Status of Waste Management and Waste to Energy Technologies in Korea >>>

The report warns of the staggering amount of mismanaged plastic waste generated and urges action to tackle this important problem.

Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned their fifth session.

Since joined in the Basel Convention in 1994, South Korea has established policies and strategies to minimize risks to human health and the environment caused by hazardous wastes and other wastes

In this study, the status of healthcare waste generation and treatment, management system in Korea was investigated to figure out the overall status.

Due to recent policy changes in South Korea, the amount of incineration ash(IA) is expected to increase due to additional installation of incineration facilities or increased operation of incineration facilities.

Waste should be managed by the principle with the concept of ‘integrated waste management’, which includes four options (Reduce, Recycle, Waste to Energy (WtE) or Combustion, and Landfill) implementing in order with priority.

WtE offers an opportunity for “zero waste” by reducing over 90% of the MSW and yielding ash as a by-product and guarantees the minimum emission of pollutants into the environment.

This study investigated polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in air (n=108) and human serum (n=1,802) samples collected over 20 years

To realize a circular economy and carbon neutrality, it is necessary to improve factors that impede recycling, such as plastic waste treatment in the informal sector and manage hazardous substances in plastics for safety.

In this study, municipal solid waste incineration fly ash (MSWIFA) was selected as a research target because it cannot be recycled in a sustainable recycling technology

The implementation of this integrated system is proposed as a viable technical solution for sustainable waste management in high-rise buildings, aligning with global trends in eco-friendly urban development and addressing the challenges posed by climate change.

The implementation of this integrated system is proposed as a viable technical solution for sustainable waste management in high-rise buildings, aligning with global trends in eco-friendly urban development and addressing the challenges posed by climate change.

LFG power plant in Changwon project developed by LF Energy Co., Ltd. is a landfill gas(LFG) recovery project for power generation at Changwon Deok-dong waste comprehensive treatment complex in Changwon city, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea.

Moisture removal during bio-drying with an auto-controlled aeration system was investigated under four combined aeration strategies for a set range on exhaust gas temperature and air-flow direction.

For efficient H2S removal, biochars derived from rice hull and loaded with four alkalis (NaOH, KOH, Na2CO3, and K2CO3) were prepared by impregnation. The H2S removal characteristics were investigated by continuous adsorption column tests.

Among various parameters of this process, the simultaneous effects of airflow rate and organic contents were examined in this study.

Emission Limits of Incineration in China, Japan, South Korea, U.S.

WtERT-Korea contracted to constructing a laboratory building in Yonsei University for WTE to conduct various experiments related to Waste to Energy R&D in 2018, hosted the 2018 Korea-China-Japan Symposium and participated in the 2018 EEC/WTERT Bi-Annual conference. Further, WtERT-Korea supervised PhD and MS dissertations. To learn more about WtERT-Korea's projects and activities from the past year, read this report.

2017 Progress Report to Donors on R&D and Information Dissemination Activities of WtERT-Columbia, Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University. The reported acitivities include the formation of WtERT-Asia regional organization, WTE Guidebook editions for Greece and China, present research topics, etc.

The current situation of Waste-to-Energy(WtE) and District Heating and Cooling (DHC) in Korea were investigated compared with the EU and considered the suggestions for improvement of WtE plants and the synergy between WtE and DHC network.

We analyzed material flow of 24 food waste recycling facilities and calculated solid recovery rate to key-process.

The meme for carbon markets in 2013 is the increased utilisation of domestic emissions trading as a primary policy tool across a broad spectrum of UNFCCC Parties. Previous issues of the CCLR have addressed developments in China, South Korea, Japan and other jurisdictions. In this issue of “In the Market”, we will briefly review how Kazakhstan is implementing its emissions trading scheme and the implications of this scheme for the wider region. This article is based on a Workshop sponsored by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development held in Astana on 20 June 2013, at which both the authors were present.

Rapid industrialization and urbanization have resulted in an accelerated rate of waste generation, adding to the environmental challenges on the relatively small land mass of the Republic of Korea (“South Korea”).

The Arctic Ocean has witnessed dramatic thinning and melting of sea ice cover as a consequence of climate change in recent years. This has led to increasing access to and thus activities in the Arctic region, including with regard to shipping. Arctic navigational opportunities are examined and it is concluded that there are a number of major obstacles to Arctic routes transforming the pathways of global trade, at least in the immediate future. The likely future opening up of Arctic sea lanes does, however, provide a focal point for increasing external interest in the region and for changes in oceans governance.

This study investigated mass and metallic elements composition of fine and coarse particles collected in an residential area of Ulsan, Korea. Daily sampling using an eight-stage cascade impactor were conducted from April through August 2008.

This study analyzed size distribution characteristics of metallic elements in airborne particulate matter (PM) collected from a busy urban area in a metropolitan city, Korea. PM samples were collected using an eight-stage cascade impactor during the spring and summer of 2008. Concentrations of the different PM size categories were determined using a micro-balance gravimetric method. Metallic elements on each PM filter were extracted ultrasonically using a 1:1 mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acid.