2018
Proceedings of
The 33rd International Conference on
Solid Waste Technology and Management
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