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Waste Generation
Data:
Number of compactor truck loads
=9
= 500 lb/yd3
= 25 yd3
=7
= 3 yd3
= 225 lb/yd3
= 150 lb/yd3
= 9 ft3
Material Balance
Inflow
(materials)
Stored materials
(raw materials,
products, solid waste)
Outflow
(materials)
Outflow
(products)
Outflow
(solid waste and solid
in water)
Example question:
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Waste Handling
Solid Waste Engineering
Waste Handling
13
Waste Handling
14
15
High-Rise Apartments
17
Isometric view of
individual floor
chute openings for
the discharge of
waste materials in
high-rise
apartment
building
18
Typical
compactor
used in
conjunction
with waste
chutes in
large
apartment
buildings
Start of
compaction cycle
Loading of
compaction
chamber
Compaction into
container
19
20
21
Commercial Facilities
Accumulated in individual offices or work location
Collected in large containers
Large storage containers / stationary compactors /
compactors and other processing equipment.
22
23
24
Absorption of Fluids
25
Contamination of waste
components
26
Types of Containers
The types and capacities depend on:
Characteristic of waste
Types of waste
Types of collection system
Frequency of collection
Available space for the container
27
28
29
30
31
Typical
compactor
used in
conjunction
with waste
chutes in
large
apartment
buildings
Start of
compaction cycle
Loading of
compaction
chamber
Compaction into
container
32
33
Composting
34
Microbiological Decomposition
35
Composting
36