2015
Proceedings of
30th International Conference on
Solid Waste Technology and Management
March 15 – March 18, 2015
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SESSION 1A
Generation and Composition 1
Predicting the Accuracy of Curbside Waste Composition Studies, Bruce Wilson, Canada
Determination of Factors Influencing Waste Composition at Institutions of Higher Education, Lauren Crawford, Derek Garbarino, Terry Simpson, Eric Smith, Sean Turley, Ronald L. Mersky, USA
SESSION 1B
Landfill 1
Unsaturated Behaviour of Waste Wood Ash Treated Lateritic Soil, Kolawole Osinubi, Johnson Oluremi, Adrian Eberemu, Nigeria
Model of a Secure Landfill Using Abandoned Mine Pit; Technical and Economic Imperatives in Poor Developing Nations, Michael A. Nwachukwu, Ijeoma M. Nwachukw, Nigeria
Landfill Final Cover and Management of Leachate Seeps below Final Cover, Ali Khatami, USA
Desiccation Induced Volumetric Shrinkage of Compacted Metakaolin Treated Black Cotton Soil for Use as Hydraulic Barrier System, George Moses, Kolawole Osinubi, Nigeria
SESSION 1C
Organic Wastes 1
A Novel Approach to Food Waste To Energy Modeling in the US, Matthew Franchetti, USA
Brazilian Research in MSW Biogas: How Large Is It and How Far Has It Gone?, Ruy Quadros, Glícia Vieira dos Santos, André Neiva Tavares, Dr. Sergio Valdir Bajay, Brazil
Sustainable Bio-Waste Management in Finland through Cascade Use of Biomass, Sari Piippo, Eva Pongrácz, Finland
SESSION 1D
Policy
Industrial and Energy Policies for Biogas-Based Electricity from Municipal Solid Waste in Brazil, Ruy Quadros, André Neiva Tavares, Glícia Vieira dos Santos, Dr. Sergio Valdir Bajay, Brazil
Reduction of Green House Gas Emission Associated with Effective Waste Mangement: Case of South Korea, Yong-Chil Seo, Jang-Soo Lee, Won-Seok Yang, Tai Gyu Lee, Republic of Korea
SESSION 2A
Recycling 1
Fractal Spatial Analysis: The Montreal Case Study, Pierre-Alexandre Guillemette, Mathias Glaus, Robert Hausler, Canada
SESSION 2B
Environmental Impacts
Effects Of Solid Waste Disposal On Human Being In The Landfill Sites Surrounding Agra City, Sohail Ayub, India
Lack of Community Participation in Management of Garbage: Its Impacts on River Water, and Introduction of Rain Water Harvesting as an Alternative to Pipe Borne Water in Lautoka, Fiji Islands, Ajantha Perera, Fiji Islands
SESSION 2C
Energy Recovery 1
The Potential for Waste-to-Energy at the US Naval Academy: A Case Study, Patrick Caton, Joshua Schmidt, Christopher Adsit, Christopher Chase, Eric Bermudez, Timothy Kerner, USA
Simultaneous Removal of PCDD/Fs and NOx from the Flue Gas of a Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator with a Pilot Plant, Xiaolong Liu, Jian Wang, Xue Wang, Tingyu Zhu, China
Experimental Investigation of Ash Deposits on Convection Heating Surfaces of a CFB Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator, Zhi Tang, Xiaoping Chen, Carlos Romeo, Zhonglin Zhang, Wenguo Xiang, China
Reactive Extraction of Microalgae for Biodiesel Production; an Optimization Study, Hassan El Shimi, Nahed Attia, Shakinaz El Sheltawy, Guzine El Diwani, Egypt
SESSION 2D
Waste Utilization in Construction 1
Strength Properties and Sulfate Resistance of Self-Compacting Concrete Incorporating Metakaolin, Anhad Singh Gill, Rafat Siddique, India
Solid Waste (Ceramic Tiles) As A Replacement For Concrete Aggregate, Shakeel Ahmad, Rehan Ahmad Khan, Md Daniyal, India
