Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 47 views

    Assignment 1 - Youmna Shatila 201600543

    Uploaded by

    Youmna Shatila
    This document discusses several technologies for managing solid waste issues in developing countries. It begins by outlining the major steps in integrated waste management and issues with improper waste management. New underground waste storage systems are described that keep waste bins underground, reducing maintenance needs and improving aesthetics. Broken glass can be remanufactured through a cullet remelting process. Modern sorting plants use sensors to improve sorting efficiency over manual methods. Deinking technology removes ink from recycled paper. A fluffing process sterilizes and grinds organic waste into a pulp-like material to reduce landfill volume by 30-75%.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Assignment 1 - Youmna Shatila 201600543

    Uploaded by

    Youmna Shatila
    47 views5 pages
    This document discusses several technologies for managing solid waste issues in developing countries. It begins by outlining the major steps in integrated waste management and issues with improper waste management. New underground waste storage systems are described that keep waste bins underground, reducing maintenance needs and improving aesthetics. Broken glass can be remanufactured through a cullet remelting process. Modern sorting plants use sensors to improve sorting efficiency over manual methods. Deinking technology removes ink from recycled paper. A fluffing process sterilizes and grinds organic waste into a pulp-like material to reduce landfill volume by 30-75%.

    Original Title

    Assignment 1 - Youmna Shatila 201600543 copy.docx

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document discusses several technologies for managing solid waste issues in developing countries. It begins by outlining the major steps in integrated waste management and issues with improper waste management. New underground waste storage systems are described that keep waste bins underground, reducing maintenance needs and improving aesthetics. Broken glass can be remanufactured through a cullet remelting process. Modern sorting plants use sensors to improve sorting efficiency over manual methods. Deinking technology removes ink from recycled paper. A fluffing process sterilizes and grinds organic waste into a pulp-like material to reduce landfill volume by 30-75%.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    47 views5 pages

    Assignment 1 - Youmna Shatila 201600543

    Uploaded by

    Youmna Shatila
    This document discusses several technologies for managing solid waste issues in developing countries. It begins by outlining the major steps in integrated waste management and issues with improper waste management. New underground waste storage systems are described that keep waste bins underground, reducing maintenance needs and improving aesthetics. Broken glass can be remanufactured through a cullet remelting process. Modern sorting plants use sensors to improve sorting efficiency over manual methods. Deinking technology removes ink from recycled paper. A fluffing process sterilizes and grinds organic waste into a pulp-like material to reduce landfill volume by 30-75%.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 5

    Environmental Issues in Lebanon

    (ENVI004)
    Assignment 1

    Presented to: Dr. Noura Abou Zeinab


    Prepared by: Youmna Shatila, ID:201600543
    Fall 2019-2020
    Introduction
    Solid waste production has rapidly enhanced in previous years. The treatment of solid waste
    should be effectively safe and most importantly, it should be environmentally sound.
    Reduction, reuse, recycling, sorting, segregation, processing, and disposing are major steps of
    integrated waste management.
    Currently many health and environmental issues are related to improper waste management in
    developing countries.
    One of the most common issue regarding old methods of waste management is the emission of
    greenhouse and other toxic gases from treatment and disposal procedures. Hence, other
    alternatives for the management of solid waste are required.

    Underground collection system


    New technologies for waste storage are underground and semi underground storing systems. In
    these technologies waste bins or containers are being replaced by underground collection
    points. The collection and transportation of waste is carried out using special types of trucks.

    Advantages:
     This technology is beneficial for the regions with extremely hot climatic conditions as
    the waste would be stored underground in relatively low temperature.
     This technology requires less maintenance and is more aesthetically acceptable.
    Cullet remanufacturing
    Mostly glass bottles are reused by refilling after returning to the shops and companies. Latest
    technologies have been introduced for the remanufacturing of broken glass pieces called cullet.
    The cullet undergoes melting and remanufacturing of glass bottles or containers. Cullet is also
    used as substitute in building material and as raw material in insulation.

    Automated Sorting
    Modern sorting plants are converting to sensor-based sorting systems to improve sorting
    efficiency. This technology had exempted the low technology or manual sorting options.
    Advantages:

     High recovery rate


     Los operation cost
     High reorganization capability.
     This process can convert and useless garbage to highly useful product output, which can
    reduce carbon footprint and emissions
    Deinking Technology for paper recycling
    In developed countries deinking technology was introduced years ago. It is still latest in some
    developing countries. Through this process paper ink is removed from recycled paper slurry.
    According to studies newspaper can be recycled up to 5 times.

    Fluffing
    Recently a processing method has been evolved in which the solid waste is separated, sterilized and the
    organic portion is processed to form pulp like material known as fluff. Many processing facilities have
    shredders which reduce the size of paper, metal, glass, and organic waste up to 2-5cm. Batteries, carpet
    and other type waste is separated manually. The reduced size product is then transferred to conveyer
    stream where metallic portion separates out. High temperature steam is then introduced for further
    breaking of molecular bonds which destroys pathogens. The product is further grind, dewatered, and
    separated from other types of waste. The remaining is fine cellulosic material emerges as sanitized, sand
    like, granular fluff.

    The fluff can enter the landfill with 30-75% reduced volume as compare to original content. This
    technology is currently adopted by western countries where 95% recycling rate has been achieved.
    References
    http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?
    doi=10.1.1.1027.7185&rep=rep1&type=pdf
    Research Gate: “Latest technologies of municipal solid waste
    management in developed and developing countries: A review”

    You might also like