Keyword: waste management

Found 75 papers in total
Modelling municipal solid waste generation: A review
Modelling municipal solid waste generation: A review
2008,
The objective of this paper is to review previously published models of municipal...
Now We Are Talking Trash
Now We Are Talking Trash
2010,
A nameless company in a densely populated metropolitan landscape far away considers...
Managing municipal solid waste from a system perspective: A comparative study of Dalian, China and Waterloo, Canada
Managing municipal solid waste from a system perspective: A comparative study of Dalian, China and Waterloo, Canada
2010,
In China, one of the challenges on managing solid wastes is how to realize waste...
Quantitative risk assessment of the New York State operated West Valley Radioactive Waste Disposal Area
Quantitative risk assessment of the New York State operated West Valley Radioactive Waste Disposal Area
2010,
This article is based on a quantitative risk assessment (QRA) that was performed on a...
Assessing computer waste generation in Chile using material flow analysis
Assessing computer waste generation in Chile using material flow analysis
2010,
The quantities of e-waste are expected to increase sharply in Chile. The purpose of...
Combinatorial optimization and Green Logistics
Combinatorial optimization and Green Logistics
2010,
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the area of Green Logistics and to describe...
Strategic end‐of‐life management of electronic assembly product recovery in sustainable supply chain systems
Strategic end‐of‐life management of electronic assembly product recovery in sustainable supply chain systems
2010,
In the past decade, technological advances in electronic data management have spurred...
Managing solid waste through discrete location analysis: A case study in central Portugal
Managing solid waste through discrete location analysis: A case study in central Portugal
2008,
In order to meet European Union Directive 1999/31/EC, ERSUC, the company...
A system dynamics approach for hospital waste management
A system dynamics approach for hospital waste management
2008,
Although a large percentage of hospital waste is classified as general waste, which...
The integer EOQ repair and waste disposal model – further analysis
The integer EOQ repair and waste disposal model – further analysis
2000,
In this paper the analysis of the EOQ repair and waste disposal model with integer...
LCA-IWM: a decision support tool for sustainability assessment of waste management systems
LCA-IWM: a decision support tool for sustainability assessment of waste management systems
2007,
The paper outlines the most significant result of the project ‘The use of life...
Optimal disposal policy in a hybrid production system with manufacturing and remanufacturing
Optimal disposal policy in a hybrid production system with manufacturing and remanufacturing
2007,
We address a disposal issue of returned products in a product recovery system where a...
Economic implications of alternative mill mud management options in the Australian sugar industry
Economic implications of alternative mill mud management options in the Australian sugar industry
2007,
Sugar mills produce a range of byproducts during the process of extracting sugar from...
Recovery logistics management in Portugal
Recovery logistics management in Portugal
2005,
Following the communitarian politics, Portugal has to implement wasted management...
A responsive demand management framework for the minimization of waste in convenience food manufacture
A responsive demand management framework for the minimization of waste in convenience food manufacture
2006,
Convenience food manufacture generates considerable waste through poor planning of...
The effect of dynamic scheduling and routing in a solid waste management system
The effect of dynamic scheduling and routing in a solid waste management system
2006,
Solid waste collection and hauling account for the greater part of the total cost in...
Modeling waste management options for greenhouse gas reduction
Modeling waste management options for greenhouse gas reduction
2005,
Solid waste management requires that new concerns regarding climate change be...
Waste load allocation for water quality management of a heavily polluted river using linear programming
Waste load allocation for water quality management of a heavily polluted river using linear programming
2003,
A waste load allocation model using linear programming has been developed for economic...
A study on operations research models for environmental management
A study on operations research models for environmental management
2004,
This paper presents a review on the operations research models for environmental...
Bayesian approach for the calibration of models: application to an urban stormwater pollution model
Bayesian approach for the calibration of models: application to an urban stormwater pollution model
2003,
In environmental modelling, estimating the confidence level in conceptual model...
Optimization of the treatment of piggery wastes in water hyacinth ponds
Optimization of the treatment of piggery wastes in water hyacinth ponds
2003,
This work investigates the optimal management of water hyacinth ponds for the...
A study on the regionalization of the municipal solid waste management system using a mathematical programming model
A study on the regionalization of the municipal solid waste management system using a mathematical programming model
2003,
The increased environmental concerns and the emphasis on recycling are gradually...
The Everglades Nutrient Removal Project test cells: STA optimization status of the research at the north site
The Everglades Nutrient Removal Project test cells: STA optimization status of the research at the north site
2001,
The Everglades is an oligotrophic ecosystem that is being adversely impacted by...
Increasing wastewater system performance – the importance of interactions between sewerage and wastewater treatment
Increasing wastewater system performance – the importance of interactions between sewerage and wastewater treatment
2002,
The necessity to assess sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) as...
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