Proceedings of
20th International Conference on
Philadelphia, PA USA
April 3 - 6, 2005
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
SESSION
1A
Improving
Recycling Participation
“Public Engagement and Awareness Raising Programmes; the UK’s Best Practice Guide to Doorstep Recycling Promotions,” Dr. Adam D. Read, Anna Coates UK
“Different
Waste Awareness Raising Techniques and their Affect on Recycling Rate,” Thomas
Woollam, Richard Marsh, UK
“Determining How to Encourage Householders to Participate in Waste Minimisation and Recycling,” Anne Woolridge, Michele Tonglet, Paul Phillips, Professor, Margaret Bates, University College Northampton, Northampton, UK
SESSION
1B
Landfill
and Containment Studies
“Influence
of Tensile Stresses in a Cementitious Borehole Plug-Rock System for Underground
Waste Containment,” Haluk Akgün, Turkey, Jaak J.K. Daemen, USA,
“A
New Approach for Estimating Differential Settlement of Soft Soils,” R.D.
Espinoza, Shana Opdyke, USA
“Removal
of Contaminants in Leachate from Landfill Using Wasted Steel Scrap and Converter
Slag,” Byung-Taek Oh, Jeyong
Yoon, Jai-Young Lee, South Korea
“Microbial
Dynamics in Simulated Landfill of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW),” Somathilaka
E.G.W., Ishari W.K.D.C., Basnayake B.F.A., Mannapperume N.R.C., Banadara J.M.R.S.,
Sri Lanka
“Preliminary
Evaluation of a Bentonite/Sand Mixture Seal for Underground Waste Isolation,”
Mustafa K. Koçkar, Haluk Akgün, Özgür Aktürk, Turkey
SESSION
1C
Treatment and Utilization of Sludge and
Organic Waste
“Chemical and Thermal Treatment of Rice Husks and
Properties of Obtained Silica,” Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez, Michel Ospina,
Silvio Delvasto Arjona, Columbia
SESSION
1D
Chemical
Research Advances
“Enzymatic
Hydrolysis of Cellulose from Various Waste Sources,” Mr. Caijian Li, Pascale
Champagne, Canada
“Modeling of
Arsenic Removal by Coagulation and Sludge Stabilization,” Gletwyn Rubidge,
Nicole Vorster, Bernard Zeelie, South
Africa
“Development of
Plasma Torches for Recycling Hazardous Industrial and Military Wastes,” David
Gelenidze, Georgia
SESSION 2A
Waste Generation and Composition
“Quantification
and Characterization of the Flow of Packages and Packagings Present in
Residential Solid Waste in a Mexican Family,”
Sara Ojeda-Benitez, USA
“Profiles
of the Generation and Composition of Residential Solid Waste by Family
Typology,” Ma. Ysabel Márquez Montenegro, Sara Ojeda-Benitez, USA
SESSION
2B
“Environmental Impact Assessment Of Shiraz Landfill,” Nasser Talebbeydokhti, Ali Reza Salehi, Iran
“Accelerated Methane Oxidation in Landfill Covers in Cold and Dry Regions,” Chris Zeiss, Alberta
SESSION 2C
Energy Production
“A New Waste-to-Energy Technology,” Eric H. Reichl, USA
“Sources of Chlorine in MSW and RDF – Species, Analytical Methods and Behavior in Treatment Processes,” Matthias Schirmer, Biltewski Bernd, Susanne Rotter, Germany
“Advanced Coal Combustion Technologies – Energy Generation and Solid Waste Management,” Ramesh Gopal, S. Rao Chitikela, Suresh Chandran, USA
Site Remediation
“An ANP-based Decision Analytic Model for Evaluation of
Remedial Countermeasure Strategies of Contaminated Sites,” Michael Angelo B.
