Landfill mining: A review on material recovery and its utilization challenges

M Jain, A Kumar, A Kumar - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
Landfill mining (LFM) is excavating and processing legacy waste to recover secondary
resources. This study reviews the technologies used for excavation and processing of the …

Effect of landfill age on the physical and chemical characteristics of waste plastics/microplastics in a waste landfill sites

F Yu, Z Wu, J Wang, Y Li, R Chu, Y Pei, J Ma - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
The landfills store a lot of waste plastics, thus it has been confirmed a main source for the
occurrence of plastics/microplastic. Although there are some reports that microplastics (MPs) …

Life cycle GHG emissions of MSW landfilling versus Incineration: expected outcomes based on US landfill gas collection regulations

M Anshassi, T Smallwood, TG Townsend - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
From a GHG perspective, most LCA studies find incineration (MSWI) to be preferred over
landfilling because of high energy recovery offsets. In some studies, however, landfilling …

The EU training network for resource recovery through enhanced landfill mining—a review

D Vollprecht, L Machiels, PT Jones - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The “European Union Training Network for Resource Recovery Through Enhanced Landfill
Mining (NEW-MINE)” was a European research project conducted between 2016 and 2020 …

Investigating the effect of waste age and soil covering on waste characteristics prior to landfill mining using an electrical resistivity tomography technique

P Suknark, S Buddhawong, K Wangyao - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study analyzed the potential of landfill mining for refuse-derived fuel (RDF) production
based on waste electrical resistivity, including the influence of waste age and soil cover …

A comprehensive methodology for determining buffering capacity of landfill-mined-soil-like-fractions

VSNS Goli, P Singh, DN Singh - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The utilization of landfill-mined-soil-like-fractions (LFMSF), which is a major fraction resulting
from landfill mining (LFM) activity, is being debated owing to a lack of comprehensive …

Environmental life cycle assessment of the recycling processes of waste plastics recovered by landfill mining

GM Cappucci, R Avolio, C Carfagna, M Cocca… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Enhanced Landfill Mining (ELFM) is a powerful tool for the sustainable
management of landfill sites, aiming at both land reclamation and material recovery/reuse …

Dry anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste: biogas production optimization by reducing ammonia inhibition

E Rossi, I Pecorini, G Ferrara, R Iannelli - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of this work is to optimize biogas production from thermophilic dry anaerobic
digestion (AD) of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) by comparing …

Proposal for implementation of extraction mechanism of raw materials during landfill mining and its application in alternative fuel production

I Pitak, G Denafas, A Baltušnikas, M Praspaliauskas… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
New approaches to waste management and the demands of the circular economy have
changed the management of landfills. Over time, the decomposition of buried waste …

Health and environmental impact assessment of landfill mining activities: A case study in Norfolk, UK

M Zari, R Smith, C Wright, R Ferrari - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
The release of fine particles during mechanical landfill mining (LFM) operations is a
potential environmental pollution and human health risk. Previous studies demonstrate that …