Table 2 Physical classification of the aged waste recovered (in %) from landfills
Location | Visakhapatnam, India (This study) | Thailand [31] | Belgium [41] | Thailand [32] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (→) | 10–15 S1 (n = 7) | 5–10 S2 (n = 7) | < 5 S3 (n = 7) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14–29 | 3–5 |
Soil-like material (%) | 56.6 | 53.7 | 45.9 | 32.9 | 56.5 | 27.8 | 49.1 | 44 ± (12) | 34 |
Paper (%) | – | – | 2.3 | 4.1 | – | – | – | 7.5 ± (6) | 3.3 |
Plastics (%) | 23.1 | 18.6 | 16.8 | 36.7 | 24.6 | 44.8 | 35.3 | 17 ± (10) | 31 |
Textile (%) | 2.7 | 5.8 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 6.8 ± (6) | 7.6 |
Glass (%) | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 1.3 ± (0.8) | 6.5 |
Ceramics (%) | 4.9 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.9 | – | – |
Metal (%) | 4.9 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 ± (1) | 6.4 |
Others (%) | 3.4 | 8.7 | 15.8 | 10.3 | 4.9 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 16.7 | 11.2 |