MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL - Environmentally Conscious Materials Handling - page 135

CHAPTER 5
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND DISPOSAL

Shoou-Yuh Chang
DOE Samuel Massie Chair Professor
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

1 INTRODUCTION 137 7 COMPOSTING 151

2 SOURCES AND

COMPOSITION OF
MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE

8 INCINERATION 153

9 LANDFILLS 154

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10 SUMMARY OF

HISTORICAL MSW
MANAGEMENT

3SOLIDWASTE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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11 MSW MANAGEMENT IN

OTHER COUNTRIES

4 RECYCLING MUNICIPAL

SOLID WASTE

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4.1 Aluminum Cans 145

12 MSW PLANNING ISSUES

AND OPTIMIZATION
MODELS
DEVELOPMENT

4.2 Paper and Paperboard 145

4.3 Corrugated Boxes 145

4.4 Newspapers 146

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4.5 Office-type Papers 146

13 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

OF MSW AND LIFE-CYCLE
ASSESSMENT

4.6 Mixed Paper 147

4.7 Plastics 147

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4.8 Steel Cans 148

4.9 Glass 149

14 FUTURE TRENDS IN MSW

MANAGEMENT 165

5 MSW COLLECTION 149

REFERENCES 166

6 MATERIALS RECOVERY

FACILITIES (MRF) 150

1 INTRODUCTION

Human activities in using the resources on earth unavoidably generate waste.
Solid waste can be defined as any waste that is solid or semi-solid that is
unwanted and discarded for disposal. Municipal solid waste (MSW) consists of
everyday items such as package wrappings, grass clippings, furniture, clothing,
bottles, food scraps, newspapers, consumer electronics, and appliances. In gen-
eral, MSW does not include industrial, hazardous, or construction and demolition

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