I. Intro Improper solid waste management might be the most common, yet most neglected problem in one’s community. This is, without a doubt, a problem encountered in the third world countries. This is an important issue as well as a major challenge not only in cities, but even in rural areas. The top-down approach to fix such problem was long proven useless, participation of the people in one’s community is the best approach to achieve a successful waste reduction program, as well as knowing the
in multiple attribute environment. Multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) has been found to be a useful approach to solve such kind of problems. In this paper, an integrated Fuzzy-AHP-TOPSIS based methodology is applied to solve the municipal solid waste landfill site selection problem in the city of Mumbai, India. The methodology has been developed under Indian socio-economic and regulatory set-up. The Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (F-AHP) is used to make pairwise comparisons of identified criteria
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS WASTE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN RWANDA CHAP 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study On construction projects there are waste generated to material used during construction process due to frequent design changes , poor quality of materials , workers ‘mistakes during construction ,poor planning , poor site management ,ordering errors , material not in compliance with specification (T.C.Formoso, 2002) , effect of weather (S.Alwi, 2002) The major physical waste generated from
Why waste management is a global concern? Introduction Waste management is a method to manage the waste in order to avoid future problems related to affecting human health and the environment. Waste management and disposal issues are not just problem of a certain country or a continent. It is a global issue which should be addressed immediately. The importance of waste management was discussed formally for the first time in the Basel Convention, which is an international treaty. Waste management
Chapter 3 - Solid Waste Management in Mauritius 3.0 Introduction The proper functioning of the waste management in Mauritius is even more important as the country strives to attract high-class tourism and foreign investment in an economic diversification programme. (Carlbro report 2005). SWM represents an important economic sector of the Mauritian society. Waste is defined as “anything which is discarded or otherwise dealt with as if it were a waste and includes any substance or article which requires
INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Information Waste has been generated by all kinds of civilization in various forms either in solid or liquid. We have generated tones of waste before we find the better and proper way to dispose the waste. People are expose to all kinds of risks in their daily live such as underground water pollution, methane gas emission, air pollution, exploration of new landfill site and other human health problems due to the increasing of waste generation. Unfortunately, simple expedient
identified the following issues: waste management, collection and community member’s alternative way of disposing their waste. Waste management has been their problem because some of the community members are not able to segregate their biogegrable and noin biodergabel waste. RYAN: Due to the shortages of personnel, the waste collection has been inevitable issue to the community. Another thing that poses a major problem in the community is the alternative ways of disposing waste such as incineration, piling
sigma, green and port are related) 2.0 Cost Reduction Strategies and Green 2.1 Cost Reduction Strategies Cost reduction strategies include several terms such as lean, six sigma and strategic procurement. Lean is a system to identify and eliminate waste through
APPLICATIONS IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Background of Study: Solid waste is an unwanted useless solid materials generated from residential, industrial and commercial activities in an area. It may be categorised according to the contents (organic material, glass, metal, plastic, paper); or according to hazard potential (toxic, non-toxic, flammable, radioactive, infectious etc.). It is a wrong substance in a wrong quantity at a wrong place and in a wrong time. Solid waste management became an important
Actions are taken to reduce, substitute, and remove the use of substances that can be hazardous to the environment and human health. Finisar has made great strides in reducing the environmental footprint by recognizing recycling possibilities, setting objectives and reaching goals in all aspects of business, from office spaces to factory floors. Corporate Environmental Goals Finisar has established 4 corporate goals with a target of 5 years starting from