아메리카동애등에(H. illucens)는 음식물 폐기물 등 유기성 폐자원을 효율적으로 처리할 수 있는 능력을 가지 고 있어 전세계적으로 주목받고 있는 환경정화 곤충이다. 하지만 유기성 폐자원을 처리 시 가장 큰 문제는 아메리 카동애등에가 먹이인 유기성 폐자원을 소화시킬 때 발생되는 악취이다. 국내에서 현재 아메리카동애등에를 사육하고 있는 농가는 223호로 조사되고 있지만 이중 악취발생 저감장치 등을 설치한 농가는 10%가 안되는 것으 로 생각된다. 따라서 국내에서 동애등에 먹이로 가장 많이 사용되는 습식사료를 먹이로 사용하였을 때 농가 사육 장 안에서 발생되는 복합악취와 지정악취 22종에 대하여 분석하였다. 그 결과, 복합악취는 249배였으며, 지정악 취는 22종 중 7종(암모니아, 메틸메르캅탄, 트라이메틸아민, 아세트알데하이드, 프로피온알데하이드, 뷰틸알 데하이드, i-발레르알데하이드)가 검출되었다. 이중 가장 높은 농도를 나타낸 악취물질은 암모니아로 98.4ppm 이 분석되었다. 또한, 아메리카동애등에를 사육 시 가장 많이 발생되는 암모니아의 발생시기는 사육초기인 1~4 령보다 5령 이후 전생육기 중의 대부분을 발생시키는 것으로 조사되었다. 이러한 결과는 암모니아 저감을 위한 적정시기를 설정하는데 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.

고농도 유기질 폐수처리를 위해 전기화학적 방법의 사용에 있어 관심이 고조되고 있다. 전기화학적 방법의 기술은 음식물폐수 및 공업적 폐수 문제를 해결하는데 이상적 처리 방법이다. 다른 화학적 처리 방법과는 다르게 전기화학적 처리장치는 2차 폐수의 부피를 증가시키지 않고 용수와 유기질 비료로 재활용한다. 전기화학적 방법은 전해부상장치를 무기화학적 약품과 병행하여 더욱 효과적으로 음식물 폐수를 처리한다. 이 연구는 2차 처리로 초음파와 오존처리로 탈색, COD와 BOD가 격감함으로 용수 및 유기질 비료로 활용하도록 실험하였다.

This study examined the potentials for greenhouse gas reduction by material recovery and energy recovery from municipal solid waste between 2017 and 2026 in Daejeon Metropolitan City (DMC), which is trying to establish a material-cycle society by constructing a waste-to-energy town by 2018. The town consists of energy recovery facilities such as a mechanical treatment facility for fluff-type solid refuse fuel (SRF) with a power generation plant and anaerobic digestion of food waste for biogas recovery. Such recycling and waste-to-energy facilities will not only reduce GHGs, but will also substitute raw materials for energy consumption. The emissions and reduction rate of GHGs from MSW management options were calculated by the IPCC guideline and EU Prognos method. This study found that in DMC, the decrease of the amount of MSW landfilled and the increase of recycling and waste-to-energy flow reduced GHGs emissions from 167,332 tonCO2 eq/yr in 2017 to 123,123 tonCO2 eq/yr in 2026. Material recycling had the highest rate of GHG reduction (-228,561 tonCO2 eq/yr in 2026), followed by the solid refuse fuels (-29,146 tonCO2 eq/yr in 2026) and biogas treatment of food waste (-3,421 tonCO2 eq/yr in 2026). This study also shows that net GHG emission was found to be -30,505 tonCO2 eq in 2017 and -105,428 tonCO2 eq, indicating a great and positive impact on future CO2 emission. Improved MSW management with increased recycling and energy recovery of material waste streams can positively contribute to GHGs reduction and energy savings. The results of this study would help waste management decision-makers clarify the effectiveness of recycling MSW, and their corresponding energy recovery potentials, as well as to understand GHG reduction by the conversion.

Environmental pollution is the major problem associated with rapid industrialization, urbanization and rise in living standards of people. In order to reduce environmental pollution, therefore, shielding materials using industrial waste resources were developed and the radiation shielding performance was evaluated.

