Solid Waste Optimization Life-Cycle Framework
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New Videos and Presentations Posted on Resources Page
Jim Levis - October 04, 2014
We have new videos and presentations posted on the Resources page on the following topics
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Motivation for Solid Waste Life-Cycle Assessment
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Introduction to Life-Cycle Assessment
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Life-Cycle Assessment of Solid Waste Systems and Processes in SWOLF
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Life-Cycle Modeling of Waste Collection
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Life-Cycle Modeling of Composting
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Life-Cycle Modeling of Anaerobic Digestion
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Life-Cycle Modeling of Material Recovery Facilities
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Life-Cycle Modeling of Thermal Conversion and Waste-to-Energy
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Life-Cycle Modeling of Landfills
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SWOLF Overview and Illustrative Analyses
PhD Research Assistant Opportunity
Jim Levis - September 24, 2014
We are seeking a PhD student with a background in engineering or a related field interested in systematic analysis of solid waste management and recycling processes and systems analysis to take a lead role in developing state-of-the-art life-cycle models of solid waste management processes and systems as part of their PhD research. Interested applicants should complete and submit the form at the following link.
Solid Waste Management Life-Cycle Assessment Workshop in Raleigh on October 3
Jim Levis - September 24, 2014
This workshop will provide an introduction to LCA with a subsequent focus on SWM applications geared towards practitioners, consultants, policy makers, and researchers.
Participants will
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gain a basic understanding of what LCA is and how LCA is used in a variety of industries
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understand the essentials of how an LCA model is developed for evaluating SWM strategies (e.g., collection, recovery, waste-to-energy, landfill, composting and anaerobic digestion)
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gain an understanding of how LCA is used to evaluate multiple SWM strategies via a presentation of illustrative case studies
As part of this workshop, a demonstration of the Solid Waste Optimization Life-cycle Framework (SWOLF) will be provided.