Are You Considering a Waste Composition Study? ...Why and for What?

摘要

Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) has an extensive solid waste-related library. At times, the historical section feels much like the old attic of my parents, but old "solid waste stuff" can be interesting. I did a little bit of "attic searching," and my earliest relevant waste composition find was a document discussing a 1966 manual waste sort. Yes, that was 50 years old-wow, a golden anniversary of waste sorts, sort of? Details were reported (Kaiser et al. 1968, pg. 142) that four men hand-sorted numerous samples of mixed refuse into 11 different categories (Table 1) taken from the Oceanside, NY, incinerator. The purpose of the 1966 sort was to establish an average higher heating value (HHV) and quantify the refuse moisture.