Waste quantification at the johannesburg market for the city of johannesburg waste to energy programme

Temitope O. Kukoyi, Edison Muzenda, Esther T. Akinlabi, Able Mashamba, Charles Mbohwa, Thabo Mahlatsi

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Abstract

The City of Johannesburg, a world class African city is looking to improve air quality, cut down on greenhouse gas emissions and generate alternative sources of fuel by creating an effective management system for the enormous amount of waste generated within the city. The structures put in place would not only cut down dependence on landfills but provide fuel to power the city's metro buses and in the nearest future generate electricity. This paper focuses on the quantification exercise at the Johannesburg Market which has the potential to generate about 28, 486 GJ of energy per year from the anaerobic digestion of fruit and vegetable waste which accounts for 93% of the total waste generated at the market.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2017, WCECS 2017
EditorsS. I. Ao, W. S. Grundfest, Craig Douglas
PublisherNewswood Limited
Pages925-928
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9789881404848
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event2017 World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science, WCECS 2017 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 25 Oct 201727 Oct 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
Volume2
ISSN (Print)2078-0958

Conference

Conference2017 World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science, WCECS 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period25/10/1727/10/17

Keywords

  • Fuel
  • Greenhouse gas
  • Quantification
  • Waste

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)

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