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Developing High-Yield and Resilient Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Alternative Wastes
This project explored the anaerobic co-digestion of food waste with two different co-substrates, thickened waste activated sludge (in the wet system) and decomposing municipal solid…
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Non-Recyclable Plastics to Pavements
The affordability, durability, and ease of processing of plastics makes this material an appealing and almost unavoidable choice for diverse applications. These advantages increased the…
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Recovering high-value acids from anaerobic co-digestion of municipal solid and grease interceptor waste using an electrically-driven separation process
Executive summary Re-engineering the anaerobic co-digestion (co-AD) of organic-rich, municipal solid waste (MSW) to yield high-value chemical products could improve the economics of organic waste…
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Emissions from Landfill Renewable Natural Gas Plants in the Central USA
Onsite, direct measurements, downwind tracer flux, and other test method (OTM) measurements were made at 9 renewable natural gas (RNG) plants located in the central…
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Municipal Food Waste Collection Reduces Food Waste in Landfill and Promotes Positive Behavioral Spillovers
In the US, nearly one third of food intended for consumption is wasted each year. The majority of this food waste ends up in landfills,…
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2024 EREF Report Economic Data and Impact for the Waste and Recycling Industry – 2021
The waste and recycling industry, classified under NAICS code 562, is critical for environmental protection and acts as the lynchpin to the circular economy. These…
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A Controlled Release Experiment for Investigating Methane Measurement Performance at Landfills
A large-scale controlled release study was performed at a closed landfill in Petrolia, Ontario Canada between November 6, 2023, and November 14, 2023. During this…
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Development of Test Methods to Characterize Heat Production from Special Wastes Disposed in Landfills
Recently, there have been reports of municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills that have been experiencing temperatures in excess of 80 °C. Elevated temperatures have a…
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Economic Data and Impact for the Waste & Recycling Industry – County Level Data 2021
This report was aggregated by the Environmental Research & Education Foundation from U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis data for 2021 and 2017,…
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Economic Data and Impact for the Waste & Recycling Industry – State Level Data 2021
This report was aggregated by the Environmental Research & Education Foundation from U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis data for 2021 and 2017,…
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