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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Improving Military Solid Waste Management written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : BiblioGov
ISBN 13 : 9781289162061
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Improving Military Solid Waste Management written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DOD) can save money and protect the environment by improving its solid waste management. DOD and other Federal agencies are responsible for the annual disposal of 32 million tons of solid waste. Low priority has been given solid waste management, and the absence of DOD deadlines for complying with the Environmental Protection Agency's guidelines contribute to the problem. There has been only minimal recovery of recyclable materials to date. As of June 1975, military installations recycled 4.2% of their waste material in FY 75, compared with the national average of 6%. There are both economic and environmental benefits related to energy recovery from solid waste. However, military management has been slow in recovery programs because most bases have sufficient landfill areas.
Author : United States Accounting Office (GAO)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781721686544
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (865 download)
Download or read book Improving Military Solid Waste Management written by United States Accounting Office (GAO) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving Military Solid Waste Management: Economic and Environmental Benefits
Author : Odelia Funke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)
Download or read book Analysis of U.S. Army Solid Waste Management Policy written by Odelia Funke and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study identifies national non-hazardous solid waste trends and key Army issues and concerns. It emphasizes ways to promote integrated management, including appropriate data as well as planning and management tools. Integrated management is defined as a coordinated effort to implement the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's pollution prevention hierarchy, which focuses on approaches to: reduce waste at the source, recycle, and develop innovative waste disposal programs. The study focuses on four areas of Army concern: improving methods for waste characterization and data collection, organization and management to facilitate integrated solid waste management (SWM), incentives for improving SWM, and better training and communication. It discusses ways to combine an Army-wide framework for planning with program guidance and tools for installation planning. The analysis indicates that the Army should initiate universal SWM planning based on common definitions and data elements, with particular focus on integrated management and innovative approaches. It defines a spectrum of options, from highly decentralized programs to more uniform policy and programs with central control and guidance. Options are evaluated in terms of four criteria: improving the Army's knowledge and understanding of solid waste, consistency with the pollution prevention hierarchy, cost-effectiveness, and demonstrating leadership. Finally, for each alternative presented, the study outlines associated implementation issues and needs that would have to be addressed as follow-on activities. Waste disposal, pollution prevention hierarchy, solid waste management (SWM).
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Need for Federal Agencies to Improve Solid Waste Management Practices written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Overview of the Sustainability of Solid Waste Management at Military Installations written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable municipal solid waste management at military solutions necessitates a combined approach that includes waste reduction, alternative disposal techniques, and increased recycling. Military installations are unique because they often represent large employers in the region in which they are located, thereby making any practices they employ impact overall waste management strategies of the region. Solutions for waste sustainability will be dependent on operational directives and base location, availability of resources such as water and energy, and size of population. Presented in this paper are descriptions of available waste strategies that can be used to support sustainable waste management. Results presented indicate source reduction and recycling to be the most sustainable solutions. However, new waste-to-energy plants and composting have potential to improve on these well proven techniques and allow military installations to achieve sustainable waste management.
Author : Gary L. Gerdes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)
Download or read book Improved Collection and Container-Washing Systems for Solid Waste Management at Army Installations written by Gary L. Gerdes and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report evaluates two aspects of solid waste management: (1) the impact of changing from backyard collection of Government Issue refuse containers (GI cans) to curbside collection using a solid waste container called a Mobil Toter (Trademark); and (2) the feasibility of using a portable, recycling multiple-container-washing unit designed and fabricated at the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. The Mobil Toter system was evaluated through an implementation study at Fort Eustis, VA. The 28 percent decrease in collection time noted in the study cannot be ascribed to use of the Mobil Toter container alone; it also reflects the effects of curbside vs. backyard collection, fewer containers (Mobile Toter is larger than a GI can), and power-assisted dumping. The container wash unit was evaluated by facilities engineering personnel at Fort Leavenworth, KS. The test indicated that the concept was sound, but that greater wash pressure and pickup suction would improve performance. (Author).
Author : David C. Trimble
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143794146X
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)
Download or read book Afghanistan and Iraq written by David C. Trimble and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the start of military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.S. military and its contractors have burned solid waste in open burn pits on or near military bases. According to the DoD, burn pit emissions can potentially harm human health. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) guidance directs the military's use of burn pits, and the VA provides healthcare and other benefits to veterans and their families. This report examined the: (1) extent of open pit burning in Afghanistan and Iraq, and whether the military has followed its guidance; (2) alternatives to burn pits, and whether the military has examined them; and (3) extent of efforts to monitor air quality and potential health impacts. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand publication.
