Municipal-waste combustion: Background information for materials separation. Final report
Several issues related to materials separation from municipal solid waste (MSW) are discussed. Current nationwide rates of materials separation and recycling, as well as the methodology for determining municipal solid waste separation rates, are presented. Case studies of four community curbside separation programs include performance data and program costs. Two centralized materials separation facilities which separate materials from unsorted MSW are described with respect to the separation mechanisms employed, performance, and available cost data. Available data on the impacts of materials separation on municipal waste combustor (MWC) air emissions, combustor operation, and MWC ash are presented. The potential occupational risks of the handpicking process used to separate materials from MSW at some centralized separation facilities are discussed. The use of mercury in household batteries, and current information on community battery separation and collection programs and recycling efforts, are also discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
- OSTI ID:
- 5737666
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-168567/XAB; EPA--450/3-90/021
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Waste-to-energy combustors: A tale of two cities
Air-pollutant emission standards and guidelines for municipal-waste combustors: Economic analysis of materials-separation requirement. Final report
Related Subjects
290300 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320604 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Municipal Waste Management-- (1980-)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AEROSOL WASTES
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
ASHES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
CONTROL
COST
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
FLY ASH
INCINERATORS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
MUNICIPAL WASTES
OXIDATION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
RECYCLING
REGULATIONS
RESIDUES
SOLID WASTES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES