Organic Waste Recycling

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482 Organic Waste Recycling: Technology and Management


Table 10.1 Criteria for the assessment of waste recycling plans (Wilson 1981).
Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press (continued)


Safety
Potential for future development
Flexibility to cope with changes in:
Waste quantities
Waste composition
Source separation of materials
Dependence on outside systems:
e.g. vulnerability


Environmental
Public health
Water pollution
Air pollution:
Dust
Noxious gases
Odors
Quality and quantity of residual wastes
Noise
Traffic
Aesthetics


Political
Equity between communities or interest groups
Flexibility in location of facilities
Public acceptance
Number of jobs created
Employee acceptance


Use and conservation of resource
Products covered:
Market potential
Net effect on primary energy supply:
Energy requirements
Net effect on supply of materials:
Raw materials usage
Land usage:
Volume reduction
Land reduction
Water requirement

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