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Stop Filling the World with Trash: A Study of Circular Waste Management Strategies in NYC

Gonzalez Samot, Luis Argelis

This thesis seeks to understand the impacts and ramifications of solid waste generation and waste management strategies in New York City. It is concerned with the relationship between solid waste and the mass production and mass consumption patterns associated with the take-make-waste industrial economic model. Additionally, the investigation examines the circular economy as an alternative to take-make-waste. Special attention is given to the environmental and societal implications of continuing in the current linear industrial system and the urgency to move towards a circular economy. “Stop Filling the World with Trash: A Study of Circular Waste Management Strategies in NYC” addresses the following questions: what are the current municipal solid waste management strategies? Where does the solid waste go post-collection and how is it transported? What policies are being considered to address the negative externalities related to solid waste and Waste Management? What role can the circular economy play in minimizing the negative environmental and societal impacts of waste management? What are the implications of adopting a circular economy? Does moving to a circular economy require changes to the regulatory framework? The findings suggest that shifting to a circular or sustainable economic model is urgent. If we continue in the linear system of mass production and mass consumption, the negative effects to people and the environment may become irreversible. However, making this paradigm shift will entail a concerted effort among the public and private sectors, and civil society.

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ASSESSMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT THE CASE OF HAWASSA TOWN, SOUTHERN NATION, NATIONALITIES AND PEOPLES REGIONAL STATE

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Mercury emission from sulfide/solidified mercury waste in a simulated landfill lysimeters

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Wastes containing mercury or mercury compounds are designated as “industrial waste requiring special management” owing to their toxicity. They must be stabilized to HgS by sulfurization using a ball mill before landfill disposal to prevent mercury dissolution and diffusion. Recently, methods for treating and disposing of mercury waste have been investigated. The current study aimed to confirm the safety of sulfurized/solidified mercury; therefore, two additional types of solidification are adopted: cement solidification and epoxy resin solidification. Further, the existing sulfur solidification method was also modified. The results obtained by the lysimeter test are as follows: The mercury concentration in leachate satisfied the effluent standard from the initial and met the environmental standard after 4 months. There was no difference in the mercury diffusion amount between the lysimeters with sulfurized/solidified mercury and blank. The maximum mercury elution ratio from the lysimeters was 0.00002%, indicating that there is no risk of mercury elution from sulfurized/solidified mercury in landfills of incineration residue and mixed waste. The new solidification methods, low alkali cement solidification and epoxy resin solidification, have a low risk of mercury diffusion. The safety of sulfurized/solidified mercury waste using low alkali cement or epoxy resin instead of modified sulfur solidification in a real landfill site was confirmed.

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This research was financially supported by the Environment Research and Technology Development Funds (JPMEERF20S20610, SII-6-1) by the Ministry of Environment of Japan. The authors would also like to thank Dr. Akira Sano for their technical help with the experiment.

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