Author : Kenneth E. Griggs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)
Download or read book Solid Waste Disposal Alternatives for the U.S. Military Academy written by Kenneth E. Griggs and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, NY, currently disposes of its solid wastes through several contractors at the Orange County (NY) landfill. This landfill is expected to run out of space within 5 years, and expansion of the landfill cannot be assumed because it is located over a primary aquifer. Therefore, USMA must have a solid waste disposal plan in place and ready to operate within 5 years, but formulating such a plan is complicated by technical, political, and regulatory considerations. This report discusses the major issues USMA has had to consider in its attempt to create a solid waste plan, including disposal alternatives, costs, siting and environmental issues for landfills and waste incinerators, and the role of recycling. The authors recommend economically viable solid waste management alternatives for USMA.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309072875
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Disposal of Neutralent Wastes written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-04-29 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chemical warfare materiel (CWM) is a collection of diverse items that were used during 60 years of efforts by the United States to develop a capability for conducting chemical warfare. Nonstockpile CWM, which is not included in the current U.S. inventory of chemical munitions, includes buried materiel, recovered materiel, binary chemical weapons, former production facilities, and miscellaneous materiel. CWM that was buried in pits on former military sites is now being dug up as the land is being developed for other purposes. Other CWM is on or near the surface at former test and firing ranges. According to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which was ratified by the United States in April 1997, nonstockpile CWM items in storage at the time of ratification must be destroyed by 2007. The U.S. Army is the designated executive agent for destroying CWM. Nonstockpile CWM is being handled by the Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Program (NSCMP); stockpile CWM is the responsibility of the Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program. Because nonstockpile CWM is stored or buried in many locations, the Army is developing transportable disposal systems that can be moved from site to site as needed. The Army has plans to test prototypes of three transportable systems-the rapid response system (RRS), the munitions management device (MMD), and the explosive destruction system (EDS)-for accessing and destroying a range of nonstockpile chemical agents and militarized industrial chemicals. The RRS is designed to treat recovered chemical agent identification sets (CAIS), which contain small amounts of chemical agents and a variety of highly toxic industrial chemicals. The MMD is designed to treat nonexplosively configured chemical munitions. The EDS is designed to treat munitions containing chemical agents with energetics equivalent to three pounds of TNT or less. These munitions are considered too unstable to be transported or stored. A prototype EDS system has recently been tested in England by non-stockpile program personnel. Although originally proposed for evaluation in this report, no test data were available to the committee on the composition of wastes from the EDS. Therefore, alternative technologies for the destruction of EDS wastes will be discussed in a supplemental report in fall 2001. Treatment of solid wastes, such as metal munition bodies, packing materials, and carbon air filters, were excluded from this report. Review and Evaluation of the Army Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Disposal Program: Disposal of Neutralent Wastes evaluates the near-term (1999-2005) application of advanced (nonincineration) technologies, such as from the Army's Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment Program and the Alternative Technologies and Approaches Project, in a semi-fixed, skid-mounted mode to process Rapid Response System, Munitions Management Device, and Explosive Destruction System liquid neutralization wastes.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)
Download or read book Developing an Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan: A Guide for Army Installations written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This technical guide was developed to reflect U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements for state solid waste management plans, with the presumption that Army facilities will face similar requirements. It is also a response to a need to introduce integrated solid waste management to the Army community. The guide reflects a compilation of various states' requirements concerning the contents of solid waste management plans. Although specific state requirements may vary, this guide covers the relevant issues pertaining to solid waste management. It has the flexibility to be tailored to specific installation needs.
Author : Roy S. Carlson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (612 download)
Download or read book The Army's Management of Environmental Quality written by Roy S. Carlson and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The United States Army program for environmental quality management was studied. The four management functions of directing, controlling, coordinating and resource management were investigated to determine if adequate policies and procedures existed to provide for air pollution abatement, water pollution abatement and solid waste management. Current Congressional Statutes, Executive Orders, Army Regulations, and Army Circulars were examined to determine if the Army's management policies in environmental quality complied with the directives of Federal Law. It was found that Army Regulations were generally in compliance with the national policies. Two requirements that appear in both Federal legislation and Army Regulations are sufficiently vague so as to allow broad interpretation when considered. These two requirements are that Army installations will practice resource recovery to the maximum extent practicable and that the Army will demonstrate initiative and leadership in preserving and enhancing the environment. Both of these requirements were examined. The Department of the Army Annual Environmental Quality Report for 1973 was examined to determine if the Army achievements in this field met the standards and policies established by Army Regulations and Federal law in air pollution abatement, water pollution abatement and solid waste management. It was found that the Army implementation at Department of Army level was in compliance with these directives. Since it was determined that the installation commander was responsible to interpret the vague requirement to practice resource recovery to the maximum extent practicable, the meaning of practicable in this sense was considered. The army interpretation of practicable was determined to be whether the revenues from recycling are greater than the costs of such operation. This cost effectiveness criteria was examined by a benefit-cost analysis to determine how present recycling programs meet this criteria. The cost-benefit analysis conducted demonstrated that the programs in existence were not cost effective, and for this reason many Army installations do not have such programs. Realizing that there are benefits that are not financial in nature, recommended changes to Federal law and Army Regulations were offered. The intent of these recommendations is to bring about the needed changes to effect a viable countrywide resource recovery program. The implementation of the Army environmental program at Fort Wainwright, Alaska was studied as a case study example to determine if the Army's program was actually being practiced at the Army installation level. Generally, Fort Wainwright was found to be either properly implementing the program or had construction projects under way to meet the program requirements as soon as reasonably possible. Fort Wainwright does not practice resource recovery of domestic refuse because it is not considered cost effective"--Leaves iv-v.
