Sustainable management of household solid waste

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 96-106

  Hettiaratchi, J P A ^a   Meegoda, J N ^b   Hsieh, H N ^b   Hunte, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Anaerobic; Biocell; Household solid waste; Landfill bioreactors; Landfill mining; Recycling; Sustainable management

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; LEACHATE TREATMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; WATER POLLUTION;

AEROBIC; ANAEROBIC; BIOCELL; HOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTE; LANDFILL BIOREACTORS; LANDFILL MINING; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77954444638     PISSN: 14789876     EISSN: 14789868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2010.033986     Document Type: Article

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