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Item Information   Holdings       More by this author     Lang, Jayme R.     Subjects     Refuse and refuse disposal -- Wisconsin     Refuse and refuse disposal -- Illinois     Recycling (Waste, etc.)     Environmental protection -- Cost effectiveness     MSEV Project.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Lang, Jayme R.       by title:      Feasibility of a sin...         MARC Display

Feasibility of a single, source-separated collection of Milwaukee's MSW and recyclables / by Jayme R. Lang. by Lang, Jayme R. Subjects Refuse and refuse disposal -- Wisconsin   Refuse and refuse disposal -- Illinois   Recycling (Waste, etc.)   Environmental protection -- Cost effectiveness   MSEV Project. Description:  63 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. Contents:  Advisor: Dr. Carol Diggelman. Committee member(s): Paul Boersma. Introduction and background -- Literature review -- Municipal solid waste in Milwaukee -- Municipal solid waste in Chicago -- Comparison -- Methodology -- Results and discussion -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- Appendix A- Composition of Wisconsin's MSW B- Fuel used in Milwaukee's collection vehicles C- Milwaukee's collection vehicles D- Chicago's Blue Bag recycling program's end markets E- Utility analysis: Material recovery and recycling facilities in Chicago F- Materials recovered at a Chicago sorting center (tons). The City of Milwaukee can look to Chicago for ways to improve its municipal solid waste (MSW) and recycling management. Chicago's "Blue Bag" recycling program provides a good model of Milwaukee to use in analyzing alternatives to their own MSW and recyclables collection. This report analyzes the impact of Milwaukee implementing a co-collection - a single, source-separated collection of MSW and recyclables. Factors considered include composition of materials, fuel usage, collection and sorting costs, market value of recyclables, materials in the collection and quantity of recyclables that become landfilled as residuals. This report compares and analyzes the MSW and recycling management costs of Chicago and Milwaukee. Impacts of a single, source-separated collection are applied to Milwaukee. The recommendation is for Milwaukee to implement a single-source-separated collection for MSW and recyclables. The materials would be placed in four separate bags: MSW, paper, glass, and other containers. Residents of Milwaukee would be required to purchase their own bags and the City would supply stickers to differentiate recyclables from MSW. SSorting of the MSW from the recyclables would occur at the transfer stations, minimizing the capital costs of a sorting facility. The MSW would be transported to the landfill and the recyclables would be transferred to the mixed refuse facility (MRF). Milwaukee would be able to use its existing MSW collection vehicles. Fuel use would be reduced with a co-collection. A reduction in fuel use results in a significant cost savings and a decrease in emissions. An annual cost savings for the City of Milwaukee would amount to approximately $3,670,000. Ten-year savings at a three percent interest rate compounded annually are estimated to be $42,070,000.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Walter Schroeder Library Master's Theses AC805 .L364 2004 Available Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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