SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL - A PLAN OF ACTION

Analysis of the solid waste disposal problem in the City of Newark, New Jersey and plans for the solution of this problem are discussed. This plan of action looks at potential advantages and disadvantages of solid waste disposal alternatives, including landfill, rail haul, incineration, material recovery, and energy recovery. Resource recovery is recommended as the best alternative for Newark at the present time and various resource recovery systems are discussed in detail. Other factors such as system economics, steps for construction of a facility, and financing of such a facility are all discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Newark Department of Engineering

  920 Broad Street
  Newark, NJ  United States  07102
• Authors:
  • Liss, G B
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 294 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum; Analysis; City planning; Comminution; Compost; Costs; Demographics; Feeding stuffs; Forecasting; Freight handling; Freight traffic; Fuels; Glass; Incinerators; Iron; Land reclamation; Paper; Pyrolysis; Railroad transportation; Refuse; Sanitary landfills; Scrap metal; Shredding; Solid waste disposal; Traffic forecasting; Waste disposal
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis; Hauling; Separation
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey
• Old TRIS Terms: Metal scrap; Reclamation
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00154122
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: SWP-NK-12-75 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM