..., Australia has a critical role in achieving the Paris Climate Change Agreement’s net-zero emissions goal by 2050. The utility services sector – electricity, gas, water and waste services – has historically been Australia’s largest source of CO2-equivalent emissions. However, this also highlights its...

...Johnbosco Emeka Umunnakwe; Ikem Ekweozor; Bernadine Akuoma Umunnakwe Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the relationship between lifestyles, household and household wastes, by exploring possible future development path for the lifestyle and the possible consequences for household...

...Johnbosco Emeka Umunnakwe; Ikem Ekweozor; Kelechi Thankgod Ezirim Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show impacts of household wastes handling on some physicochemical parameters of surface water, soil, sediments and borehole water samples in Port Harcourt. Waste generated from the households...

...Adeniyi Samson Afolabi; Hafeez Idowu Agbabiaka; Abel Omoniyi Afon; Akinkunle Akintan Akinbinu; Emmanuel Adetayo Adefisoye Purpose Hospital solid waste may cause serious health hazards and impair the quality of life of the community through transmission of diseases and injury if not properly...

...³ and unit weight of 1,490 kg/m³ was used. As a binder, high early strength Portland cement (CP V ARI), with a density of 3.1 g/cm³, was used. Waste Concrete Industry construction Sludge Water treatment plant Due to the growth of cities and the greater demand for quality life, the demand...

...Khairulzan Yahya; Halim Boussabaine; Ali Nasser Alzaed Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how to estimate the ecological costs form metal waste based on life cycle assessment (LCA) environmental impacts generated from the management of the construction waste. Design...

...Kiran Sandhu Purpose – How were health-based perceptions influenced by dominant public health theories in the historical past to present times and what impact did it have on waste management behaviours? Taking public health as the single most important driver of waste management responses from...

... of water constituents and waste water to duckweed (Lemna minor) – Duckweed growth inhibition test ”, ISO 20079. ISO (2007), “ Water quality – test for inhibition of oxygen consumption by activated sludge for carbonaceous and ammonium oxidation ”, ISO 8192...

.... Total organic carbon and nutrients levels reduced significantly in the receiving wetland, indicating effective waste assimilation. Salinity in the immediate receiving area was reduced substantially, which offers potential application to buffer saltwater intrusion and wetland restoration. Practical...

...Nikola Ružinski; Natalija Koprivanec; Slaven Dobrović; Gordana Stefanović; Stamatis Tsimas; Monika Zervaki Purpose The purpose of this study is the examination of the properties of waste water obtained from a ready‐mixed concrete plant and its utilization potential as mixing water for concrete...

...Nikola Ružinski; Natalija Koprivanec; Slaven Dobrović; Gordana Stefanović; Daniel R. Schneider; Željko Bogdan Purpose This paper seeks to focus on energy recovery from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Croatia. The state strategy is based on the mechanical and biological treatment of waste...

... and recycling schemes can be attributed to incorrect labelling and system complexity combined with a lack of consumer understanding and care. Practical implications Correct sorting of recyclable and non‐recyclable packaging means materials finish in the correct waste stream and recyclable materials have...

... leakages, risk of explosion, health hazard, emissions. The preventive measures that can be easily taken may decrease these risks in many times. They are the following: fire system integration; electrical system approval; correct utilization of hazardous wastes; and legal issue studying. Originality/value...

...Jasem M. Alhumoud; Hani M. Alhumoud Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the amount of different kinds of solid wastes produced, segregated, collected, stored, transported and disposed off in the governmental hospitals of Kuwait. Design/methodology/approach The research...

... that could be used in waste containment applications. Design/methodology/approach Experimental work was conducted to investigate the influence of biofilm on the desiccation, strength and consolidation characteristics of two barrier soils. The soils were evaluated with water alone and with a biofilm...

...Amit Rai; D.B.N. Rao Purpose This paper aims to provide information on the present status of waste‐based building materials technologies in India. Design/methodology/approach Numerous approaches are used, including the collection of authentic information on the demand for building materials...

... variables of the sodium chromate process. Practical implications The proposed method for the sodium chromate production process includes the substitution of natural chromic raw material with waste from different recycling types of chromic waste. Originality/value Using the control of sodium chromate...

... (69.5 per cent reduction) in all system designs. Copper concentrations were reduced consistently with increasing wetland retention time, with most of concentration reduction having occurred in the first wetland cell for all system designs. Metals Copper Pollution Waste Constructed wetland...

... estimation or determination of aggregate parameters (TOC, COD, TSS, surfactants, PAH in soil) or specific compounds either mineral (nitrate, nitrite, sulfide, chromium VI) or organic (phenols, aromatic amines, specific refinery products (DEA, EPA, TBC). Environment Waste Monitoring Analysis...

...M.F. Gazulla; M.P. Gómez; A. Barba; E. Monfort; M. Orduña Traditional ceramic industries (ceramic tiles, frits, glazes and pigments) generate solid wastes, wastewater and gas emissions that have different characteristics depending on the type of product made. The present study was undertaken...