Study on the generation of hazardous household waste in a residential area
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Hazardous and domestic waste, Municipal waste, LandfillsAbstract
Currently, it is estimated that hazardous household waste (HHW) accounts for between 0.01 and 1% of total municipal solid waste, depending on the characteristics and customs of each area; however, in Mexico, the information available on this subject is extremely limited. For this reason, this study on the generation of hazardous household waste was conducted in a middle-class residential area. Over a period of four weeks, 10 samples with an average weight of 90.43 kg were taken, and it was found that the net fraction of hazardous household waste amounts to 0.348% of the total solid waste generated in the area. The procedure used was an adaptation of Mexican regulations
concerning the sampling of municipal solid waste, and in addition, some criteria based on experience gained in studies of this kind in other countries were applied.
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