Author : US Army Garrison (Fort Belvoir, Va.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (229 download)
Download or read book Proposed Plan for Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) Site M-26 written by US Army Garrison (Fort Belvoir, Va.) and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Initiating a National Effort to Improve Solid Waste Management written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309307368
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Force Multiplying Technologies for Logistics Support to Military Operations written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mission of the United States Army is to fight and win our nation's wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders. Accomplishing this mission rests on the ability of the Army to equip and move its forces to the battle and sustain them while they are engaged. Logistics provides the backbone for Army combat operations. Without fuel, ammunition, rations, and other supplies, the Army would grind to a halt. The U.S. military must be prepared to fight anywhere on the globe and, in an era of coalition warfare, to logistically support its allies. While aircraft can move large amounts of supplies, the vast majority must be carried on ocean going vessels and unloaded at ports that may be at a great distance from the battlefield. As the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have shown, the costs of convoying vast quantities of supplies is tallied not only in economic terms but also in terms of lives lost in the movement of the materiel. As the ability of potential enemies to interdict movement to the battlefield and interdict movements in the battlespace increases, the challenge of logistics grows even larger. No matter how the nature of battle develops, logistics will remain a key factor. Force Multiplying Technologies for Logistics Support to Military Operations explores Army logistics in a global, complex environment that includes the increasing use of antiaccess and area-denial tactics and technologies by potential adversaries. This report describes new technologies and systems that would reduce the demand for logistics and meet the demand at the point of need, make maintenance more efficient, improve inter- and intratheater mobility, and improve near-real-time, in-transit visibility. Force Multiplying Technologies also explores options for the Army to operate with the other services and improve its support of Special Operations Forces. This report provides a logistics-centric research and development investment strategy and illustrative examples of how improved logistics could look in the future.
Author : David E. Mosher
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833043188
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Green Warriors written by David E. Mosher and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent experiences in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans have highlighted the importance of environmental considerations. These range from protecting soldier health and disposing of hazardous waste to building water supply systems and other activities that help achieve national goals in the post-conflict phase of contingency operations. The Army has become increasingly involved with environmental issues in every contingency operation and must be better prepared to deal with them. This study assesses whether existing policy, doctrine, and guidance adequately address environmental activities in post-conflict military operations and reconstruction. Findings are based on reviews of top-level policy and doctrine, analysis of operational experience, extensive interviews with diverse Army personnel, and a review of operational documentation and literature. From these sources, a database of 111 case studies was created. The research showed that environmental concerns can have far-reaching and significant impacts on the Army, both direct and indirect, especially in terms of cost, current operations, soldier health, diplomatic relations, reconstruction activities, and the ultimate success of the operation or the broader mission. Some evidence suggests that environmental problems may have even contributed to insurgency in Iraq. Recommendations include updating current policy and doctrine to fully address environmental considerations in contingency operations; ensuring that contractors are carefully selected and managed; and transmitting proactive field environmental practices and lessons throughout the Army.
Author : Dr. Surendra Kumar
Publisher : Northern Book Centre
ISBN 13 : 9788172112783
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (127 download)
Download or read book Solid Waste Management written by Dr. Surendra Kumar and published by Northern Book Centre. This book was released on 2009 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book highlights the role of Civic bodies in the field of solid waste management in the Capital city of Delhi. It discusses that the future of the emerging urban society lies in management of wastes not in mere disposal. Salient Features It deals elaborately with the problem of solid wastes in Delhi. It highlights the difference between solid waste disposal and management. It extends valuable suggestions to take to management of wastes instead of their disposal so as to make Delhi environmentally a safer place to live in. Language of the book is simple, lucid and comprehensible. Detailed Bibliography containing Public Documents, recent books, journals, etc. will be useful for advanced research in the field. Comprehensive Index facilitates easy reference and accessibility to the scholars. The book will be useful for policy makers, administrators, research scholars and other stakeholders.
