Decision-makers Guide in Solid Waste Management

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste Management Programs, 1976 - Decision making - 158 pages

INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACHES	1

Multijurisdictional Approaches	8

Capital Financing	17

Characteristics of Capital Financing Methods Available for Solid Waste	21

Point of Collection	25

Cost of Curbside Collection by Frequency of Collection and Crew Size	29

Collection of Bulky Items	36

Composition of Municipal Solid Waste as Discarded United States	39

Estimates of the Potential Gross Revenues for Materials Recovered From a Ton of Municipal Solid Waste in a Mechanical Processing Facility	96

Materials Recovery	98

SANITARY LANDFILLING	104

Quantity Quality Purchasers and Prices of Materials Recovered From Municipal Solid Waste at the Franklin Ohio Pilot Plant	105

Projected Capital Costs for FranklinType WetPulping Plants With Capacities of 150 500 and 1000 Tons Per Day 1975	106

Sanitary Landfill Permit Application Costs by Design Capacity of Site 1975 111 41 Initial Costs for Three Sanitary Landfills 1975	111

Approximate Sanitary Landfill Equipment Prices 1975	112

REDUCING Waste GeneratION	118

Residential Collection Equipment and Crew Size	48

Recommended Crew Size and Vehicle Type for Residential Solid	49

Equipment Systems for Collection of Commercial Wastes	54

Typical Yearly Costs for Commercial Collection With Rear Loader	57

TABLE PAGE 27 Characteristics of Rural Bulk Bin Collection Systems by Type of Vehicle Used	60

Examples of Rural Solid Waste Collection Equipment Systems	61

Manpower Management and Labor Relations	64

TRANSFER STATIONS AND HAULING TO DISPOSAL SITES	70

Shredding	76

Projected Economics for Other Municipal Solid Waste Balers 1975	77

Categories of Solid Waste and Estimated Minimum Horsepower Required to Shred	81

RESOURCE Recovery from Mixed WASTES	88

Location and Status of Energy Recovery Systems by Technology Type and Energy Product 1975	89

Capital Costs and Capacity of Systems Producing Prepared Wastes as a Supplemental Fuel for Use in Utility Boilers 1975	91

A Sample List of Nonradioactive Hazardous Compounds	123

1	125

Functions Applicability and Resource Recovery Capability of Currently Available Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal Processes	126

Sewage Sludge	132

Range of Metal Content in Digested Sewage Sludges	133

Estimated Typical Costs of Sludge Disposal Processes Per Dry Ton 1974	134

Costs and Operating Parameters of Tire Slicers and Shredders 1974	139

Waste Lubricating	142

Uses for Waste Lubrication Oil	145

Typical Yearly Collection Costs for 2 and 3Man Crews Including Vehicle 1975	152

57	153

Truck Procurement Cost Figures Used in Productivity Study Side Loaders and Rear Loaders	154

C	155

Title	Decision-makers Guide in Solid Waste Management An Environmental protection publication (SW-500) in the solid waste management series Environmental protection publication Solid waste management series, United States Environmental Protection Agency
Author	United States. Office of Solid Waste Management Programs
Edition	2
Publisher	U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste Management Programs, 1976
Original from	the University of California
Digitized	Aug 2, 2008
Length	158 pages

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