@article{af549e6fc4a540e1926b5c1672848c1d,
title = "The municipal solid waste system and solid waste characterization at the municipality of Veles, Macedonia",
abstract = "A short-term study to characterize the solid waste stream in the Municipality of Veles, Macedonia, was performed during a 1 week period in the summer of 2002. In this study, several important parameters of the municipal solid waste stream were assessed. It was estimated that the average daily generation rate is 1.06 ± 0.56 kg/cap/day, while the specific weights of the uncompacted and compacted solid waste are approximately 140.5 kg/m3 and 223 kg/m3, respectively. Furthermore, it was estimated that the daily generated volume of uncompacted waste is 7.5 ± 4 L/cap/day. Although the short-term study is characterized by numerous limitations, in the absence of other existing data, such a study with direct measurements could significantly contribute to the development of an efficient solid waste management system in countries with economies in transition like Macedonia.",
author = "Kiril Hristovski and Larry Olson and Nicholas Hild and Danny Peterson and Scott Burge",
note = "Funding Information: For example, in the mid-nineties of the last century, Kr{\"u}ger International Consult of Denmark (1999) , in cooperation with VKI, Denmark and Symonds Group, UK, conducted a study on the National Solid Waste Management System (NSWMS) in Macedonia, funded by the Phare Program of the European Union (EU). It was assumed that the daily generation rate of solid waste in Macedonia is 0.82 kg/cap/day (about 300 kg/cap/yr) and 0.41 kg/cap/day (about 150 kg/cap/yr) for the urban and rural areas, respectively, although this study did not provide any information to support their assumptions. The assumed values correspond to values that are representative for low income undeveloped countries and some middle income countries. Similar values are presented in the Environmental Performance Review for Macedonia conducted by the UN ECE (2002a) , in which it was estimated that the urban and rural areas generate 360 kg/cap/yr and 120 kg/cap/yr, respectively. Authors can only assume that the assumptions made by Kr{\"u}ger group were based on similar values found for countries with similar GDP and socioeconomic environments, and cultural and regional similarities. Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2007",
doi = "10.1016/j.wasman.2006.09.003",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "27",
pages = "1680--1689",
journal = "Waste Management",
issn = "0956-053X",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
number = "11",
}