Naval Postgraduate School
Dudley Knox Library
NPS Dudley Knox Library
View Item 
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
  • View Item
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
  • View Item
  • How to search in Calhoun
  • My Accounts
  • Ask a Librarian
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Browse

All of CalhounCollectionsThis Collection

My Account

LoginRegister

Statistics

Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

Municipal solid waste: a look at maximizing the disposal effort

Thumbnail
Download
IconADA395272.pdf (2.638Mb)
Download Record
Download to EndNote/RefMan (RIS)
Download to BibTex
Author
Tysor, Dale H.
Date
2001
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
The 'Not in my Backyard' (NIMBY) mind set has reduced the amount of land available for consideration as possible Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) sanitary Landfill sites. Landfills currently being used are reaching the end of their operating life while regulatory agencies are making the construction of new landfills more expensive and the opening and operating of new landfills more difficult. Some closed landfills have been certified safe for new post-usage considerations, raising the possibility for the dual (though not simultaneous) use of the property. Even with the promising possibility for future use, the amount of land available for sanitary landfills is dwindling while the population climbs and the per capita generation of garbage increases. The key then becomes to make the best use of America's land resource. After a brief history of MSW and a look at how landfills are designed, constructed, and operated, this paper will discuss issues aimed at maximizing the volume of MSW capable of being disposed of within a given landfill. In particular, source reduction, reuse, recycling and composting, waste-to-energy incineration, and landfill equipment and innovations, will be discussed in the context of maximizing a community's landfill space.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10945/10945
Collections
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items

Related items

Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

  • Thumbnail

    Methane emissions from a Californian landfill, determined from airborne remote sensing and in situ measurements 

    Krautwurst, Sven; Gerilowski, Konstantin; Jonsson, Haflidi H.; Thompson, David R.; Kolyer, Richard W.; Iraci, Laura T.; Thorpe, Andrew K.; Horstjann, Markus; Eastwood, Michael; Leifer, Ira; Vigil, Samuel A.; Krings, Thomas; Borchardt, Jakob; Buchwitz, Michael; Fladeland, Matthew M.; Burrows, John P.; Bovensmann, Heinrich (Copernicus Publications, 2017/09/20);
    Fugitive emissions from waste disposal sites are important anthropogenic sources of the greenhouse gas methane (CH₄). As a result of the growing world population and the recognition of the need to control greenhouse gas ...
  • Thumbnail

    Online sorting of wood treated with chromated copper arsenate using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy 

    Moskal, Thomas M. (2001);
    The use of the CCA chemical as a wood treatment to protect against insect and fungal deterioration has had commercial application for the past twenty-five to thirty years. While CCA treated wood has several benefits, with ...
  • Thumbnail

    Coast Guard drug interdiction: a renewal-reward approach to determine optimum investigation time 

    Copeland, Eric A. (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1988-03);
    A renewal-reward model is developed to predict the optimum amount of time that Coast Guard personnel should spend investigating a vessel for illicit substances. The optimal investigation time is determined with respect to ...
NPS Dudley Knox LibraryDUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY
Feedback

411 Dyer Rd. Bldg. 339
Monterey, CA 93943
circdesk@nps.edu
(831) 656-2947
DSN 756-2947

    Federal Depository Library      


Start Your Research

Research Guides
Academic Writing
Ask a Librarian
Copyright at NPS
Graduate Writing Center
How to Cite
Library Liaisons
Research Tools
Thesis Processing Office

Find & Download

Databases List
Articles, Books & More
NPS Theses
NPS Faculty Publications: Calhoun
Journal Titles
Course Reserves

Use the Library

My Accounts
Request Article or Book
Borrow, Renew, Return
Tech Help
Remote Access
Workshops & Tours

For Faculty & Researchers
For International Students
For Alumni

Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
Rooms & Study Spaces
Floor Map
Computers & Software
Adapters, Lockers & More

Collections

NPS Archive: Calhoun
Restricted Resources
Special Collections & Archives
Federal Depository
Homeland Security Digital Library

About

Hours
Library Staff
About Us
Special Exhibits
Policies
Our Affiliates
Visit Us

NPS-Licensed Resources—Terms & Conditions
Copyright Notice

Naval Postgraduate School

Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943
Driving Directions | Campus Map

This is an official U.S. Navy Website |  Please read our Privacy Policy Notice  |  FOIA |  Section 508 |  No FEAR Act |  Whistleblower Protection |  Copyright and Accessibility |  Contact Webmaster

Export search results

The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

A logged-in user can export up to 15000 items. If you're not logged in, you can export no more than 500 items.

To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.