Reuse Of Waste From The Ceramics Industry Rejects As Recycled Aggregates For The Manufacture Of Prestressed Concrete Elements, Fernando L. Gayarre, Pedro J. Fernández Arias, Carlos Lopez-Colina, Dr. Miguel A. Serrano Lopez, Spain
Utilization of Copper Slag in Concrete Manufacturing, Ravinder Kaur Sandhu, India
Microscopy Analysis of Fired Bricks Containing Solid Wastes Generated from Energy-related Processes, Lu-Ming Chen, Mei-In Melissa Chou, USA
SESSION 3A
Economics
Insight into Economies of Scale for Waste Packaging Sorting Plants, Ciprian Cimpan, Anja Maul, Henrik Wenzel, Prof. Thomas Pretz, Denmark
SESSION 3B
Hazardous Wastes
Synthesis of Graphene Oxide and Its Application for Efficient Removal of Fluoride from Water, Syed Hadi Hasan, Vijay Kumar, India
Lab Waste Management in Egypt, Walaa Nagy, Hanem Sibak, Shakinaz El Sherbiny, Prof. Dr., Shakinaz El Sheltawy, Egypt
SESSION 3D
Recycling Technologies
MSW Biodrying in the Czech Republic, Libuše Benešová, Vojtěch Pilnáček, Dr. Anita Zavodska, Czech Republic
Operating Conditions in the Catalytic Steam Reforming of Volatile Products from HDPE Pyrolysis, Itsaso Barbarias, Maite Artetxe, Maider Amutio, Gartzen Lopez, Jon Alvarez, Aitor Arregi, Martin Olazar, Spain
Comminution Characteristics Of Small Domestic Appliances By High-Speed Vertical Shredder, Joonheon Lee, Heechan Cho, Kihong Kim, Jeonghoon Ok, Daeyang Lee, Sookyung Kim, Korea
Research and Development of Equipment and Facilities For WEEE/E-Waste Management in Lagos, Nigeria, Abdul Wahab Ogunbiyi, Olasunkanmi Ojowuro, Lagos, Nigeria, Adeshola Openibo-Adebosin, Engr Rasheed A. Ayeni, Nigeria
SESSION 4A
Case Studies 1
Case Study of Solid Waste Management: 3R (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) at Karnataka State Women’s University, Bijapur, Karnataka , India, Meena Maithili Chandawarkar, India
Case Study: Sustainable Energy Management by a Local Agricultural Organization Through Implementation of Complete Rice Husk Recycling, Masafumi Tateda, Japan
Change in Future Waste Management in Saint-Petersburg, Donald J. Birnesser, Maria A. Liubarskaia, USA and Russian Federation
SESSION 4B
Geotechnical and Mining Advances
Determination of Clay Barriers Hydraulic Conductivity Using a Centrifuge Permeameter, Jai Jung, Mark Knight, Shayne Giles, Robin Pernet, Canada
Evaluation of Dynamic properties of Municipal Solid Waste Sites by Geophysical Tests, Naveen B.P, Sitharam T.G, Sivapullaiah P.V, India
Fresh And Strength Properties Of Low Calcium Fly Ash Based Geopolymers-Review, Rafat Siddique, Ankur Mehta, India
SESSION 4C
Industrial Wastes 1
Industrial Solid Waste Management in Greece: The Current Situation and Prospects for Valorization, Erasmia Pantazopoulou, Ourania Zebiliadou, Georgios Bartzas, K. Komnitsas, A. Xenidis, A. Zouboulis, Greece
Predicted Free Settling Velocity of Spherical Non-Oily Palm Oil Mill Effluent Particles at Different Particle Sizes, Reem Alrawi, Anees Ahmad, Aligarh, Norli Ismail, A. K. Mohd Omar, Iraq
Management of ceramic waste materials, Hanem Sibak, Shakinaz El Sherbiny, Shereen Amin, Magdi Abadir, Egypt
SESSION 4D
Education and Analysis
A Flipped Classroom Approach to Solid Waste Minimization for Engineering Undergraduate Students, Matthew Franchetti, USA
Raising Waste Management Awareness in Nigerian Schools, Suleiman Abba Suleiman, Abuja, Daniel O Alamu, Abuja, Odiase E Omo-Osagie, Abuja, Ruth Garba, Nigeria
SESSION 4E
Collection and Transport
