental …, 2010 - Elsevier
Solid waste management (SWM) is one of the most challenging issues faced by developing
countries that suffer from serious pollution problems caused by the generation of large waste …