Current situation of municipal solid waste landfills in Jordan
(2011) In Waste Management: international journal of integrated waste management, science and technology 31(8). p.1897-1898- Abstract
- Jordan has seen a large increase in inhabitants over the past five
decades as a result of a high population growth rate and forced
migrations. Economic and cultural development has improved
the standard of living and changed consumer habits, resulting in
an increase in the volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) over
time. The rate of production of MSW has been estimated at about
1,964,284 ton annually with an average generation rate of 0.95 kg/
cap/day in urban and 0.85 kg/cap/day in rural areas (SWEEP, 2010)
and is expected to reach 2.5 million ton by 2015. The major fraction
of MSW composition is organic (Fig. 1), which implies a high
moisture... (More) - Jordan has seen a large increase in inhabitants over the past five
decades as a result of a high population growth rate and forced
migrations. Economic and cultural development has improved
the standard of living and changed consumer habits, resulting in
an increase in the volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) over
time. The rate of production of MSW has been estimated at about
1,964,284 ton annually with an average generation rate of 0.95 kg/
cap/day in urban and 0.85 kg/cap/day in rural areas (SWEEP, 2010)
and is expected to reach 2.5 million ton by 2015. The major fraction
of MSW composition is organic (Fig. 1), which implies a high
moisture content value, as expected in a developing country where
food is the major component of the solid waste stream (Abu Qdais,
2007). About 86% of the MSW is decomposable and recyclable,
while the remainder is inert matter.
The solid waste volume is still increasing at high rates due to
the rapid population increase as well as the change in living standards
and consumption patterns. (Less)
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- Aljaradin, Mohammad LU and Persson, Kenneth M LU
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- 2011
- type
- Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Energy potential, Recycling potential, Landfilling, municipal solid waste, Jordan
- categories
- Popular Science
- in
- Waste Management: international journal of integrated waste management, science and technology
- volume
- 31
- issue
- 8
- pages
- 1897 - 1898
- publisher
- Elsevier
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- wos:000292679100028
- scopus:79958247529
- ISSN
- 1879-2456
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.05.002
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 53a8f688-cdb0-43a0-8ac4-12feb811a91a (old id 1981011)
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