Promentilla, Tohru Furuichi, Kazuei Ishii, Noboru Tanikawa, Japan
“Sequentially Enhanced Electrokinetic Remediation for Chromium Contaminated Soils,” D.L. Shah, L.S. Thakur, S.G. Shah, India
“Waste Management Issues and Options in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Productions Activities – An Overview of Emerging Scenario With Reference To Indian Content,” Amit Srivastava, Kavita Sharma, Kasturi Gadgil, India
SESSION
3A
Utilization
of Wastes in Construction Materials
“Production of Lightweight Concrete by Using Pumice Aggregate and Industrial Boric Acid Wastes,” Emek Moroydor Derun, Ulku Banu Sarialioglu, Mehmet Burcin Piskin, Sabriye Piskin, Turkey
“Recycling of Some Solid Wastes with Low Grade Kaolin for Utilizing as Acid Resisting Clay Bricks,” Medhat Sobhy El-Sayed El-Mahllawy, Nasser Gamal Abd El-Ghafour, Aly Mohamad Sharara, Egypt
“Construction and Performance of a Tire Shred-sand Demonstration Embankment,” Sungmin Yoon, Jie Zhang, USA
“Mechanical Characteristics of Rubberized Concrete
Subjected to Cycles of Severe Low Temperature,” Ashraf M. Ghaly, USA
“Non-Conventional Concretes Based on GGBS,” Ruby Mejia
de Gutierrez, Susan Bernal, Erich Rodriguez, Silvio Delvasto Arjona, Jorge
Maldonado, Colombia
SESSION
3B
Leachate Studies
“Relationship of Waste Characteristics to the Formation of Mineral Deposits in Leachate Drainage Systems,” Antonio Cardoso, Lisa Rhea, Bina Nayak, Audrey Levine, Valerie Harwood, USA
“A Statistical Analysis of Wyoming Landfill Characteristics Contributing to Ground Water Impacts,” Marjorie E. Bedessem, Travis W. Halleman, Richard Anderson-Sprecher, USA
“Landfill Leachate Monitoring: A Case Study,” Claudio
Fernando Mahler, Maria Alice Ferreira, Wanda Maria Risso Günther, Brazil
“A Methodology to Quantify Leaching Capacities,” Dorairaja Raghu, Hsin-Neng Hsieh, USA
SESSION
3C
Environmental
Education and Public Response
“Environmental Education Measures its Results,” Manfred Fehr, Kally Alves de Sousa, Max Maciel de Oliveira e Domingues, Mirlaine Queiroz Santos, Brazil
“Influence of Dairy Products’ Packaging on the Consumer’s Decisions Related to Shopping with a Special Focus on the Ecological Factor,” Maja Czaplicka, Poland
“Human Element in Waste Management and the Role of
Cultural Values and Attitudes: The Third World Perspective,” Jerry E-Uhuo,
Okemefuria S.E. Vebemno, Nigeria
Recycling
Technology and Analysis
“An Update on Reuse of Waste Paper Sludge Technology for
Landfill Cover,” Pickett T. Simpson, Thomas F. Zimmie, USA
“Biosolids Land Application as a Method of Passive Stabilization of Pulp and Paper Mill Biosolids,” Trisha Westman, Pascale Champagne, Lori Greco, Canada
“Predicting Household set out rate in Kerbside Recycling
Schemes,” Thomas Woolam, Keith Williams, Tony Griffiths, UK
SESSION
4A
Recycling
Studies
“Understanding Participation in New York City’s
Recycling Program,” Marjorie J. Clarke, Ben Mancell, USA
“The Positive and Negative Issues Associated with Promoting an Existing Kerbside Dry- Recycling Scheme in the UK,” Georgina Davis, UK
“Challenges of Scavengers in Malaysia,” Seow Ta Wee, Malaysia
“Life Cycle Assessment of Plastics Recycling,”
Shoou-Yuh Chang, Elobeid A. Elobeid, USA
Landfill
Location, Restoration and Redevelopment
“The
Landfill Location Criteria Calculator: A Risk-based Approach to Solid Waste
Management,” Douglas Buteyn, Jennifer Roberts, Leslie Simmons, USA
“Proposal
of Restoration and Reclamation System for Illegal Dumping and Uncontrolled
Landfill Sites Based on Biotechnology,” Kazeui Ishii, Tohru Furuichi, Noboru
Tanikawa, Rokuta Inaba, Japan
