Optimizing municipal solid waste management in industrial ports: A case study of source separation implementation.

With the acceleration of industrialization and population growth, there has been a notable surge in municipal solid waste (MSW) production globally. This necessitates the development of efficient waste management strategies that align with sustainable economic, environmental, and social goals. Implementing sorting and source separation policies serves as foundational steps toward optimizing material flow and resource utilization.

An ISM approach to overcome the participation barriers in the waste source separation-a case study: Urmia University Campus.

A procedure developed to identify and facilitate the implementation of waste source separation strategies applicable in higher education centers, as a prerequisite for the expansion of recycling programs. The target materials proper to be separated were selected based on quantitative/qualitative analysis of waste produced on the Nazlou Campus of Urmia University, Iran (as a case study). The barriers to implementation of the program were identified using the interpretive structural modeling (ISM) methodology.

Sensitivity analysis of significant parameters affecting landfill leachate generation rate.

A landfill was designed to evaluate leachate quantity's governing factors using the HELP model. As a case study, the proposed methodology was tested in the Nazlou Landfill, Urmia, Iran. Indeed, the main objective was to illuminate the efficacy of executive parameters defined in the model.

Landfill Leachate Treatment Through Coagulation-flocculation with Lime and Bio-sorption by Walnut-shell.

Due to the environmental consequences corresponding to leachate penetration, a sequence of inexpensive conventional processes proposed leachate treatment. The main objective was maximizing the COD and heavy metal removal efficiencies while minimizing generated sludge volume and material consumption rate. Walnut-shell adsorption complements lime treatment by eliminating heavy metals and low molecular-weight organic compounds.