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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.

Determining a Probability of the uncontrolled landfills emergence in Georgia's Rural Areas Using Integrated Methodology

Buachidze N., Dvalishvili N.

Topic:

Solid waste management

In this work, with the support of the local municipality, we’ve collected for each highland region the data showing: the number of population, existence of the main sources causing waste, the quantity of the dumpster, the frequency of the waste removal with the relevant technic etc. Based on all...Read more

Keywords:

Waste management; Pollution; Rural Environment; Uncontrolled Landfills

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00882

Paper ID:

cest2019_00882

Negative role of uncontrolled landfills in Georgia in environmental pollution processes

Kuchava G., Buachidze N., Chikviladze K., Shubladze E.

Topic:

Solid waste management

In the laboratories the special research were carried to determine the pollution level in the samples collected, which due to the direct impact of these types of landfill sites on the surrounding areas, are often the main polluters of environment. The pollution conditions were studied based on...Read more

Keywords:

Waste management; Pollution; Environment; Uncontrolled Landfills

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00883

Paper ID:

cest2019_00883

Challenging the belief that organic waste and plastic should be diverted from landfill on climate change grounds:

(Corresponding) Hutton B., Norrish M., Horan E.

Topic:

Solid waste management

Abstract Landfill is generally believed to have higher greenhouse gas emissions than composting or waste-to-energy. The EU Landfill Directive requires nations to progressively divert biodegradable waste away from landfill. Waste disposal in landfill is at the bottom of its Waste Hierarchy. Many...Read more

Keywords:

landfill emissions, waste-to-energy, Waste hierarchy, composting

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00909

Paper ID:

cest2019_00909

Sewage sludge agricultural use

(Corresponding) Mosquera-Losada M., Ferreiro Domínguez N., Dario A., Francisco Javier R., (Corresponding) Jose Javier S., Rigueiro-Rodriguez A.

Topic:

Solid waste management

Sewage sludge use in agriculture is promoted by the European union since the normative of cleaning waters related to the compulsory use of depuration plants in all cities over 2000 inhabitants was finally implemented in 2005. The USC has been conducted long-term experiment research of application...Read more

Keywords:

fertilizer, waste management

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00913

Paper ID:

cest2019_00913

An overview of the plastic waste and recycling status in Qatar

(Corresponding) Hahladakis (Chachladakis) J.

Topic:

Solid waste management

The State of Qatar has recently launched its national vision (QNV2030) underlining, therein, its full commitment to retain harmony between the main three pillars of sustainable development: economic growth, social development and environmental management. However, rapid development and "mega...Read more

Keywords:

plastic waste; recycling; recovery; Qatar; circular economy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc201900670

Paper ID:

cest2019_00670