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New study by Profs. Nickolas Themelis and Thanos Bourtsalas of Columbia University on "Generation and Capture of Methane of U.S. Landfills" has been published in Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering (JESE). The supplementary spreadsheets used in this study are shown below. Please click the paper title for [...]
Summary of Plastic-to-Oil Plants Recent Years-Report By Sun Kai
By Sun Kai Kai Sun, Visiting Scholar, Zhejiang University Advisors: Prof. A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas and Prof. Nickolas J. Themelis Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science Columbia University June, 2020 This report presented a brief overview of (mixed) plastic-to-fuel plants with [...]
The List of Waste-to-Energy Facilities in the World
The List of Waste-to-Energy Facilities in the World Please click the below link for download the WTE facilities master list.
New Book: Waste-to-Energy Technologies and Global Applications
Dr. Efstratios Kalogirou, member of the Global WtERT Council and co-founder of WtERT-Greece has published a very interesting book on modern WTE technology and some of its applications around the world.
WTE Guidebook Translated into Spanish
The Earth Engineering Center of Columbia University proudly announces the publication of its WTE Guidebook in the Spanish language. The contributions of Isabel Erpel and Prof. Alex Godoy (Universidad del Desarollo, Chile) and Fernanda Paz Cabanas (Columbia University) to this book are gratefully acknowledged.
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WTE Guidebook Translated into Portuguese
We are pleased to announce that under the sponsorship of Columbia's Presidential Global Initiative Fund (PGIF), the WTE Guidebook of EEC has been translated to Portuguese by Mr. Gustavo Queiroz de SouZA (Vitoria, ES, Brazil).
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By Nickolas J. Themelis, Maria Elena Diaz Barriga, Paula Estevez, and Maria Gaviota Velasco
Download WTE Guidebook (pdf) Download Executive Summary (pdf)The State of Garbage in America
The 17th Nationwide Survey of MSW Management in the U.S.
A joint study by BioCycle Magazine and the Earth Engineering Center of Columbia University
Latest national data on municipal solid waste management find estimated generation is 389.5 million tons in 2008 — 69 percent landfilled, 24 percent recycled and composted, and 7 percent combusted via waste-to-energy.
Read Full ArticleMunicipal Solid Waste Management Scenarios for Attica and Their Greenhouse Gas Emission Impact
Disposal of municipal solid waste in sanitary landfills is still the main waste management method in the Attica region, as in most regions of Greece. Nevertheless, diversion from landfilling is being promoted by regional plans, in which the perspectives of new waste treatment technologies are being evaluated. The present study aimed to assess the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions impact of different municipal solid waste treatment technologies currently under assessment in the new regional plan for Attica.
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