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This study attempts to (i) expand knowledge regarding solid waste management system of Malaysia, particularly the country's landfilling system, and (ii) consider options leading to structural improvements of the country's solid waste landfilling system. The first objective, deri…

Decision making in the MSWM (Municipal Solid Waste Management) field is very complex as a myriad of interacting and many times conflicting factors are involved. A comprehensive model to compute a MSWMSI (Municipal Solid Waste Management Sustainability Index) to evaluate MSWM pra…

This dissertation explores the political, economic, and environmental choices that led city officials in Detroit to build the world’s largest waste incinerator. In the 1970s, Detroit officials – led by Mayor Coleman Young – confronted the difficult financial realities of the urb…