Design of a Hierarchical Waste Collection System on the Landscape, Audrey Tanguy, Ecole de Technologie Supérieure, Mathias Glaus, Ecole de Technologie Supérieure, Valérie Laforest, Ecole des Mines de St-Etienne, Jonathan Villot, Robert Hausler, Canada
Driving The Waste Collection Routing Agenda: A Model for Determination of the Route Time by Simulating a Collection vehicle traveling in Greater Baku Area, Republic of Azerbaijan, Faig Sadigov, Ministry of Economy and Industry, Republic of Azerbaijan
POSTER SESSION 1
Performance Of Experimental Double Capillary Barrier Cover, Monolitic Cover And Evapotranspirative Cover In A Brazilian Landfill, Juacyara Carbonelli Campos, Gilberto Oliveira Joaquim Junior, Elisabeth Ritter, Brazil
Evaluation of the Biogas Productivity Potentials of Domestic and Agricultural Waste in a Tertiary Institution, Adedayo Badejo, Julius Ndambuki, Williams Kupolati, Ekeade O.B, Okunrounmu O.A., South Africa
Mechanical Properties of Concrete Containing Shredded Scrap Tires and Class C Fly Ash, Pranshoo Solanki, Bharat Dash, USA
The Technology of Carbon Dioxide Utilization through Carbon Fixation in Aqueous Phase with Fast Kinetics, Dongwoo Kang, Sangwon Park, Min-Gu Lee, Hoyong Jo, Yoonyoung Lee, Jinwon Park, Republic of Korea
Estimation of Solid Waste Generation and Recycling Potential on Hotel Sector: Case Study in a Tourism City – Hue, Vietnam, Thi Thu Trang Do, Yasuhiro Matsui, Phuc Thanh Nguyen, Cao Le Hung, Japan
SESSION 5B
Energy Recovery 2
Recovery of Combustible Gases via Pyrolysis of the Combustible Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste, William Buah, Paul Williams, Ghana
Co-Processing of Waste in Cement Plants, Rahul Baidya, Sannidhya Kumar Ghosh, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, India
SESSION 5C
Generation and Composition 2
Household Waste Generation and Characteristic in Iskandar Malaysia: Current And Projection, Cindy Ik Sing Lee, Zainura Zainon Noor, Fatin Aliah Phang, Malaysia
Quantification of Electronic Passive in the Valley of Toluca, Maria del Consuelo Mañon-Salas, Maria del Consuelo Hernandez-Berriel, Martha María Montes de Oca-Herrera, Laura Verónica Díaz Archundia, Elvira Olay Romero, México
Waste Audit at Jackson State University, Mississippi, Moe Chowdhury, Ricardo Brown and Talya Thomas, USA
SESSION 5D
Biological Treatment
Application of Anaerobic Digestion to the Treatment of MSW in China, Hao Chen, Yuzhu Zhao, Xiaohua Xia, Mr. Zhenyu Wu, Mr. Wenbiao Han, P. R. China
Disposal of Organic Waste Worship Materials through Vermicomposting from Some Religious Places of Patna, Bihar, Arvind Kumar Nag, Bihari Singh, A Abhishek Mani, Chiranjeev Kumar, India
Dynamics of Fermentative and Methanogenic Bacteria in the Accelerated Degradation of Municipal Solid Waste, Elvira Olay Romero, María del Consuelo Hernández-Berriel, Isaías de la Rosa-Gómez, Liliana Márquez-Benavides, María del Carmen Carreño-de León, México
SESSION 6A
Agricultural Wastes
Comparative Analysis of Some Neem Seed Oil Extraction Methods for Biodiesel Production, Mohamed Ben Oumarou, Garba Mohammed Ngala, Nigeria
Suppressiveness of Composts against the Plant Pathogens Phytophthora and Fusarium Oxysporum, Josefa Blaya, Margarita Ros, Jose A. Pascual, Spain
Renewable Waste Substrates of Plant Origin for Bioethanol Production, Bartho Okolo, Anene Moneke, Reg Agu, Onyetugo Amadi, Nigeria
Three Stages Composting Process for Poultry Mortality at Open Desert Site in Kuwait, Samir Al-Ghawas, Hamad Al-Munsoor, Kuwait
