2018

Proceedings of

The 33rd International Conference on

Solid Waste Technology and Management

Annapolis, MD, USA

March 10-14, 2018

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OPENING PLENARY

 

Zero Landfill Zero Waste – Connecting People to Nature, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, India

 

SESSION 1A

Economic Analyses

 

Who Should Really Pay for Waste Management?, Anita Zavodska, Anne Morrissey, USA

Evaluation of the Performance and Profitability of Waste Businesses Using Diversion Indices, Conglian Pan, Kelvin T.W. Ng, Amy Richter, Canada

Synthetic Wood Generation through the Reuse of Solid Waste:  An Environmentally Sustainable Product, Marisa S. Borges, Jonathan Cocker, Douglas Santos, Brazil

 

 

SESSION 1B

Use of Wastes in Construction 1

 

Ceramic Ware Waste Potential as Co-Ballast in Dense Mansory Unit Production,  Ajayi-Banji Ademola, David Jenyo Adewale, Michael Adegbile, Nigeria

 

 

SESSION 1C

Composting and Biological Treatment 1

 

Rice-Straw Lining on Inner Walls of Composting Boxes to Regulate Heat Storage for Thermophilic Microorganism Functions in Digesting Organic Garbage,  Chulabut Chanthasoon, Kasem Chunkao, Noppawan Semvimol, Jeerasak Phermsin, Thailand

 

Flexible Energy Production through Combined Hydrogen and Methane Production at a Municipal Sewage Treatment Plant,  Marco Küppers, Jens Schoth, Ruth Brunstermann, Germany

 

Enhancement of Biogas Production from Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) Using Acid Pretreatment, Arpita Dasgupta, Munish Kumar Chandel, India

 

 

SESSION 1D

Landfill 1

 

The Effect of Using Prefabricated Vertical Drains on Secondary Settlement, Mohammad Al-Quraan, Andrew Stalling, David Espinoza, USA

 

Redevelopment of Landfill Site Eysels, Turnhout, Belgium, Bart Nevejans, Belgium

 

 Case Studies of Landfills of Indochina Peninsula, Deep Pit Disposal on Geological Barrier and Its Effects on Leachate Quality and Groundwater, Phetyasone Xaypanya, Jiro Takemura, Chart Chiemchaisri, Hul Seingheng, Maria N. Tanchuling, Japan

 

Estimation of Half-Life of Municipal Solid Waste, Dorairaja Raghu, Swamy Basim, USA

 

 

SESSION 2A

Community Education and Participation

 

Evaluation of Waste Recycling Practices of Primary School Learners in Mamelodi Township of South Africa,  Isaac Tebogo Rampedi, Gilani Muriel Makhubele, South Africa

 

The ‘Real Nappies for London’ Scheme – Waste Prevention and Wider Social Benefits – 2012-2017, Charles Warner, United Kingdom

 

Solid Waste Management in a University Campus in Brazil, Liseane Padilha Thives, Enedir Ghisi, Brazil

 

 

SESSION 2B

Construction and Demolition Wastes

 

Assessment of Human Health and Environmental Risks in Construction and Demolition Waste Use in the Czech Republic,  Anita Zavodska, M. Zimová, Libuse Benesova, Czech Republic

 

Key Factors Affecting Construction Waste Recycling in China, J. Hao, Z. Bao, Z. Chen, W. Lu, K. Sikora, I. Galobardes, China

 

Clean Aggregates and Minerals from CDW: The VEEP Project, F. Di Maio1, S. Lofti, A. Gebremariam, P. Rem, I. Vegas, J. M. Juez, M. Hu, E. van Roekel, Netherlands

 

  

SESSION 2C

Environmental Assessment

 

Multivariate Analysis and Hydrochemical Assessment of Groundwater at Regina Landfill Site, Conglian Pan, Kelvin T.W. Ng, Canada

 

 

SESSION 2D

Recycling

 

Impact of Solid Waste Recycling on Sustainable Construction of Infrastructure in Developing Nations, Olufemi Oyedele, Nigeria

  

SESSION 2E

Case Studies 1

 

Municipal Solid Waste Management in the City of Polokwane:  Current Situation, Problems and Challenges, Mpho Godwin Morudu, Isaac Tebogo Rampedi, South Africa

 

 

 

SESSION 3B

Waste Collection

 

Customer Satisfaction of Solid Waste Collection Services:  A Measure towards Effective Waste Management,  Alhassan Sulemana, Emmanuel A. Donkor, Kofi S. Boateng, Kodwo Miezah, George N. Rockson, Ebenezer O. Turkson, Franklin O. Akuffo, Roland Darko, Ghana

 

Route Optimization for Municipal Solid Waste Collection in Sunyani, Ghana,  Alhassan Sulemana, Kwame, Emmanuel A. Donkor, Eric K. Forkuo, Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng, Ghana

 

Incidence of Human Labor in Waste Collection, Francesco Di Maria, Federico Sisani, Italy

 

 

SESSION 3C

Agricultural and Food Wastes 1

 

