The evolving trends of landfill leachate treatment research over the past 45 years

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Landfilling is one of the most prevalent waste management strategies on a global scale. However, one major drawback of landfills is the production of...     

Thermo-chemical pretreatment of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste for improved anaerobic digestion

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - The hydrolysis of organic waste in anaerobic digestion is slow and time-consuming. Pretreatment of the waste can potentially improve hydrolysis and...     

Landfill site selection using multi criteria decision making: Influential factors for comparing locations

Although a lot of research has focused on energy recovery and recycling of valuable materials from wastes to reduce loads on landfills, landfilling is still an inseparable part of solid waste management. Since landfills potentially pose a risk to human health and the surrounding environment, landfill site selection is an important endeavor that has to be carried out with great care. Choosing a suitable location for landfills depends on several factors and is a complicated procedure. In this pape...