Utilization of Cassava Processing Waste as a Viable and Sustainable Strategy for Meeting Cassava Processing Energy Needs: Case Study from Ibadan City, Nigeria, Coker, Achi, Nigeria
SESSION 6B
Medical Wastes
Investigation of Scaffold Fabrication Techniques: Tissue Engineering for Reducing Medical Waste and the Environmental Impacts, Ozlem Yasar, Masato Nakamura, Shalman Ahmed, USA
Medical Waste Management in Libya Northeastern Region Hospitals as a Case Study, Farag El Mabrouk, Benghazi University, Ibrahim Ghaweel, Benghazi University, Libya
Waste Prevention and Management in Hospitals, Joan Plisko, Carrie Flora, USA
The Challenge of Healthcare Waste Management Practices in Primary Healthcare Centers, Ogun State, Nigeria, Ezechiel Oladapo Longe, Ismail Adenuga, Nigeria
Developing a Regional Hospital Waste Management: A Case Study, M. El-Hoz, Lebanon
SESSION 6C
Waste Utilization in Construction 2
The Use Of Dumpsite Solid Waste In The Production Of Clay Bricks, Magdi Abadir, Shakinaz El Sherbiny, Shereen Amin, Marwa Ahmed, Kamilia El Naggar, Egypt
Deformation Properties of Recycled Concrete with Mixed Recycled Aggregates, Focused On Precast Prestressed Products, Fernando L. Gayarre, Ruben Blanco Viñuela, Pedro Serna Ros, Carlos Lopez-Colina, Aitor Llano Torre, Spain
Influence of Coal Bottom Ash on the Strength Properties of Concrete, Rafat Siddique, Malkit Singh, India
Novel Self-consolidating Concrete Containing Industrial Waste, Felix Udoeyo, Armaghan Izadpanahi, Evan Shepard, Priyank Patel, Stuart Shepard, USA
Utilization of Fly Ash and Red Mud to Make Foam Bricks by Addition of Polystyrene, Kamalesh Singh,Vinay Singh, T. R. Mankhand, India
POSTER SESSION 2
Evaluation of the Ability of Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Plants to Serve as Regional Disaster Response Facilities, Tomohiro Tabata, Peii Tsai, Takashi Saeki, Japan
Bacteriological Characterization Of Leachates From Experimental Cells Containing Household Solid Waste And Health Care Solid Waste, Juacyara Carbonelli Campos, Bianca Ramalho Quintaes, Alessandra Fonseca Lourenço, Marco Antonio Lemos Miguel, João Alberto Ferreira, Brazil
Municipal Waste Management in Poland: Current Status and Challenges, Marta Sebastian, Poland
How to Improve the Quality of Waste Derived Fuels, Emilia Den Boer, Marta Sebastian, Poland
Hidden Wastes of Finnish Food Consumption: Global Impact of Imports, Sari Piippo, Pablo Piñero, Eva Pongrácz, Finland
SESSION 7A
Case Studies 2
Glass and E-Waste Disposal Management at Karnataka State Women’s University, Bijapur, Karnataka, India, Mahantappa Jogad, Meena Maithili Chandawarkar, India
Too Much Waste – Too little Space: Waste Management System in the Greater Banjul Area (GBA) of the Gambia, Challenges and Prospects, Dawda Badgie, Latifah Abd Manaf, Mohd Armi Abu Samah, Gambia
Application of EDSS-MSWM for Primary Collection and Secondary Storage of Municipal Solid Waste Management, Anurag Ohri, Prabhat Kumar Singh, India
Waste Collection and Transportation in Developing Economies, Vivek Agrawal, Centre for Development Communication, Siddhant Srivastava, Centre for Development Communication, India
Feasibility of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Site in Lekhnath Municipality, Nepal using Geographical Information System (GIS), Bishow Raj Tiwari, Nepal
SESSION 7B
Ash
Stabilization of Spreader Stoker Coal Fly Ashes (SSCFA) by Using Alternative Binders and Chemical Activators, Julie Hot, Moustapha Sow, Christelle Tribout, Prof. Martin Cyr, France
