Solid Waste Management in Mumbai Mumbai has a coastal stretch of 603 sq km. Geographically‚ the city of Mumbai can be divided into three sections‚ namely‚ the island city (or main city)‚ the western suburbs and the eastern suburbs. These are also known for administrative purposes as Division I‚ Division II and Division III‚ respectively. The total population of the city amounts to nearly 13million that is increasing on a daily basis. Such a huge habitat obviously generates a huge amount of waste
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Waste Management Accounting Fraud Case Review the SEC’s case against Waste Management in order to answer the following questions: What were the incentives for committing the fraud? What was the relationship between management and the auditors? Why didn’t the auditors prevent the fraud? What (specifically) accounting methods were used to fraudulently inflate Waste Management’s profits? What accounting methods did they use to try to conceal part of the fraud? What were the financial and social
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2.0 Plastic Waste Management Disposal of plastic waste is a serious concern in India. New technologies have been developed to minimize there adverse effect on the environment. Currently world wide accepted technology used for the plastic disposal is incineration. However‚ the incinerators designed poorly‚ releases extremely toxic compounds (chlorinated dioxins and furans) therefore‚ facing strong opposition from various non-government organizations. In India to introduce a safer disposal technology
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Plastic Waste Management 1. Plastics Waste: Environmental Issues and Challenges The quantum of solid waste is ever increasing due to increase in population‚ developmental activities‚ changes in life style‚ and socio-economic conditions‚ Plastics waste is a significant portion of the total municipal solid waste (MSW). It is estimated that approximately 10 thousand tons per day (TPD) of plastics waste is generated i.e. 9% of 1.20 lacs TPD of MSW in the country. The plastics waste constitutes two major
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VIPAR ENGINEERING PYROLISIS PLANT INNOVATIVE DESIGN WITH LOW INSTALLATION COST AND HIGHER EFICIENCY Technology Pyrolysis involves heating waste tyres /plastic without oxygen to break them down to char or carbon black‚ oil‚ and gas. Plants operate within a temperature range of 250° - 500°C.At temperatures above approximately 150°C tires release increasing amounts of liquid oil products and gases. Above 400°C‚ depending on the process employed‚ the yield of oil and solid tire-derived char may
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chemical waste is generated from the labs on campus: 1. To find out how are these chemicals disposed. 2. To suggest what is the optimum way of disposing them. 3. Identification of the risks involved. Contents 1. PROJECT OBJECTIVES……………………………………………1 4. INTRODUCTION…………………………………..........................5 4.1 Waste…………………………….……………..........................5 4.2 Chemical Waste……………………………………………….6 4.3 Hazardous Chemical Wastes…………………………….7 4.4 Non-Hazardous Chemical Wastes………………
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Waste Management Case Study April 24‚ 2010 Introduction: Ace Scavenger Service began its journey as a small‚ family owned trash hauling business in 1894. The family business was passed to Dean Buntrock in 1956. Buntrock had the foresight to begin consolidating small trash companies into one large company. He started with the merger of his firm with two other smaller firms in 1968 and created Waste Management‚ Inc. In 1971‚ Waste Management‚ Inc. had its initial public offering and used those
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have sewage treatment plants. These plants return only safe water to the streams or lakes. Many states have laws that prohibit companies from dumping raw industrial wastes‚ such as liquids from a metal – planting factory‚ into streams. These wastes often endanger the supply of drinking water. They also kill fish. Most industrial wastes can be treated to make them
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Waste Management‚ Inc. Waste Management‚ Inc.‚ incorporated in 1968‚ had become a leader in the industry of waste management services ranging from industrial operations to curbside collection. This company had become synonymous with many different kinds of disposal services that allowed for the company to grow and grow with a solid base over the course of twenty-eight years. Finally in 1996‚ the company reported total assets of almost $20 billion with net income close to $200 million. However
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conditions are often present when fraud exists; incentives‚ opportunity‚ and attitude. All of these conditions can be seen in the fraud at Waste Management. Waste Management was under pressure from other companies within the industry that could offer the same services at lower prices to customers. Dean L. Buntrock‚ founder‚ chairman‚ and CEO of Waste Management was the driving force behind the fraud. Buntrock set the earnings targets‚ fostered a culture of fraudulent accounting‚ and personally directed
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