Resources
Library of All ARF Reports
SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation (ARF) publishes reports to inform and guide solid waste managers, regulators, and community leaders on a wide range of topics. ARF subscriber groups determine the topics for their reports. As a subscriber benefit, these groups have free access to the reports for the first year after publication. After one year, these reports are available free for SWANA members and for purchase for the general public. Here is a library of all reports, organized by the subscriber group that supported its development.
Waste Conversion and Energy Recovery Group
Fire Prevention and Control at Waste-to-Energy Facilities
Publication year: 2019. The Report examines two case studies of large-scale fires at WTE facilities.
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$99.00
Thermal Treatment of Residual Waste: Lessons from Europe
Puiblication year: 2017. This report investigates why countries in Western Europe have embraced thermal treatment.
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$99.00
Innovations in Waste-To-Energy Ash Management
Publication year: 2016. This report is a follow-on to the 2015 report on "Beneficial Reuse of WTE Ash."
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Beneficial Reuse of Waste-to-Energy Ash
Publication date: June 2015. Little of the nine million tons of ash from waste-to-energy plants is being recycled. This report adresses how to improve that.
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Enhance the Benefits and Reduce the Costs of WTE Facilities
Publication date: Dec. 2013. Full title: Opportunities to Enhance the Benefits and Reduce the Costs of Waste-to-Energy Facilities
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Economic Benefits of Waste-to-Energy: Jobs Creation
Publication date: Dec. 2012. Original title: Economic Benefits of Waste-to-Energy: Jobs Creation and Community Development.
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Waste Conversion Technologies
Publication Date: Dec. 2011. Up-to-date information and guidance on waste conversion technologies (WCTs).
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$99.99
The Economic Development Benefits of Waste-to-Energy Systems
Publication date: Dec. 2012. Waste-to-energy systems have the potential to strengthen local economies.
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The Landfill Disposal Rates of Waste-to-Energy Communities
Publication date: Dec. 2010. This report introduces a new metric: the “Landfill Disposal Index” to compare a waste-to-energy community’s landfill disposal rates with other communities.
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Waste-to-Energy as a Green Solid Waste Management Option
Publication date: Dec. 2009. Full title: Waste-to-Energy as a Green Solid Waste Management Option for Non-Recycled Waste.
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Waste-To-Energy and the Solid Waste Management Hierarchy
Publication date: Dec. 2008. This report ranks waste-to-energy in the heirarchy of solid waste management.
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Comparison of Emissions From WTE and Coal-Fired Power Plants
Publication year: 2006. Waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities are generally more economical when compared to coal-fired power plants, but are they cleaner?
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Comparison of Air Emissions From WTE and Fossil-Fueled Power
Publication date: September 2006. Waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities are generally more economical when compared to the three most common sources of fuel for energy production, but are they cleaner?
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Disposal Group
Benchmarking the Performance and Costs of MSW Landfills
Publication year: 2017. Update to 2008 report.
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$99.00
Employee, Commercial Hauler, Self-Hauler Safety at Landfills
Publication date: Dec. 2020. Best practices to keep employees safe at landfills, as well as best practices that landfill managers can implement at their facilities to improve hauler safety.
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Alternative Final Cover Systems and Regulatory Post-Closure
Publication date: May 2017. This report provides up-to-date performance data on alternative final cover systems for landfills.
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$99.99
Food Waste Diversion Programs & Their Impacts on MSW Systems
Publication date: April, 2016. This report provides up-to-date information and guidance on food waste diversion programs and their impacts on municipal solid waste systems.
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$99.99
Alternative Cover Systems for MSW Landfills
Publication date: December 2014. This report compares alternative cover systems for closed landfills with traditional, prescribed final cover systems.
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On-Site Treatment of Landfill Leachate
Publication date: December 2014. This report is a comparative analysis of alternative and emerging technologies to effectively and reliably treat leachate with high total dissolved solids (TDS).
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$99.99
Practical Methods for Measuring Landfill Methane Emissions
Publication date: December 2103. Full title: Practical Methods for Measuring
Landfill Methane Emissions and Cover Soil Oxidation. There have been a number of recent breakthroughs documented in this report.
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The Long-Term Environmental Risks of Subtitle D Landfills
Publication date: June, 2011 (peer-reviewed). This report compiles and summarizes what is known about the risks associated with Subtitle D landfills, and introduces long-term care alternatives to manage and minimize these risks.
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$99.99
The Long-Term Management of Closed Subtitle D Landfills
Publication date: December 2010. Non-peer-reviewed version.
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$99.99
The Solid Waste Manager’s Guide to the Bioreactor Landfill
Publication date: December 2009. Update to the 2002 report.
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$99.99
Landfill Gas Collection System Efficiencies
Publication date: October 2007. This report documents what is known about actual LFG collection system efficiencies based on recent research programs, case studies, and field experience.
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$99.99
The Trend Toward Regional Privately-Owned Landfills
Publication date: February 2007. Full title: The Regional Privately-Owned Landfill
Trend and Its Impact on Integrated Solid Waste Management Systems.