SESSION
4C
Composting/Biological
Treatment
“Commercial
Scale Dynamic Respiration Rate as a Process Optimisation Tool. Methods, Results
and Analysis from Several Different Composting Systems,” Guy Hewings, Tony
Griffiths, Keith Williams, David Notton, UK
“Anaerobic
Digestion as a Method for the Treatment of Organic Residues Generated by
Municipal and Ambulant Markets,” Otoniel
Buenrostro Delgado, Liliana Marquez-Benavides, Mexico
“Biochemical
Properties of Compost from Kitchen Garbage in Bangladesh,” Azizul Moqsud, Japan,
M. Habibur Rahman, Bangladesh
“Composting in Brazil,” Adriana Soares de Schueler,
Claudio Fernando Mahler, Brazil
“Study on Biological Waste Management Taking into Account of Supply-Demand Balance,” Tomoko Iwata, Sohei Shimada, Japan
SESSION
4D
Ash Utilization and Treatment
“Utilization
of Fly-ash in Ash Dyke Construction – A Case Study,” Umesh Dayal, USA,
Chittaranjan Patra, India
“Use
of Fly Ash and/or Cement Additives to Reconstitute Disturbed Clays,” Ashraf M.
Ghaly, USA, James Christensen, USA
“Incorporation
of Starch in Waste Ashes and Its Impact on Porosity Formation of Ceramics,” S.
Bethanis Lecturer, Greece and C.R.
Cheeseman, UK
“Accelerated
Carbonation of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration (MSWI) Residues,” Xiaomin
Li, UK, Marta Fernández Colin D.
Hills, Paula J. Carey, Stef J.R.Simon,
“Production
of Synthetic Aggregates From Waste Ashes,” Sofia Bethanis, UK
SESSION
5A
Recycling Analysis
“Environmental
Impacts of Solid Waste Recycling: A Case Study,” Shoou-Yuh Chang, Kumar
Bindiganavile, USA
“Modelling
Production Costs for Recovery Processes of Municipal Solid Waste,” Dr. André
LeBozec, France
“Fort
Chaffee Case Study: Evaluation of the Economic Viability of Deconstruction and
Salvaged Wood Remanufacturing,” Paolo Legaspi, Dr. Eddy Dean Smith, Ron
Webster, USA
“Lessons
from Ring Fenced Funding for Waste Management Improvements in the UK: Global
Implications of Different Approaches for Driving Recycling Infrastructure and
Service Delivery,” Adam D. Read, John Downer, UK
SESSION
5B
Landfill
Gas
“Build
Me a Gas Pipeline: A Case History of a 13-Mile Landfill Gas Project,” Robert
Hasemeier, Joel Zylstra USA
“Source
Analysis for Volatile Organic Compounds Data at the Camino Real Landfill,
Sunland Park, NM,” Gautam Kumar, John C. Walton, Charles D. Turner, Joe King USA
SESSION
5C
Management of Wastes in Specific Industries
“Recovery
of Sulphur from Waste Gypsum,” Ryneth Nengovhela, Jannie Maree, Christien
Strydom, Dieks Theron, South Africa
“Material-Flow-Analysis
of Cadmium Giving Special Consideration to Waste Arising and Waste
Management,” Klaus-Rainer Braeutigam, Nicola Hartlieb, Christel Kupsch, G.
Sardemann, Germany
“Environmental
Risk Assessment of Hazardous Waste Generating Small Scale Metal Finishing
Industries, India: A Case Study,” Dr. Preeti Saxena, Post Doctoral Fellow,
Norwegian Institute of Air Research, Kjeller, Kjeller, Norway
SESSION
6A
Compost
and Utilization of Organic Wastes
“Comparison
of Growth Characteristics for Waste-derived Composts,” Muhammad Ali, Anthony
J. Griffiths, Davey Jones, Keith P. Williams, UK
“Evaluation
of Regional Suitability for Biogasification System,” Rokuta Inaba, Tohru
Furuichi, Norio Nishi, Toshihiro Komatsu, Japan
“Utilizing
Agriculture Waste to Enhance The Performance of Nutrient Removal in the
Continuous Flow SBR System,” Ashraf Ahmed Karakish, Ahmed Abd Ed Maguid, Egypt
“Chemical
Oxidation of Primary Sludges from Common Effluent Treatment Plants Using
Peroxides and Fentons Reagent,” Vurimindi Himabindu, P.