SESSION 7C
Waste Utilization in Construction 3
Applicability ‘Pure Water’ Sachet In Asphalt For Sustainable Environment, Adedayo Badejo, Julius Ndambuki, Williams Kupolati, Adekunle AA, Adekoya OO, South Africa
SESSION 7E
Innovative Technologies
Innovative Technique for Waste Water Treatment and Contaminated Site Remediation, Klaus Philipp Sedlazeck, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Daniel Höllen, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Peter Müller, Ferro Decont, Robert Mischitz, Austria
Sewage Sludge Valorisation by Fast Pyrolysis for the Production of Bio-Oil and Adsorbents, Jon Alvarez, University of the Basque Country, Maider Amutio, University of the Basque Country, Gartzen Lopez, University of the Basque Country, Maite Artetxe, Aitziber Erkiaga, Itsaso Barbarias, Aitor Arregi, Martin Olazar, Spain
Analysis of Controlled Release Rate Models in Porous Collagen Matrices, Eugene Bender, Manhattan College, Gennaro Maffia, Manhattan College, USA
The Feasibility of Using Banana Peels as a Solid Catalyst for the Transesterification of Non-Edible Bauhinia Monandra Seed Oil into Methyl Esters: An Optimization Study, Aramide Mistura Akintunde, Obafemi Awolowo University, Victoria Oluwadamilare Odude, Obafemi Awolowo University, Sheriff Olalekan Ajala, Obafemi Awolowo University, Tunde Victor Ojumu, Eriola Betiku, Nigeria
Design and Testing of a Low Cost Single Axis Solar Tracker, Mohamed Ben Oumarou, University of Maiduguri, Abdulrahim Abdulbaqi Toyin, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
Innovative Containment System for Recycling and Application of Oil Contaminated Sand in Construction, Souad khalid/Al-Bahar, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait
Novel Separation Technique to Break the EthanolWater Azeotrope, Snehanjani Shivakumar, AnnMarie Foglio, Gennaro Maffia, USA
SESSION 8A
Case Studies 3
Waste to energy in India and UK : Analysis Through Case Studies, Debashree De, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, India
Electronic Waste Management and Discard of Technology, Anelize Irene Appelt, Wellington Silva Porto, Flávio de São Pedro Filho, Robinson Francino da Costa, Alexandre de Freitas Carneiro, Brazil
Annakshetra Surplus Food Saving Initiative, Vivek Agrawal, Siddhant Srivastava, India
SESSION 8B
Recycling 2
Enhancement of asphalt rubber properties obtained from waste tires produced in the laboratory, Liseane Padilha Thives, Glicério Trichès, Jorge Carvalho Pais, Paulo António Alves Pereira, Brazil
Preparation and Characterization of Adsorbent from Waste Printed Circuit Boards, Biswajit Debnath, Sadhan Ghosh, India
SESSION 9A
Additional Topics
Reliability Evaluation of Bagasse Ash Treated Black Cotton Soil for Use in Waste Containment Application,T.S. Ijimdiya, Kolawole Osinubi, Nigeria
Evaluation of Coagulation-Flocculation Process as Pretreatment Option for Landfill Leachate Using Alum, Ferric Chloride and Polyacrylamide Grafted Gum Ghatti, Mohini Verma,
Shubhrasekhar Chakraborty, R. Naresh Kumar a,b, Ph.D, India
Challenges in Managing Construction and Demolition Waste, A. A. Oyenuga, R. Bhamidiarri, S. G. Naoum, UK
Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) Management Strategy: Ireland and the Czech Republic Compared – A Year Later, Anita Závodská, Libuše Benešová, Anne J. Morrissey, USA, Czech Republic, and Ireland