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$99.99
Landfill Airspace Utilization: Measurement and Management
Publication date: December 2005. This report establishes measurement standards for landfill airspace utilization.
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$99.99
Moisture Measurement in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Publication date: December 2004. This technical memorandum provides guidelines on techniques to determine the “in situ” levels of moisture in landfilled waste.
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$99.99
Landfill Stormwater Runoff Standards
Publication date: December 2004. This research memorandum provides up-to-date information regarding landfill stormwater runoff discharge standards.
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Effectiveness of MSW Landfills in Controlling Releases
Publication date: November 2004. Full title: The Effectiveness of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills in Controlling Releases of Heavy Metals to the Environment.
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Economic Analysis of Landfill Gas Turbines
Publication date: August 2003. Full title: Economic Feasibility Considerations
Regarding Landfill Gas Microturbine Systems.
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$99.99
The Solid Waste Manager’s Guide To The Bioreactor Landfill
Publication date: October 2002. The bioreactor landfill is an exciting new development in solid waste management.
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$99.99
Sustainable Materials Management Group
Resetting Curbside Recycling Programs in the Wake of China
Publication date: September, 2019. Information and guidance on resetting curbside recycling in the wake of the China National Sword policy.
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$99.99
Mechanical Biological Treatment of Residual Waste
Publication date: January 2018. Full title: Mechanical Biological Treatment of Residual Waste: Lessons from Europe.
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$99.00
Source-Separation & Mixed Waste Recycling Systems (Expanded)
Publish date: December 2014. Full title: Source-Separation and Mixed Waste Recycling Systems: A Comparative Analysis (Expanded Version).
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Source-Separation and Mixed Waste Recycling Systems
Publish date: December 2013. Full title: Source-Separation and Mixed Waste Recycling Systems: A Comparative Analysis.
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Options for Recycling Source-Separated Organics
Publication date: December 2012. This report provides solid waste managers with up-to-date information and guidance on options for recycling the organic fraction of the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream.
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$99.99
Sustainable Funding Strategies For Local Government
Publication date: December 2010. This research memorandum provides up-todate
technical and programmatic information regarding sustainable funding strategies for local government recycling programs.
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Revenue-Sharing Strategies for Local Government Recycling
Publication date: December 2009. This research memorandum provides solid waste recycling managers with information about revenue-sharing strategies for local government recycling programs.
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Composting of MSW Substreams
Publication date: December 2004. This research memorandum examines whether local waste diversion and recycling rates can be increased through the composting of municipal solid waste (MSW) substreams.
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Single-Stream Recycling
Publication date: August 2003. This research memorandum provides information on single-stream recycling, which is collected in a mixed form and then separated and processed in a materials recovery facility (MRF).
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Cost-Effectiveness of Processing C&D Wastes
In fiscal year (FY) 2002, the SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) Disposal Group researched the cost-effectiveness of processing construction and demolition (C&D) waste and examined markets for recovered C&D materials.
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Recycling and Disposal of Discarded Consumer Electronics
In fiscal year (FY) 2002, the SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) Disposal Group researched the state-of-the-art and current research findings for recycling and disposal of discarded consumer electronics.
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$99.99
Collection Group
Curbside Collection of Residential Yard Waste
Publication date: August 2018. Full title: Service Options for the Curbside Collection of Residential Yard Waste.
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$99.00
PAYT in Large Cities with Automated Collection
Publication date: July 2016. Full title: Implementing PAYT in Large Cities with Existing Automated Collection Systems.
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$99.99
Collection of Organic Wastes from High-Rise Buildings
Publication date: December 2012. Full title: Collection of Organic Wastes from High-Rise Buildings and Apartment Complexes.
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$99.99
Greenhouse Gas Reductions through Reduced Recycling
Publication date: December 2011. Full Title: Greenhouse Gas Reductions through Reducing the Frequency of Residential Recyclables Collection Services.
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$99.99
Curbside Collection of Residential Food Waste
Publication date: December 2008. This research memorandum provides up-to-date inforamtion about collecting food waste from single-family households.
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$99.99
The Benchmarking of Residential Solid Waste
Publication date: December, 2008. Full title: The Benchmarking of Residential Solid Waste Collection Services.
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$99.99
Dual Collection of MSW and Yard Wastes
Publication date: January 2007. This research memorandum provides up-to-date inforamtion on the benefits and risks of the dual collection of yard wastes and regular household wastes.
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$99.99
Source Separation and Collection of Food Waste
Publication date: September 2006. Full title: Source Separation and Collection of Food Waste from Multi-Family Dwellings
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$99.99
ARF Publications - Other
2010 Solid Waste Managers’ Salary Survey
Publication date: May 2011. In 2009–2010, SWANA surveyed public sector waste managers and other public sector organizations with the goal of reporting on compensation and benefits.
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2008 Solid Waste Managers’ Salary Survey
Publication date: April 2009. In 2007, SWANA surveyed public sector waste managers and other public sector organizations with the goal of reporting on compensation and benefits.
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