Waste to energy (WTE) in China: from latecomer to front runner
Authors: Nickolas J. Themelis, Wenchao Ma
Affiliation: Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University & City College of New York
Published in: Journal of Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy (2021)
Waste to energy (WTE) in China: from latecomer to front runner. This paper discusses the 2000–2018 evolution of energy and metals recovery from urban wastes in the European Union and China.
Methane emissions of U.S. Landfills
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DOE ARPA-E Solid Waste Project
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