Mapping Bahrain’s subsurface municipal solid waste

Al-Joburi, Khalil

doi:10.1007/s12517-018-3456-z

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“…The minimum daily WGR was 1.69 kg capita –1 day –1 in 1999 and the maximum was 4.04 kg capita –1 day –1 in 2008 for the study period between 1997 and 2016. It is also found that the WGR in Bahrain is higher than the average WGRs observed in both the USA and Japan, which represent WGRs in developed countries (Al-Joburi, 2018).…”

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Application of artificial intelligence neural network modeling to predict the generation of domestic, commercial and construction wastes

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Reliable prediction of municipal solid waste (MSW) generation rates is a significant element of planning and implementation of sustainable solid waste management strategies. In this study, the multi-layer perceptron artificial neural network (MLP-ANN) is applied to verify the prediction of annual generation rates of domestic, commercial and construction and demolition (C&D) wastes from the year 1997 to 2016 in Askar Landfill site in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The proposed robust predictive models incorporated selected explanatory variables to reflect the influence of social, demographical, economic, geographical and touristic factors upon waste generation rates (WGRs). The Mean Squared Error (MSE) and coefficient of determination ( R2) are used as performance indicators to evaluate effectiveness of the developed models. MLP-ANN models exhibited strong accuracy in predictions with high R2 and low MSE values. The R2 values for domestic, commercial and C&D wastes are 0.95, 0.99 and 0.91, respectively. Our results show that the developed MLP-ANN models are effective for the prediction of WGRs from different sources and could be considered as a cost-effective approach for planning integrated MSW management systems.

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Application of artificial intelligence neural network modeling to predict the generation of domestic, commercial and construction wastes

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“…In addition, it aimed to create an ISWM strategy to deal with rising environmental, public health, and safety concerns about the status quo SWM setup. Al-Joburi (Al-Joburi, 2018) showed that the Kingdom of Bahrain is severely contaminated due to the haphazard and unsystematic disposal of municipal solid waste. The suggested approach was successful, and it may now serve as a template for tracing the distribution of litter.…”

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“…Therefore, there is a need for different ways to deal with waste such as recycling or composting, to reduce waste and its risks (Kanat, 2010). Bahrain is one of the small islands countries due to the small size, increasing population growth and rapid industrialization, and lack of appropriate policies, which leads to leaving a negative impact on environmental resources and increased pollution (Khalil and Suliman, 2017;Al-Joburi, 2018).…”

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“…Waste collection and transportation in Muharraq and Manama (the capital) is handled by Gulf City Cleaning Company (GCCC), whereas in the Southern, Middle, and Northern Areas, this task falls under the purview of Sphinx Services. Since October 2019, Urbaser has been operating the Askar landfill under the monitoring of the Ministry of Works and Municipal Affairs (Mohammed, 2012;Al-Joburi, 2018). These businesses evolved out of the concept of privatising sanitation services.…”

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An overview of solid waste management and privatization in kingdom of Bahrain

Fahmi Jamal,

Abd El-Fattah

2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Waste management (WS) has been identified as one of Bahrain’s most pressing concerns owing to the potential negative consequences for the country. Data collected over the last 30 years show considerable growth in waste amount created in the country throughout the sectors of residential, commercial, institutional, building and demolition, municipal services, public places, treatment plant sites, manufacturing, and crop residues. The restricted location space, characterised by Bahrain’s tiny geographic area, is the most significant element contributing to the difficulty of controlling the government’s rising waste buildup and developing Sustainable Waste Management systems. As a result, the study focuses on the rising have to upgrade the government’s present municipal solid wastes Management (MSWM) system. Which the study discussed the municipal solid wastes Management in Bahrain that was consisted of Solid Waste generation, composition, and characteristics and also discussed the waste collection, transportation, disposal and regulations and institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Furthermore, The study focused on the general views about waste management and privatization. Also, discussed MSWM and sustainable development goals and privatization as a private sector in the context of SDGs.

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“…There have been few peer-reviewed publications that have focused on waste in Bahrain. Studies that have been published have focused on estimating methane emissions from the Asker landfill [58], characterizing waste [53], and identifying suitable locations for new landfills [59]. However, there have been no peer-reviewed articles on the assessment of WtE technologies in Bahrain.…”

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Mitigation of CO2e Emissions from the Municipal Solid Waste Sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Alsabbagh

2019

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Mitigating climate change to limit the global temperature increase (relative to pre-industrial temperatures) to 2 °C is receiving considerable attention around the world. Here, historical and future carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Bahrain were calculated using the revised Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 1996 and IPCC 2006 methods. The extent to which waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies can contribute to climate change mitigation was assessed by performing a multicriteria analysis. The results indicated that CO2e emissions from MSW in Bahrain have been increasing since the Askar landfill was constructed in 1986. Emission recalculations indicated that CO2e emissions from MSW contribute 6.2% of total emissions in Bahrain rather than the 11.6% reported in the second national communication. Methane emissions from MSW in 2030 are predicted to be 22–63 Gg. The WtE technologies anaerobic digestion and landfill gas recovery gave the best and gasification the worst multicriteria analysis model results. A database of WtE plants around the world should be compiled to allow decisions around the world to be based on best practices. The potential for maximizing energy recovery and decreasing costs needs to be investigated to allow WtE plants to compete better with renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.

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Mapping Bahrain’s subsurface municipal solid waste

Cited by 5 publications

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Application of artificial intelligence neural network modeling to predict the generation of domestic, commercial and construction wastes

Application of artificial intelligence neural network modeling to predict the generation of domestic, commercial and construction wastes

An overview of solid waste management and privatization in kingdom of Bahrain

Mitigation of CO2e Emissions from the Municipal Solid Waste Sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain

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