광케이블은 유리를 가는 실처럼 만든 광섬유에 빛을 통하여 신호를 보내어 정보를 보내는 원리로써, 송신측에서 반도체 레이저에 의하여 정보를 빛으로 변환한 후 전송하면 수신측에서 전기 신호로 변환하여 정보를 수신하는 체계이며, 주요 성분은 PE등의 플라스틱 수지와 철, 알루미늄, 광섬유(SiO2 또는 GeO2)등으로 구성되어 있다. 현재 광케이블의 수요가 급증함과 동시에 폐광케이블 발생량 또한 급속도로 증가되고 있으며, 연간 약 3만톤 가량이 발생되나 재활용업체에서는 소형규모의 단순탈피장치로 외피인 HDPE(합성고밀도폴리에틸렌)만을 회수하고 다량의 플라스틱 수지와 알루미늄, 광섬유에 포함되어있는 광물자원(Ge 150만원/kg) 등은 단순 적재해 놓거나 매립, 소각하는 등 관련 재활용 기술이 매우 낮은 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구는 폐광케이블 재활용을 위하여 자동화 공급 기술, 선택적 국부가열, 절개 및 선별등의 기술을 통하여 각각의 유용자원을 분리/회수할 수 있는 1Ton/day 이상의 폐광케이블 자원회수장치를 연구하였다.

2006년 기준 폐기물 처리량 중 매립량은 9,945 천톤, 소각량은 6,940 천톤이었으나 2015년 기준 폐기물 처리량 중 매립량은 13,797 천톤, 소각은 9,524 천톤으로 꾸준히 증가하고 있다. 환경부는 이러한 매립, 소각되는 폐기물 중 약 56%가 재활용 가능한 것으로 발표하였다. 이러한 국내적 상황을 염두 하였을 때, 자원으로 사용가능한 폐기물을 단순 매립 및 소각하는 것은 바람직하지 않다. 많은 선진국은 이미 이러한 폐기물 문제, 자원위기, 에너지 및 환경에 대한 문제를 극복하기 위해 1990년대부터 자원순환사회로 전환하고 있다. 특히, 오스트리아, 프랑스, 폴란드, 스웨덴, 영국 등 선진국들은 매립세 및 소각세를 도입하여 자원순환사회로의 전환을 꾀하였다. 오스트리아의 경우 오염된 부지를 정화하기 위하여 1989년에 매립세를 도입하였으며, 폐기물 종류에 따라 매립세는 다르게 책정되어 있다. 반응성 폐기물에 대한 매립세는 2003년 43.6 euro/ton에서 2004년 65 euro/ton로 증가하였다. 그 결과 매립률은 30.1%에서 11.8%로 크게 감소하였다. 이후 반응성 폐기물에 대한 매립세는 2005년 65 euro/ton에서 2006년 87 euro/ton으로 증가하였으나 매립률은 11.3%에서 9.9%로 약간 감소하였다. 따라서 매립률 감소를 위한 매립세는 적정하게 책정되어야 한다. 환경부에서는 폐기물의의 발생 억제 및 발생된 폐기물의 순환이용과 적정한 처분을 촉진하여 환경을 보전하고 지속가능한 자원순환사회를 만들기 위해 자원순환기본법이 제정하였으며, 2018년 1월 1일부터 시행될 예정이다. 자원순환기본법의 주요 내용으로 자원순환 기반 구축, 자원순환 촉진 수단, 자원순환사업지원 등이 있다. 이중 자원순환 촉진 수단으로는 재활용외의 매립 및 소각 폐기물에 부담금을 책정함으로써 재활용 비용보다 매립 및 소각비용을 더 비싸게 하여 매립 및 소각을 억제하는 방안이 포함되어 있다. 환경부에서는 폐기물 종류에 따라 매립 시 10~30원/kg, 소각 시 10원/kg의 폐기물처분부담금(안)을 공표하였다. 본 연구에서는 자원순환기본법에서의 폐기물처분에 대한 적정 부담금 산정 방안을 위하여 국내･외에서 실행하고 있는 폐기물처분 부담금제를 비교하고자 하며, 폐기물처분 부담금에 의한 폐기물 소각･매립･재활용 추세 등을 검토하고자 한다.

