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- Determination of Present Household Solid Waste Generation Rate, Physical Composition and Existing SWM Practices in Selected Areas of Lahore
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Almas Hamid
1,
Sidra Asghar
1
Affiliations
1 Department of Environmental Sciences, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 93 Jail Road, Lahore 54000, PK
1 Department of Environmental Sciences, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 93 Jail Road, Lahore 54000, PK
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Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 17, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 315-321Abstract
Industrialization, urbanization and rising population generates huge and diverse amounts of solid and toxic wastes. The effective and sustainable management of this waste poses a challenge for national and local governments. The present study was undertaken to determine waste generation rate and its physical composition in five areas of Lahore namely Gulberg, Model Town, Valencia, Mozang and Mughalpura. Door to door collection of household waste, 10 from each area, was carried out on daily basis for a week. The average generation rate was estimated to be 0.61 kg/capita/day. Physical composition of waste showed that food waste accounted for major portion (39.38%-64.12%) while glass waste (0.53%-7.4%) was the least. Other components varied according to the area socioeconomic strata. A questionnaire was also designed and household survey (100 households) was conducted. Information related to existing practices and issues of solid waste management, public attitude towards recycling and reuse and willingness to pay for provision of better services were also assessed.Keywords
Municipal Solid Waste, Physical Composition, Solid Waste Management, Lahore.Full Text
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- Tracking the Carbon Emissions from Polyester Fibre Processing Industrial Unit
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Authors
Sana Akhtar
1,
Bakhtawar Khalid
1,
Mavara Mussawar
2,
Sajid Rashid Ahmad
2,
Shamaila Inayat
3,
Sidra Asghar
1
Affiliations
1 Department of Environmental Sciences, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 54000, PK
2 College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54900, PK
3 Department of Zoology, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 54000, PK
1 Department of Environmental Sciences, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 54000, PK
2 College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54900, PK
3 Department of Zoology, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 54000, PK
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Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 17, No 2 (2018), Pagination: 485-490Abstract
Climate change and global warming are major concerns now-a-days, which are directly related to greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon emissions. This study focuses on the estimation of carbon emissions of the polyester fibre industry in Pakistan. A GHG protocol and IPCC guidelines were adopted for the calculation of carbon footprint. March 2015 to March 2016 was selected as a base year. The total carbon emissions came to be 92241.8 tCO2e. The highest carbon emissions were from direct sources due to use of multiple fuels. The calculations performed in the study will enable and encourage industries to calculate their carbon footprint and try to reduce it.Keywords
Carbon Footprint, Polyester Fibre Industry, GHG Protocol, IPCC Guidelines.Full Text
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