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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.

Microbial Biodiversity of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) dumpsites of Cochin, Kerala, India.

Varier J., Kuttamassery N., (Corresponding) Chenichery S.

Topic:

Solid waste management

Cochin, the commercial and industrial centre of Kerala, lies on the south-west coast of Arabian sea. It covers an area of 94.88 Km2. There are two major dumpsites in the city, one at Brahmapuram and other at Kalamassery. The proper management of the waste has been a challenging task for the...Read more

Keywords:

Municipal Solid Waste dumpsite soils, Microbial biodiversity, Cochin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00730

Conference:

CEST2019

Paper ID:

cest2019_00730

Application of Risk Analysis to landfills: the experience of Brescia (Italy)

(Corresponding) Vaccari M., Gibellini S., Arnaboldi G.

Topic:

Solid waste management

In the Italian authorization procedure for the construction of a landfill, the Risk Analysis is mandatory in case of request for derogation from the current legislation (D.M. September 27, 2010), in order to demonstrate that there is no risk for the environment. This contribution describes the...Read more

Keywords:

authorization, critical issues, environmental risk, solid waste, waste landfilling

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00734

Conference:

CEST2019

Paper ID:

cest2019_00734

Waste to Energy Initiatives at the Local Level

(Corresponding) LIM D., BALLESTEROS F., DE SALES L.

Topic:

Solid waste management

The problem on solid waste has been and still remains as a major problem in the Philippines especially in developing countries where proper facilities for collection and disposal are not always available. In Metro Manila alone, daily waste generation stands at 8,600 tons coming from a population 12...Read more

Keywords:

Waste to Energy, Solid Waste, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00841

Conference:

CEST2019

Paper ID:

cest2019_00841