In order to promote the resource circulation and upcycling of waste refrigerators, it is necessary to analyze the material flow of recovered valuable resources and low-value residues after they are discharged. This study divided the flow of waste refrigerators into the five steps of discharge, collection, pretreatment, resource recovery, and sale/export/disposal and conducted material flow analysis (MFA) in each step. Waste refrigerators are treated via official (formal sectors, 65.6% of total amount) and unofficial (informal sectors, 34.4% of total amount) channels. Officially, waste refrigerators are collected through free collection by national and local governments, recovery by product producers and distributors, and waste collection·transportation·recycling companies and are recycled at public and private recycling centers. Unofficially, waste refrigerators are collected through junk shops and individual collectors. Waste refrigerators recycled in the formal sectors undergo pretreatment processes such as the disassembly, shredding, and separation and recovery of resources such as scrap irons, plastics, PCB (printed circuit board), cables, glasses, waste refrigerants, urethane, etc. Waste refrigerators recycled in informal sector treated through disassembly of the exterior, the shredding process by the excavators in illegal facilities and recovered waste refrigerants, plastics, glasses, scrap irons, copper, nickel silver, PCB, urethane, etc. MFA results show that in 2015, the amount of waste refrigerators collected from formal sectors reached 121,642 ton/year, the amount of recycling was 107,684 ton/year, and the amount of residues was 13,955 ton/year respectively. Thus, actual recycling rate per a waste refrigerator was estimated 88.15% in 2015. To promote the resource circulation and upcycling of waste refrigerators, it is necessary to find a way to improve the recycling of urethane, which accounts for 10.8% of the total weight of a refrigerator.

With the upcoming enforcement of the Fundamental Law of Resource Circulation in January 2018, changes are expected to occur in waste management policies. Until now, South Korea has worked hard to prevent waste generation and improve recycling. The recycling rate has improved, but recyclables are not considered high-quality. To resolve these issues in its member states, the EU is promoting resource efficiency policies. Their plan is to integrate the environment with the economy, achieve economic growth, and create jobs. A circular economy has also been adopted as a strategy to promote the resource efficiency policies. The key content of the strategy consists of an action plan and a waste law revision. Goals for the recycling of wastes by 2030 have been set in laws revised through this strategy, which also includes recycling evaluation standards and calculation methods. For Korea to cultivate a resource circulation society in the future, the EU’s resource efficiency policies and strategies must be preemptively implemented in a manner that suits the situation in Korea, and terms must be defined and standards established for recycling.

The flow of products containing valuable metal resources after discharging to waste means that it is necessary to form a plan to improve resource circulation to enhance the circulation of metal resources. In this study, waste resource circulation flow analysis of products containing cobalt and palladium after disposal was performed by classifying five stages: (1) discharge/import, (2) collection/discarding, (3) pretreatment, (4) resource recovery, and (5) product production/export. The mobile phone was one of products which were the most generating cobalt. Discharged cobalt was kept for processing or was produced as pure cobalt, cobalt oxide, or cobalt sulfate, and was used as a raw material for locks, speakers, AlNiCo magnets, tire, batteries, etc. The total amount of cobalt in the waste products was 994 tons and the recycling rate was 53.7%, indicating that 543 ton of cobalt was recycled. Palladium was discharged from waste electrical and electronic products, precious metals, petrochemical catalysts, vehicles catalysts at the end of their life, and medical equipment (dental). The palladium recovered by pre-treatment and resource recovery was recycled as a metal resource or exported. The amount of palladium recycled was 2.412 tons, of which a total of 2.512 or 96% tons is estimated to be recycled. Future research may be necessary to suggest institutional improvements, including the waste resource classification and market expansion for the recycling in the five steps based on the results of this study.

This study aims to discuss measures to combat climate change pertaining to the waste sectors in the EU and Japan.The EU aims to secure 20% of its total energy consumed from renewable sources and to reduce the emission of greenhousegases by 20% by 2020. This study investigated the amount of waste-based energy produced and confirmed that it makesa significant contribution to renewable energy sources. The amount of energy produced differs according to the type ofwaste utilized and the size (population) of the country and these factors should be taken into account when establishingresponse measures. In Japan, policies have been introduced to promote the recovery of energy and to reduce the greenhousegases emitted by incinerators. In particular, the country has been promoting a high level of efficiency by differentiatingthe government subsidy funding according to the energy recovery rate. This study confirmed that the utilization of wasteresource energy has made a significant contribution to reducing the emission of greenhouse gases in the member countriesof the EU and in Japan. Korea needs to establish similar policies to increase the contribution of energy from wasteresources in the future.