A Study of Hidden Potential for Solid Waste Production from Vegetative and Fruits, M.S.Bhuyan, K.A.Khan, M A Mamun, Mehedi Hasan, S.M. Azharul Islam, Malaysia, Bangladesh

 

Enhanced Biogas Production from Alkali-Pretreatment Giant Reed as a Potential Wild Reproductive Crop, Zainab Ziad Ismail, Nazik Adnan Noori, Iraq

 

A Study on Functioning of the Dry Waste Collection Centers In Bangalore City,  Prakash Gowdra, Vivekanand Venkataraman, Judith Anthony, PGDM, Mohammed Sharukh, India

 

 

SESSION 4A

Waste to Energy 1

 

Combustion Characteristics of Selected Tropical Wood Residues in Relation to Their Particle Sizes,  Abdulkarim Baba Rabiu, Olumuyiwa Ajani Lasode, Habeeb A. Ajimotokan, V.A. Afolayan, Nigeria

 

The Feasibility Study on Municipal Solid Waste to F-T Derived, Wei Wu, Yijie Zhong, Gang Fan, P.R. China

 

Co-Combustion of Solid Recovered Fuel as Sustainable Tool in an Advanced Waste Management System,  Eva Miller, Aaron Fuller, Jörg Maier, Günter Scheffknecht, Thomas Glorius, Germany

   

SESSION 4B

Integrated Management and Policy 1

 

LCA towards Optimizing the Environmental Performance of ISWM in a Developing Context, Amani Maalouf, Mutasem El-Fadel, Lebanon

 

An Overview of Municipal Solid Waste Indicators:  Towards the Efficiency, Efficacy, and Effectiveness,  Rafael Deus, Rosane Battistelle, Barbara Bezerra, Karina Rabelo Ogasawara Vieira, Edvaldo José Scoton, Brazil

 

SESSION 4C

Shell Wastes

 

The Influence of Utilizing Seashell Waste Materials and Fly Ash on Binding Time for Geopolymer,  Ridho Bayuaji, M. Sigit Darmawan, Nur Ahmad Husin, R. Buyung Anugraha, S. Subekti, S.E. Santoso, Indonesia

 

 

SESSION 4E

Innovative Technologies

 

Physico-Chemical and Biological Characterization of Mixed Fruit Peels Waste, Gajraj Singh Rajput, Sudha Goel, India

 

Use of Nano-Silica from Rice Husk as a Drug Delivery Vehicle in Drug Delivery System, Ryoko Sekifuji, Masafumi Tateda, Japan

 

Variability of Heavy Metals Contents in the Sewage Sludge from Three Sewage Treatment Plants, Kuwait,  Saleh Al-Muzaini, Kuwait

 

 

SESSION 5A

Use of Wastes in Construction 2

 

Risks and Opportunities of RDF Fuel Replacement in Cement Kilns,  Hanan Hassan El-Sersy, Mai Mohamed Kamal Fouad, Shakinaz El Sheltawy, Egypt

 

Investigation on Workability and Strength of Geo-Polymer Concrete, Najeb Sawsi, Hwai Wu, USA

 

Waste Material Recovery Rates, Incomes, and Challenges Facing Informal Waste Reclaimers in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in the Gauteng Province of South Africa – An Exploratory Study,  Isaac Tebogo Rampedi, Sibongile Euphemia Gumbi, South Africa

 

Potential Use of a Local Municipal Sewage Sludge Ash as Cementitious Additives, Ian Nordfors, Xiaochao Tang, USA

 

 

 

SESSION 5B

Contaminated Sites

 

Comparative Study of Environmental Parameters at Two Construction Sites under Controlled and Uncontrolled Conditions, Khalid Iqbal, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Muhammad Sohaib Ejaz, Pakistan

 

Prediction of 1,4-Dioxane Contamination Distribution during Countermeasures at an Illegal Dumping Site by Numerical Simulation, Kazuei Ishii, Atsushi Fujiyama, Masahiro Sato, Toru Furuichi, Japan

 

 

SESSION 5C

Mining Wastes

 

Evaluation of Economic Mineral in Gold Tailings Dams:  A Case Study of the Louis Moore Tailings Dam, Limpopo Province, South Africa,  Ndivhuwo Nemapate, J.S. Ogola, G.E Ekosse, South Africa

 

Mine Waste as a Resource:  A Case Study of South Africa,  Humbulani Rejune Mundalamo, Jason Sammuel Ogola, South Africa

 

 

SESSION 5D

Composting and Biological Treatment 2

 

A Feasibility Study on Treatment of Solid Waste Generated from Religious Places Using Vermicomposting Technique, Nirav Shah, Ketan Patel, India

 

 

 SESSION 5E

Integrated Management and Policy 2

 

Municipal Solid Waste Management in the City of Polokwane: Current Situation, Problems and Challenges, Mpho Godwin Morudu, Isaac Tebogo Rampedi, South Africa

 

Model for Prediction of MSW Generation in India Using Artificial Neural Network (ANN),  Tirthankar Mukherjee, Rahul Baidya, Sadhan Ghosh, India

 

Municipal Solid Waste Management in Urban Cities: Challenges and Perspectives, Mervat El-Hoz, The University of Balamand, Lebanon

