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Solid Waste Resource Recovery Plan For Dekalb County Georgia, Ivan Ray Dory
Solid Waste Resource Recovery Plan For Dekalb County Georgia, Ivan Ray Dory
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
A study was made of the feasibility of implementing a system of Resource Recovery from the solid wastes of an urban county in Georgia. A review was made of the existing solid waste management practices and present generation rates. A projection of future waste quantities and composition was made. A review of the present state of the art of recovering resources from solid waste was made to determine what systems could be developed for the County. An analysis of the estimated costs during a test year for three alternative systems for disposal was made to determine a least cost alternative. …