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Force-System Resultants and Equilibrium
Published in Richard C. Dorf, The Engineering Handbook, 2018
Every solid waste generator must have a suitable storage container to hold solid wastes between collections. Residences tend to use individual containers, each having a maximum capacity of 30 gallons, to minimize the weight in any single container. Recently, large plastic containers with wheels have been used in more communities. The householder is able to wheel the solid wastes from the garage to the curb for pickup without difficulty. Special mechanisms on the collection trucks allow the solid waste collector to transfer the solid wastes from the wheeled container to the collection truck with a minimum of effort. Apartment buildings, office buildings, and commercial establishments produce larger quantities of solid wastes than residences and require larger solid waste containers. Storage containers range in size from 1 to 10yd3. Small storage containers can be dumped into rear-loading collection trucks or sideloading trucks, whereas large storage containers require front-loading collection trucks.
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on plastic surge and environmental effects
Published in Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2021
Anderson Anderson, Rameshkumar Chandralingam, T R PraveenKumar
The vivid awareness given to the public leads to the reduced spread rate of contagious diseases and minimize the plastic stagnation burden on both the government and public. Secondly, few amendments in the production of plastic products to change the manageable level of plastic composition in the products could be given to the industry to follow. In addition to it, severe ban and strict policy must be followed for plastic products which are highly non-biodegradable and inessential. The production rate of virgin plastic ought to be reduced. Finally, proper plastic waste management must be done by the government by labeling the disposable items, providing sufficient information on littering, regularize the waste collection and disposal and equip the places with enough separate categorized waste collector particularly for face mask and gloves. To ease the management of plastic disposal, mobile incineration option also could be adapted.