   

SESSION 6A

Agricultural and Food Wastes 2

 

The Brazilian Experience in the Valorization of Agro-Livestock By-Products and Production of Biofertilizers, Marisa S. Borges, Thiago Gonzales, Douglas Santos, Brazil

 

The Feasibility of Fruit and Vegetable Waste for Methane Production by Using Different Substrate to Inoculum Ratios at Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan,  Korai Muhammad Safar, Mahar Rasool Bux, Uqaili Muhammad Aslam, Pakistan

 

King Bhumibol’s Royally Initiative Nature-by-Nature Process for Activating Digestion Period in Municipal Garbage Composting,  Kasem Chunkao, Thanit Pattamapitoon, Chulabut Chanthasoon, Surat Bualert, Aphichaya Taychitkunanon, Narumon Vongsawan, Sakonwan Mokatip, Thailand

 

Potential of Campus Food Waste for Biodigestion or Direct Combustion, Patrick Caton, Scotty Davids, USA

 

Organic Wastes Management from Low-Cost Meals:  The Educator Role of the Universities,  Liseane Thives, Gabriel Dibe Andrade, Ricardo Henrique Nunes, Pâmela Betiatto, Mariana Fornara Nohatto, Cláudio Cesar Zimmermann, Brasil

 

Monitoring Urease, Invertase, Phosphatase and Total Enzyme Activity in Soil Amended with Municipal Sewage Sludge, George Antonious, USA

 

 

 

SESSION 7A

Sludge and Wastewater Management

 

An Economic, Technical and Environmental Feasibility Study for Slurry Injection for Biosolids Management in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, Yashesh Panchal, Ibrahim Mohamed, Omar Abou-Sayed, Nihal Mounir, USA

 

Feasibility of Sewage Water Treatment in Skaka City Using Up-Flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) Reactor,  Abdalla Zakey Albahrawy , Mohamed El-Khateeb, Maher Al-Enazi, Saudi Arabia

 

Applicable Granule Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Process of Cassava Starch Factory for Energy Generating and Construction Materials,  Noppawan Semvimol, Kasem Chunkao, Surat Bualert, Siwanat Thaipakdee, Chulabut Chanthasoon, Donyarat Subwongrod, Thailand

 

Utilization of Community Wastewater and Sewage Sludge for Economic Cropping in Phetchaburi Province, Thailand,  Onanong Phewnil, Noppawan Semvimol, Watcharapong Wararam, Kittichai Duangma, Nawee Chanwong, Pavin Wichittrakarn, Worakai Usa, Nontaporn Prasertkul, Wiroon Sumleeraj, Thailand

 

 

SESSION 7B

Waste to Energy 2

 

A New Approach in Dioxins and Furans Emissions by Accumulation of Precursor Compounds at Incinerators Post Fire Zone, Marcelo Pestana Vieira, Brazil

 

Evaluating anaerobic digestion of source separated organic solid wastes in Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA, Shunchang Yang, Jaime V. Chávez-León, César Miguel Moreira, John Jaimez, Paul M. Kroening, Pratap Pullammanappallil, USA

 

 

SESSION 7C

Research Advances

 

A Comprehensive Characterization of Plastic Waste and Effect of UV Radiation on Bacterial Breakdown of LDPE, Ved Prakash Ranjan, Sudha Goel, India

 

Recovery of Neodymium from Waste Permanent Magnets by Solvent Extraction and Supported Liquid Membrane, Achmad Chusnun Niam, Yi-Hsien Liu, Sheng-Jie You, Ya-Fen Wang, Taiwan

 

 

 

SESSION 9A

Additional Topics

 

Waste Management in the Amazon and the Conceptual Innovation of Sustainability, Valéria Arenhardt, Flávio de São Pedro Filho, Waldir Schalch, Sâmia Laise Manthey Benevides, Saiane Barros de Souza, Brazil

 

Multivariate Statistics and Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metals in Soil of Waste Disposal Site in South Western Region of Bangladesh, Sanjida Khair, Islam M. Rafizul, Bangladesh

 

Influence of Construction and Demolished Waste on Controlled Low Strength Material, Fei Li, Chenhui Liu, Fujin Wang, Li’an Zhou, China

 

 POSTERS

 

A Novel Design of a Solar-Assisted Accelerated Composting Unit, Kurabachew Duba, Praveen Malali, Faete Filho, USA

 

Effect of the Incorporation of Biomass Wastes on the Properties of Fired Clay Bricks, Gisela Pelozo, Nancy Quaranta, Marta Caligaris, Melisa Romano, Adrián Cristóbal, Argentina

 

The Use of Municipal Tree Pruning and Bamboo Wastes in Bricks Production, Barbara Stolte Bezerra, Manuel J. D. Silva, Rosane Aparecida Gomes Battistelle, Paulo Roberto O. Carvalho, Brazil

 

Utilization of Coal Bottom Ash as Aggregate in Clayey Mixtures, Miguel Unsen, Gisela Pelozo, Marta Caligaris, Nancy Quaranta, Argentina