India's renewable energy research and policies to phase down coal: Success after Paris agreement and possibilities post-Glasgow Climate Pact

K Singh, RS Meena, S Kumar, S Dhyani… - Biomass and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In Paris Climate Agreement (COP 21) in December 2015, India committed to cut its
carbon (C) emissions by 30–35% of its GDP (gross domestic product) and attain 40% of …

Landfill mining: A review on material recovery and its utilization challenges

M Jain, A Kumar, A Kumar - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
Landfill mining (LFM) is excavating and processing legacy waste to recover secondary
resources. This study reviews the technologies used for excavation and processing of the …

[HTML][HTML] Transforming sorted and performance of waste recovery companies: Circular Economy, Sustainability Technology and SDGs

A Ferradás-González, C Pérez-Rico… - Sustainable Technology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Waste management is now a major global concern. Therefore, the circular economy (CE)
and sustainable technology have become the necessary means of achieving sustainable …

Characterization of municipal solid waste based on seasonal variations, source and socio-economic aspects

VRS Cheela, S Goel, M John, B Dubey - Waste Disposal & Sustainable …, 2021 - Springer
Municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and characterization are the basic inputs for waste
handling and treatment systems design. In present research, we performed waste …

Investigating the effect of waste age and soil covering on waste characteristics prior to landfill mining using an electrical resistivity tomography technique

P Suknark, S Buddhawong, K Wangyao - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study analyzed the potential of landfill mining for refuse-derived fuel (RDF) production
based on waste electrical resistivity, including the influence of waste age and soil cover …

Proposal for implementation of extraction mechanism of raw materials during landfill mining and its application in alternative fuel production

I Pitak, G Denafas, A Baltušnikas, M Praspaliauskas… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
New approaches to waste management and the demands of the circular economy have
changed the management of landfills. Over time, the decomposition of buried waste …

Characterization of excavated plastic waste from an Indian dumpsite: Investigating extent of degradation and resource recovery potential

RV Mankhair, A Singh… - Waste Management & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, the concept of landfill mining has gained a lot of traction in India, and tonnes
of plastic waste is being excavated. The present shift towards a circular economy …

Effect of depth of landfill on the characteristics of soil-like material of aged waste: a case study of Bhalswa dumpsite, India

M Somani, M Datta, GV Ramana, I Hölzle… - Journal of Material …, 2022 - Springer
This study characterizes the municipal solid waste (MSW) accumulated for more than 25
years at Bhalswa dumpsite, Delhi, India. 50 undisturbed samples of MSW were collected in …

Navigating the depths of refuse-derived fuel in Canada: From heterogeneity to insightful analysis

SS Rashwan, M Boulet, S Moreau - Energy Sources, Part A …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) presents inherent heterogeneity, encompassing diverse physical
and chemical compositions. This study aims to comprehensively investigate the …

Optimization of trommel screen performance in municipal solid waste landfill mining and legacy waste characterization

G Saravanan, G Dhinagaran - CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The disposal of solid waste in dumpsites is getting increased in developing countries due to
rapid urbanization. Biomining is an innovative idea to recover valuable resources from …