Rekha, C. Aparna, Y. Anjaneyulu, India
“Feasibility
Study on Industrial Waste Utilization: Using Sludge as Raw Material for
Co-composting,” Amornpong Thongbhakdi, Palawat Phutarak, Alice Sharp, Thailand
SESSION 6C
Household
Hazardous Wastes and Utilization of Wastes
“Comparative
Analysis of Hazardous Household Waste in Two Mexican Regions,” Otoniel
Buenrostro Delgado, Sara Ojeda Benítez, Liliana Marquez-Benavides, Mexico
“Low Strength Flowable Fill from Excess Foundry Sand and Cement Bypass Dust” Alaa Ata, Atef Haggag, Mohsen Mashhour, Essam Farouk, Egypt
SESSION
6D
Special
Topics in Recycling
“Educating and Certifying Recycling Professionals Via the Internet,” Evelyn D’Elia, Douglas Orner, Patricia Wood, USA
“Rethinking Waste Management in Construction,” Mr. Mohamed Osmani, Andrew Price, Jacqueline Glass, UK
“The Composition of On-Street Litter-Bin Waste and Its Recycling Potential,” Dr. Georgina Davis, UK
SESSION
7A
Modeling and Planning
“A Dynamic Model for Four Options Household Waste
Disposal Management,” Yen-Lien Kuo, UK
“Energy and Material Balances for Modeling Networks of Waste Treatment Systems,” Margit Loeschau, Susanne Rotter, Germany
“Solid Waste Management Strategy and Service Improvement in Ekaterinburg: Building Capacity and Delivering Long-Term Solutions,” Adam D. Read, P. Fletcher, UK
SESSION
7B
“Leveraging
Industrial and Solid Waste for Improving Sustainability and Economic Growth,”
Germaine H. Saad, USA
“Integrated
Waste Management Strategy for Country in Transition as The Tool for Efficient
Inclusion in International Trade,” Andoelka Mihajlov, Marina Ilić, Slobodan Tošović, Aleksandar Jovović,
Hristina Stevanović-Čarapina,
Serbia and Montenegro
“An
Analysis of the Contribution of Waste Minimisation Clubs to Sustainable Waste
Management in the UK Using Economic Theory of the Firm,” Thomas Coskeran, Paul
Phillips, Steve Smith, UK
SESSION
7C
“A
National Approach to Clinical Waste Management,” Debbie Siru, M.S. Pillay, Kazal Sinha,
Malaysia
“Co
Disposal of Out-of-date Medicines,” Liliana Márquez-Benavides, Héctor M.
Poggi-Varaldo, Otoniel Buenrostro-Delgado, Mexico
SESSION
8A
Systems
Design and Analysis
“The
New Technologie, Workstream for Solid Waste Management In England: A
Demonstrator Programme to evaluate novel – cost effective methods to manage
Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMSW),” Paul S. Phillips, Nigel P. Freestone,
Margaret P. Bates, Thomas Coskeran, Anne Woolridge, UK
“Building
Municipal Capacity for Strategic Solid Waste Management Planning; Observations
from Three Cities on Three Different Continents,” Adam D. Read, David C.
