Open AccessIntegrated solid waste management of Palm Beach County, Florida
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/164945
Subject(s) - glossary , municipal solid waste , consumption (sociology) , energy consumption , executive summary , section (typography) , solid waste management , operations management , business , environmental economics , waste management , engineering , economics , sociology , social science , philosophy , linguistics , electrical engineering , finance , advertising
The subject document reports the results of an in-depth investigation of the fiscal year 1992 cost of the Palm Beach County, Florida integrated municipal solid waste management system (IMSWMS), the energy consumed to operate the system, and the environmental performance requirements for each of the system`s waste-processing and disposal facilities. Actual data from records kept by participants is reported in this document. Every effort was made to minimize the use of assumptions, and no attempt is made to interpret the data reported. Analytical approaches are documented so that interested analysts may perform manipulation or further analysis of the data. As such, the report is a reference document for MSW management professionals who are interested in the actual costs and energy consumption for a one-year period, of an operating IMSWMS