There are a large number of the food companies in Gunsan National Industrial Complex, and the organic sludge generated in these industrial wastewater treatment plants are generally being dealt with ocean dumping methods. As this method will be prohibited from January 1, 2016, it is inevitable to select the method like the reclamation. All over the country, landfill is lacking, and become a target of public grievance since it is recognized as an abomination facility. Consequently it has problem to secure the new location. These reasons lead to increase the organic sludge disposal cost, and it needed to seek the economical and eco-friendly processing methods. This research is regarding the Solid Refuse Fuel technique which is dried and processed the organic sludge generated in Gunsan National Industrial Complex. With Solid Refuse Fuel technique, in the environmental, safety, efficiency and economical aspect, it can derive competitive production technology, promote the Solid Refuse Fuel business and finally build a nationwide network. Through this study, we can derive the optimal manufacturing process from the examination of properties of organic sludge and drying. CFBC is tested the efficiency of solid fuel by the combustion experiment. It is very significant that we develop the Solid Refuse Fuel technique with the sludge generated in food industrial waste treatment plant and derive new competitive manufacturing processes.

Waste-gypsum of iron works was milled with CaO by planetary mill. TGA analysis of the ground material showed that the characteristics of pyrolysis after mechanical grinding was increased from 90% to 94% at 800℃. From the analysis of XRF the constituent of Na2O, SO3, Cl, PbO and ZnO were decreased while that of MgO, Al2O3, SiO2 and CaO increased a little. XRD analysis showed that high peak swere shown at PbO, PbCl2, PbO2 and Pb2O3 before mechanical treatment. After mechanical grinding of D-2, high peaks were shown at Pb3O4 and Pb5O8 showing the oxidation of Pb. These results showed that mechanochemical grinding in plnetarymill promoted to change chemical properties of waste gypsum of ironworks to oxydize the Pb component of waste gypsum of ironworks.

The materials flow of nickel was analyzed into up-stream and down-stream based on the literature survey. Dischargeand recycling stages in the down-stream were analyzed through the field survey. The waste nickel resources circulationflow were analyzed into 4 stages such as discharge·import, collection·disuse, resource recovery and product production·export, which are divided into nickel scrap and stainless steel scrap. The nickel scrap of 1,500ton was collected andrecycled and exported, which are from battery, catalyst and etc. The stainless steel scrap of 55,200ton are recycled fromdomestic and imported sources, which are 28,800ton and 26,400ton, respectively. The resource circulation rate of 45.3%is obtained from the above flow and the various plans are suggested each stage to increase resource circulation rate. Atdischarge·import stage, it is suggested this kind of waste may be classified as resources if the classification of waste isdone in detail and suitably. Also, it is suggested to apply quota tariff to this kind of waste. At collection·disuse stage, theplan of stabilizing supply and demand is suggested through the improvement of bidding system. At resource recovery stage,the fostering plan for specialized crushing companies and the win-win plan between conglomerate and medium-smallcompanies are suggested. At product production·export stage, it is suggested the integrated approval for licensing to registeras waste-treating facilities instead of exempting registration under the present condition to activate recycling industries.

In order to improve the potential for the resource circulation of household waste that is being handled by localgovernments within major cities, this research has analyzed the characteristics of waste produced and presented a blueprintfor a coding system for household waste, to enable the operation of a resource circulation management processing systembased on this analysis. The coding system –format #-#-##-#-#– has been developed to mirror the 6-digit number codesused nationally for categorizing industrial and harmful waste. In order to boost resource circulation, the household wastecoding system has been composed as such: ‘waste production category>kind of waste>waste item>circulation grade>related industry,’ to offer a more effective means of managing household waste. A waste management processing systemconstructed according to the coding system developed through this research will not only make waste management simplebut serve to promote resource circulation. This system has been applied for the resource circulation management ofhousehold waste in Nowon-gu in Seoul. As a result of this application 6 categories of waste production, 20 kinds of waste,155 waste items, 9 circulation grades and 26 connected industries were codified. Going forward, on the basis of thisresearch the code systems used in a wide range of local governments for the classification of household waste shouldbe researched and a means of standardization formulated. In addition there is a need for research to be conducted intointegration with existing industrial and harmful waste coding systems.

For the purpose of evaluating the eco-efficiency(EE) on surplus heat generated from industrial process, techniques of life cycle assessment are adopted in this study. Because it can be indicated both environmental impacts and economic benefits, EE is well known as a useful tool for symbiosis network on the sustainable development of new projects and businesses. To evaluate environmental impacts, the categories were divided into two areas of resource depletion and global warming potential. It can be seen that environmental impact increased a little but much higher economic benefit on the company, environmental performance and economic value were improved on the apartment by the district heating, respectively. In result, eco-industrial park(EIP) project on surplus heat should be found sustainable new business because the EE was in the area of fully positively eco-efficiency and, moreover resource depletion was taken place than the reduction of greenhouse gas.