Abstract: This slide-tape set defines hazardous waste, briefly discusses regulations about disposal and describes applicators' responsibility in the disposal process.

According to the waste removal law wastes are to be deposited in such a manner that the public is not disturbed. This means that wastes must be deposited in regard to their potential danger. Bulk wastes, mostly not so problematic as household trash, are unfortunately not deposited at an optimum in the view of economics and environment. A reorganization of the deposit system by installing mono-dumps or multiple-mono-dumps is a chance to achieve an economic and satisfactory waste disposal system.

Includes diagram in back pocket | Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science, Major Subject : Agricultural Engineering, Technical University of Nova Scotia, 1987

A survey of possible waste management options. Topics covered include waste mechanisation and recovery, landfill, biological, chemical and physical treatment and incineration. Recommendations for individual pesticides are summarised

Based on a report by the Wakulla County Solid Waste Director (Appendix II),approximately 17% of the solid waste entering the county landfill each year iscomprised of processing wastes from the counties' 13 blue crab processing plants.Eleven of these plants were being serviced by Tri-county Refuse of Apalachicolafor $12.50/4 cubic yard container/pick-up. The other two plants were bringingtheir wastes to the landfill themselves in barrels.Overall, blue crab processing wastes require special handling during dailylandfill operations to reduce odors, mainly additional soil coverage. Also, dueto normal crab plant operations crab scrap waste is generally delivered to thelandfill late in the day making handling difficult before landfill closing time.As a result of these handling problems, blue crab processing wastes are presentlycosting an estimated 25% of the landfill operating budget per month during peakproduction months, April - November. (17pp.)

In the 84 ha reed area of the wild life reserve "Wagbachniederung" death of waterfowl caused by the earthbacteria Clostridium botulinum type C occured for the first time in the summer 1981. The reed area is also used as a purification pond for the waste water of neighbouring sugar factory. The environmental conditions causing the explosive increase of Clostridium botulinum are described. The fundamental processes of oxygen depletion and reaeration for the prevailing conditions are explained and quantified. Several counter measures concerning water management are outlined. After their realization, an effective reduction of waste water input into the reed area has been achieved. Since then, no death of waterfowl has been observed anymore. Hence the effectiveness of the counter measures is confirmed.

The amount of waste portable batteries has been increasing, and a large amount of various metals in them may lead to resource depletion and water pollution if they are not appropriately recycled or disposed. In order to identify batteries and metals that should be assessed in further detail for their effective collection and recycling, we evaluated the resource consumption and water pollution potentials of 36 metals from five types of batteries in Japan, by measuring the amount of metals contained in and leached from the waste batteries and calculating three screening indices. The evaluation method was designed to have wide applicability to many batteries and metals based on its importance in screening during the first stage of waste product management. The results showed that we should give the first priority for detailed assessments to cadmium in nickel-cadmium batteries because all of its indices are the highest. Likewise, compared with the metals in nickel-hydride batteries and lithium-ion batteries that are obliged to be collected and recycled by law, the second priority should be given to zinc and manganese in manganese batteries and alkaline batteries, which are treated as noncombustible garbage, with regard to resource consumption and conservation of the aquatic biota.