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Solid Waste
Workgroup #2:Solid Wastes (Municipal and
Agricultural) Treatment and Recycling
(4 workshops
during 2007to 8)
1.Characterization of
Municipal/Agricultural Wastes
Quantitative and qualitative
characterizations
The environmental and health potential
hazards of various pollutants
Municipal solid waste collection systems
Agricultural waste collection systems
2.Technologies
- Pre-treatment systems (sorting, separation, crushing,
compression)
- Extensive treatment technologies
- Intensive treatment technologies:
- Biological anaerobic, with biogas production
- Biological aerobic, with compost production
- Incineration /pyrolysis /plasma:review of technologies
- Recycling- the Israeli experience
- The municipalities organization for establishment of a
recycling array
- The recycling law
- Economical, business, and employment aspects of recycling
3.Waste Management and Regional
Planning
- Regional planning of collection/treatment systems
- Utilization of recycled materials and business
opportunities
- Regional development of the agriculture in relation to
solid waste treatment
- Business opportunities verses “not in my back yard”
attitude
4.Professional Tours
- Municipal solid waste treatment plants with various
technologies (compostation, incineration, plasma, biogas,
sanitary land filling with gas recovery recycling)
- Agricultural waste treatment plants
- Projects of agricultural utilization of compost
- Array of municipal solid waste collection and
pre-treatment

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