Solid waste characterisation study in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Zone, Mexico
| Autor: | Arturo Dávila-Villarreal, Gerardo Bernache-Pérez, María Elena Sánchez-Salazar, Ana María Garmendia, Salvador Sánchez-Colón |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Engineering
Conservation of Natural Resources Environmental Engineering Municipal solid waste 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Waste management business.industry Environmental engineering Generation rate 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Pollution Metropolitan area Refuse Disposal Urban waste Waste recovery Cities business Mexico 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Waste managementresearch : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. 19(5) |
| ISSN: | 0734-242X |
| Popis: | The key findings of a solid waste characterisation study conducted at the Guadalajara Metropolitan Zone, Mexico, are reported. Objectives of the study were to estimate the daily generation rate of household (HSW) and municipal solid waste (MSW), characterise and compare their composition by type of material, determine the proportion that HSW contributes to MSW, explore changes in MSW composition through time after final disposal, and estimate the types and amount of MSW that are sorted out for recycling at final disposal sites. HSW generated during seven days by a sample of 300 households chosen through a two-stage stratified sampling design was collected, weighed and classified. MSW entering the four local disposal sites was recorded for 12 weeks, and materials’ sorting was quantified. MSW samples taken by excavating trenches in two final disposal sites were also characterised. The average per capita daily HSW generation rate was 508 g. HSW mainly consisted of putrescible waste (53%), paper (10%) and plastic (9%). The average daily generation rate of MSW was 3119.2 metric tonnes. HSW represented 55.9% of MSW, and the main difference between HSW and MSW was a lower proportion of organic materials (53% vs. 16.5%, respectively). The major changes in MSW composition through time after final disposal, were the result of the quick decomposition of putrescible materials. Only 2.2% of total MSW generated in Guadalajara (mainly package waste) was sorted for recycling. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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