Wilson, Jane Olley, UK
“Minimax
Regret Optimization for Regionalization Assessment of Solid Waste Management in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas,” Eric Davila, Ni-Bin Chang, USA
Multi-Criteria
Analysis for the Assessment of Environmentally Relevant Installations,”
Stefano Saetta, Italy,
Jutta
Geldermann, Germany,
Daniela
Leonardi, Italy
SESSION 8B
Public and Private
Sector Development
“Developing
a Strategy for Government Funded Waste Management Research in England
(2004-2007): Lessons for Developing Countries,” Paul S. Phillips, Adam Read,
Maragaret P. Bates, John Morris, Anne Woolridge, Thomas Coskeran, UK
“Feasibility
Study and Master Plan for Optimal Waste Treatment and Disposal for the Entire
State of Delhi Based on Public Private Partnership Solutions,” Surinder Pal,
Ravi Dass, India,
SESSION 8C
Case Studies and
Environmental and Sustainability Topics
“Sustainable Approach for Management of Dumpsites in Asia,” Kurian Joseph, R. Nagendran, India, C. Visvanathan, Thailand
“Solid Waste Management Practices in a Developing Economy Mega City, A Case Study of Lagos, Nigeria,” Oluwole O. Akiyode, Nigeria
“Integrated
and Sustainable Management of Municipal Solid Wastes in Small Communities – A
Case Study for Cata Altas, Minas Gerais – Brazil,” Lisete Celina Lange,
Cynthia Fantoni Alves Ferreira, Gustavo Ferreira Simoes, Brazil
SESSION
9A
Case
Studies and Improvement Methodologies
“Improving
Waste Management Practices in the City of Tuy Hoa, Viet Nam,” David G. Smith, Canada
“Solid
Waste Management of the Island Phuket, Thailand: The Past and The Future,”
Porntip Sridang, Panalee Chevakidagarn, Somtip Danteravanich, Somate Chaiprapat,
Pireeyutona Vanapruk, Thailand
“Performance
Evaluation of New Waste Management Strategies in Germany,” Gerold Hafner,
Martin Kranert, Maria Espinoza, Nicolás Escalante, Germany
SESSION
9B
Landfill
Liners and Containment
“Development
of a Case-Based Database System of Countermeasures for Soil and Groundwater
Pollution,” Yudai Satoh, Tohru Furuichi, Kazuei Ishii, Noboru Tanikawa, Japan
“Attenuation
of 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene in Leachate by a Mineral Landfill Liner,” Anne
Stringfellow, Ana Simoes, David Smallman, Hugh Potter, UK
“Immobilization
of Heavy Metals in Long-term Landfilled MSWI Residues Due to Weathering,”
Ruina Zhang, Takayuki Shimaoka, Japan
“Computer
Aided Design and Analysis of Geosynthetics Landfills,” J.N. Mandal, Aanand
Jain, India
SESSION
9C
Ash
Management and Analysis
“Recovery of Vanadium and Nickel From Fly Ash Produced in
Power Generation and Desalination Plants in Saudi Arabia,” Muhammad A. Daous, Saudi
Arabia
Textiles
and Special Case Recycling
“Quantification of Energy Used and Saved by the Reuse or
Recycling of Clothes,” Anne Woolridge, Garth Ward, Paul Phillips, Michael
Collins, Simon Grady, UK
SESSION
10B
Leachate
Recycling and Characterization and Landfill Studies
“Evaluation
of Leachate Treatment and Recycle Options at the Boon County Landfill,”
Timothy G. Ellis, Jaeyoung Park, USA,
Eyyup Debik, Turkey, Scott Smith,USA
“Leachates
Characterization Produced in the Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Sites of Amman-Zarqa
Area/Jordan,” Zain Tadros, Jordan
“Contamination Risk By Heavy Metals to Vegetation Growing on Landfill Cover,” Claudio Fernando Mahler, J.C.M. Andrade, Brazil
SESSION
10C
Compost
and Agricultural Wastes
“Marketing and Commercializing of Compost,” Mervat El-Hoz,
Lebanon
“The Model Research of Organic Waste Composting Basis of process Optiusation in Actual Condition,” Kazimierz Szymanski, Robert Sidelko, Lukasz Szymanski, Poland
SESSION 11A
Special Topics
“Management of
cement by-pass dust within the cement factory,” M.I. El Saidi, O.A.
Ibrahim, H.H. El Sersy, M.F. Abadir,
Egypt