Sustainability of composting as an alternative waste management option for developing countries: A case study of the City of Tshwane

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1222-1231

  Snyman, Jacques ^a   Vorster, Kobus ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

composting; dome aeration technology; Mechanical biological treatment; municipal solid waste; organic fraction

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE FRACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COMPOST PRODUCTION; COMPOSTING TECHNOLOGIES; GARDEN WASTES; GREEN WASTES; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS; MECHANICAL-BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; ORGANIC FRACTIONS; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTE STREAM;

COMPOSTING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOMES; ECONOMICS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

WASTE TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSTING; DEVELOPING WORLD; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC MATTER; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CITIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; SOIL; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

GAUTENG; PRETORIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 82555194267     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X10385747     Document Type: Article

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