The environmental impact and potential for utilization of the billions of tons of used products and materials discarded each year by humanity is immense. The sheer magnitude of the materials and complexity of waste management and reuse make the issue of quantifying impacts and best practices all the more difficult. In recognition of this task, the Earth Engineering Center (EEC) of Columbia University and the Environmental Engineering Group of North Carolina State University combined resources in 2008 to form a research organization that is focused on defining and promoting best practices for sustainable waste management. This is the Center for Sustainable Use of Resources (SUR; wwwSURcenter.org) and its mission is to quantify the greenhouse gas emissions and other life cycle impacts of various “waste” management practices; and use this information for advancing the best practical means for managing used materials, in the U.S. and globally. The SUR Center builds on the strengths of past research at Columbia and North Carolina State on recycling, composting, waste-to-energy, and landfilling. This paper describes some of the research work completed and underway at the Center.
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17th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference
May 18–20, 2009
Chantilly, Virginia, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Solid Waste Processing Division
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978-0-7918-4880-7
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The Center for Sustainable Utilization of Resources: Quantifying Climate Change Impacts of Managing Wastes
Maria Zannes
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Maria Zannes
The Zannes Firm, Albuquerque, NM
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Morton Barlaz
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Morton Barlaz
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
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Marco Castaldi
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Marco Castaldi
Columbia University, New York, NY
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Nickolas J. Themelis
Nickolas J. Themelis
Columbia University, New York, NY
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Maria Zannes
The Zannes Firm, Albuquerque, NM
Morton Barlaz
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Marco Castaldi
Columbia University, New York, NY
Nickolas J. Themelis
Columbia University, New York, NY
Paper No:
NAWTEC17-2356, pp. 145-151; 7 pages
Published Online:
August 24, 2009
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Zannes, M, Barlaz, M, Castaldi, M, & Themelis, NJ. "The Center for Sustainable Utilization of Resources: Quantifying Climate Change Impacts of Managing Wastes." Proceedings of the 17th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference. 17th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference. Chantilly, Virginia, USA. May 18–20, 2009. pp. 145-151. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/NAWTEC17-2356
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