Project TRASH: Total Refuse Advanced Systems Handling.

Abstract

Preliminary and conceptual designs of alternative approaches to a small-scale solid waste transfer/resource recovery station were developed. Equipment components and processes were examined, and their life-cycle costs were compared. Selected modules were combined to process two types of solid waste: (1) completely mixed waste and (2) waste from which most glass and metals had been source-segregated. All system designs were ranked according to life-cycle cost. A solid waste two-component source-segregation experiment was then conducted to resolve questions of workability and to quantify the associated effectiveness and cost factors. In addition, a computer program was developed to aid in the economic analysis of proposed changes in waste practices, such as implementation of source segregation, resource recovery, and transfer station operations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA050882

Entities

People

  • Carter J. Ward
  • William V. Miller

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Construction
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Economic Analysis
  • Energy Conservation
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Recovery
  • Materials Processing
  • Naval Shore Facilities
  • Processing Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Waste Management

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