List the factors that you will consider while planning a recycling program.
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Given that 100 ton/hr of solid waste is applied to a rotary screen for the removal of glass prior to shredding, determine the recovery efficiency and effectiveness of the screen, based on the following experimental data:
The percentage of glass in solid waste - 8%
Total weight of material in under flow - 10 ton/h
Weight of glass in screen underflow - 7.2 ton/h
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List the criteria to be considered in the evaluation of various options before adopting a source reduction policy.
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A town having population of 134659 with solid waste generation rate of 450 gm/capita/day uses a landfill for managed total waste/day with total income and expenditure cost Rs. 4/kg of waste. Calculate the tipping fee rate.
See Answer →Explain various type of loaders used for transportation of solid waste.
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What are the different types of revenues that can be incurred from waste management?
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Explain about various components of Investment Costs for waste management plan?
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Why is it important to assess the feasibility for the waste processing and disposal at the time of waste collection planning and scheduling?
See Answer →Write information that should be collected and updated regularly for planning of solid waste collection.
See Answer →Compare and contrast semi-compaction vehicles and compaction vehicles.
See Answer →Write short notes on the different kinds of community waste storage systems.
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What are various considerations to be made in the design of a waste collection system?
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Discuss the authorizations required under the Plastic Waste Management rules.
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Discuss the authorizations are required for consent to establish, consent to operate and renewal under the hazardous waste management rules.
See Answer →Using the data in Table given below, estimate the 'as discarded' density of 1000kg of typical residential waste.
| Component | Percent by mass |
| Food Waste | 15 |
| Paper | 45 |
| Cardboard | 15 |
| Plastics | 10 |
| Wood | 5 |
| Tin Cans | 10 |
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What are the Reasons for change in composition of waste?
See Answer →What are the health effects of solid waste pollution?
See Answer →Using following data evaluate the quantity of solid waste generated rate per week for a city residential area consists of 5000 homes. Given data are collected from local transfer station and observation period was one week. Assume approximately 2 adults and 1 child per home (2.5 people per home):
| No. of vehicle | No. of Strip | Volume (m³) | Specific weight (kg/m³) |
| I | 15 | 10 | 280 |
| II | 20 | 8 | 210 |
| III | 25 | 12 | 320 |
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