The Disposal of Municipal Refuse (Classic Reprint)

The Disposal of Municipal Refuse (Classic Reprint)
Author: Harry De Berkeley Parsons
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2017-10-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780265259337

Excerpt from The Disposal of Municipal Refuse It is self-evident that, above all other considerations, the methods for both collection and disposal should be sanitary. The Street Cleaning Department, the Health Department, or whatever branch of the municipal government that may have the charge of caring for, and getting rid of, these waste materials will always be a cause of some friction with the people. Their acts for general betterment will be considered by some as harmful and detrimental; and selfish and per sonal considerations will crop out as deterring factors against every step for advancement. The other aspect of the subject is one of cost. Both the sanitary and the financial considerations must be regarded, and the selected method for any community must embody both, if it is to be classed as successful. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Collection and Disposal of Municipal Refuse (Classic Reprint)

Collection and Disposal of Municipal Refuse (Classic Reprint)
Author: Rudolph Hering
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2018-01-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780428347932

Excerpt from Collection and Disposal of Municipal Refuse The recent development in America started in 1887, by the American Public Health Association, with the appointment of a Committee on Garbage Disposal, of which Dr. Kilvington was Chairman. In 1888, this Committee reported on the Destruction of Organic Refuse by fire. In 1889, a report was presented favoring both reduction and incineration as the promising methods of future garbage disposal. In 1894, Rudolph Hering was appointed Chairman, elaborate statistics were collected from more than a hundred cities, and in 1897 a report was made on the collection and disposal of waste matter in many of these cities, with general conclusions regarding the entire problem. A great diversity of opinion was observed regarding the proper methods to be pursued. The Committee also studied the English experiences and the very complete, instructive, and valuable experiments just then being conducted in Hamburg and Berlin, and presented conclusions which endeavored to place the whole subject on a scientific foundation. The sanitary aspect was given the first and the financial aspect the second place in all recommendations. It was pointed out that a proper solution for any city or town would require a knowledge of the quantity, character, and composition of the refuse, and also of the local conditions controlling the several parts of the problem. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Garbage In The Cities

Garbage In The Cities
Author: Martin V. Melosi
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2004-11-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0822972689

As recently as the 1880s, most American cities had no effective means of collecting and removing the mountains of garbage, refuse, and manure-over a thousand tons a day in New York City alone-that clogged streets and overwhelmed the senses of residents. In his landmark study, Garbage in the Cities, Martin Melosi offered the first history of efforts begun in the Progressive Era to clean up this mess.Since it was first published, Garbage in the Cities has remained one of the best historical treatments of the subject. This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes two new chapters that expand the discussion of developments since World War I. It also offers a discussion of the reception of the first edition, and an examination of the ways solid waste management has become more federally regulated in the last quarter of the twentieth century.Melosi traces the rise of sanitation engineering, accurately describes the scope and changing nature of the refuse problem in U.S. cities, reveals the sometimes hidden connections between industrialization and pollution, and discusses the social agendas behind many early cleanliness programs. Absolutely essential reading for historians, policy analysts, and sociologists, Garbage in the Cities offers a vibrant and insightful analysis of this fascinating topic.

Municipal Solid Waste Management in Asia and the Pacific Islands

Municipal Solid Waste Management in Asia and the Pacific Islands
Author: Agamuthu Pariatamby
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2013-09-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814451738

Solid waste management issues, technologies and challenges are dynamic. More so, in developing and transitory nations in Asia. This book, written by Asian experts in solid waste management, explores the current situation in Asian countries including Pacific Islands. There are not many technical books of this kind, especially dedicated to this region of the world. The chapters form a comprehensive, coherent investigation in municipal solid waste (MSW) management, including, definitions used, generation, sustainable waste management system, legal framework and impacts on global warming. Several case studies from Asian nations are included to exemplify the real situation experienced. Discussions on MSW policy in these countries and their impacts on waste management and minimization (if any) are indeed an eye-opener. Undoubtedly, this book would be a pioneer in revealing the latest situation in the Asian region, which includes two of the world’s most dynamic nations in the economic growth. It is greatly envisaged to form an excellent source of reference in MSW management in Asia and Pacific Islands. This book will bridge the wide gap in available information between the developed and transitory/developing nations.

Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes

Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes
Author: Gary C. Young
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2010-11-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118029275

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO ENERGY CONVERSION PROCESSES A TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC REVIEW OF EMERGING WASTE DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGIES Intended for a wide audience ranging from engineers and academics to decision-makers in both the public and private sectors, Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes: Economic, Technical, and Renewable Comparisons reviews the current state of the solid waste disposal industry. It details how the proven plasma gasification technology can be used to manage Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and to generate energy and revenues for local communities in an environmentally safe manner with essentially no wastes. Beginning with an introduction to pyrolysis/gasification and combustion technologies, the book provides many case studies on various waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies and creates an economic and technical baseline from which all current and emerging WTE technologies could be compared and evaluated. Topics include: Pyrolysis/gasification technology, the most suitable and economically viable approach for the management of wastes Combustion technology Other renewable energy resources including wind and hydroelectric energy Plasma economics Cash flows as a revenue source for waste solids-to-energy management Plant operations, with an independent case study of Eco-Valley plant in Utashinai, Japan Extensive case studies of garbage to liquid fuels, wastes to electricity, and wastes to power ethanol plants illustrate how currently generated MSW and past wastes in landfills can be processed with proven plasma gasification technology to eliminate air and water pollution from landfills.

Waste

Waste
Author: Catherine Coleman Flowers
Publisher: The New Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2020-11-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1620976099

The MacArthur grant–winning environmental justice activist’s riveting memoir of a life fighting for a cleaner future for America’s most vulnerable A Smithsonian Magazine Top Ten Best Science Book of 2020 Catherine Coleman Flowers, a 2020 MacArthur “genius,” grew up in Lowndes County, Alabama, a place that’s been called “Bloody Lowndes” because of its violent, racist history. Once the epicenter of the voting rights struggle, today it’s Ground Zero for a new movement that is also Flowers’s life’s work—a fight to ensure human dignity through a right most Americans take for granted: basic sanitation. Too many people, especially the rural poor, lack an affordable means of disposing cleanly of the waste from their toilets and, as a consequence, live amid filth. Flowers calls this America’s dirty secret. In this “powerful and moving book” (Booklist), she tells the story of systemic class, racial, and geographic prejudice that foster Third World conditions not just in Alabama, but across America, in Appalachia, Central California, coastal Florida, Alaska, the urban Midwest, and on Native American reservations in the West. In this inspiring story of the evolution of an activist, from country girl to student civil rights organizer to environmental justice champion at Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Initiative, Flowers shows how sanitation is becoming too big a problem to ignore as climate change brings sewage to more backyards—not only those of poor minorities.

The Consolidated Statutes of Newfoundland (Classic Reprint)

The Consolidated Statutes of Newfoundland (Classic Reprint)
Author:
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 1034
Release: 1919
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Excerpt from The Consolidated Statutes of Newfoundland Of storing gunpowder In the towns of St. Johns, Harbor Grace Carbonear, Of the St. John' s fire brigade. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Municipal Refuse Collection Vehicles

Municipal Refuse Collection Vehicles
Author: Barrie C. Woods
Publisher: Trans Pennine Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 49
Release: 1998-09
Genre: Refuse collection vehicles
ISBN: 095210704X

Interest in specialist vehicles has grown massively in recent years. If you have always wanted the gen on bin lorries, now is your chance! Impress your family and friends with comments like Look, there's a Lewin-Oscher Pakamatic bin lorry. Starting with horse-drawn examples, the history of refuse collection vehicles is followed by an illustrated alphabetical survey of the products of all (or most) British manufacturers.

The Other Dark Matter

The Other Dark Matter
Author: Lina Zeldovich
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2021-11-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 022661557X

The history of human waste. How I learned to love the excrement; The early history of human excreta; Treasure nigh soil as if it were gold!; The water closet dilemma and the sewage farm paradigm; Germs, fertilizer, and the poop police -- The present: a sludge revolution in progress. The great sewage time bomb and the redistribution of nutrients on the planet; Loowatt, a loo that turns waste into watts; The crap that cooks your dinner and container-based sanitation; HomeBiogas : your personal digester in a box; Made in New York; Lystek, the home of sewage smoothies; How DC water makes biosolids BLOOM; From biosolids to biofuels -- The future of medicine and other things; Poop : the best (and cheapest medicine; Looking where the sun doesn't shine; From the kindness of one's gut : an insider look into stool banks -- Afterword : breathing poetry into poop.