The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management (JSWTM)
Published by International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW), India
in Collaboration with: Widener University, Chester, USA & Consortium of Researchers inInternational Collaboration (CRIC), India

JSWTM publishes full length papers that provide significant contributions to the field of Solid andLiquid Waste - Technology, Management, Policies, Energy & Material Recovery, Recycling,
Recycled Products, Waste Utilisation, Modelling, Standardisation, decarbonisation,
Business and Circular Economy. All papers are peer reviewed. Processing Registration Fee (PRF)
for publication per article is INR 5,000/-+18% for Indian & USD 150 plus 18% for foreign authors
payable to “ISWMAW” after acceptance before publication. Issues: March, June, September &December. Special issues any time.
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh

Submit your paper to : journalswtm@iswmaw.com and journalswtm@gmail.com
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5,000/- for Indian and USD 150 for foreign authors for publication payable to“ISWMAW” by bank transfer or online (www.iswmaw.com) after the acceptance
before publication.
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found for the paper (keep max. 15% with self-plagiarism, exclusion of common
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The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management (JSWTM)
Published by International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW), India
in Collaboration with: Widener University, Chester, USA & Consortium of Researchers inInternational Collaboration (CRIC), India

JSWTM publishes full length papers that provide significant contributions to the field of Solid andLiquid Waste - Technology, Management, Policies, Energy & Material Recovery, Recycling,
Recycled Products, Waste Utilisation, Modelling, Standardisation, decarbonisation,
Business and Circular Economy. All papers are peer reviewed. Processing Registration Fee (PRF)
for publication per article is INR 5,000/-+18% for Indian & USD 150 plus 18% for foreign authors
payable to “ISWMAW” after acceptance before publication. Issues: March, June, September &December. Special issues any time.
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh

Submit your paper to : journalswtm@iswmaw.com and journalswtm@gmail.com
4. List of Reviewers & Author/s (See the format): Submit tabular list of 4 reviewers[from different country/ies, none from author’s organisation/s] & list of all authors[name, designation, affiliation, email id and mobile no]
5. Manuscript (Paper): Include Postal address, email address, country code, mobile no,of the corresponding author. Titles and headings should be of max. 12 words. Avoid
using footnotes - instead use referencing. Units should be SI or American with SI inparentheses. Be as concise as feasible – avoid unnecessary or repetitive information. Fullarticle should be between 25,000 to 35,000 characters counted with space. Article should
be submitted with 25 mm margin on each side on A4 size, using 12 font size times romanletters, single space in word file and pdf files in single column. Each figure and tables
with good readability should be cited in the text or source given.
a. Abstract and Keywords: Abstract (mandatory) in 200 words should clearly outline themain idea/study, outcome & novelty & 5 keywords for indexing purposes.
b. Illustrations: All illustrations (tables, graphs, photographs & figures) should be legible,
properly identified by numbers and with short caption. Each illustration should be cited
within the text. The illustrations should mention sources, wherever required.
c. References: APA (American Psychological Association) system [e.g., (Ghosh, 2021),(Mersky, 2019), & so on] should be used with alphabetized reference list at the end of
the paper. All references should be complete and give adequate information.

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The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management (JSWTM)
Published by International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW), India
in Collaboration with: Widener University, Chester, USA & Consortium of Researchers inInternational Collaboration (CRIC), India

JSWTM publishes full length papers that provide significant contributions to the field of Solid andLiquid Waste - Technology, Management, Policies, Energy & Material Recovery, Recycling,
Recycled Products, Waste Utilisation, Modelling, Standardisation, decarbonisation,
Business and Circular Economy. All papers are peer reviewed. Processing Registration Fee (PRF)
for publication per article is INR 5,000/-+18% for Indian & USD 150 plus 18% for foreign authors
payable to “ISWMAW” after acceptance before publication. Issues: March, June, September &December. Special issues any time.
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh

Submit your paper to : journalswtm@iswmaw.com and journalswtm@gmail.com

List of Editors
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Director, Sustainable Development & Circular Economy,
ISWMAW, & Ex- Dean, Faculty of Engg. & Tech., Jadavpur University, India, Site: www.sadhankghosh.com
Editor: Prof. Dr. Ronald L. Mersky, Professor & Chair, Civil Engineering, Widener University, USA

Associate Editor
Prof. Dr. Agamuthu Pariatamby, Professor, Sunway University, Malaysia,
Dr. Atul Narayan Vaidya, Director, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, India
Prof. Dr. Debendra Chandra Baruah, Dept of Energy, Tezpur University, Assam, India
Prof. Dr. Dhanada K. Mishra, Technical Director, Product; RaSect AI (www.raspect.ai); Hong Kong;
Dr. Francesco Di Maria, Asso Professor, University of Perugia. Italy
Prof. Dr. Harish Hirani, Professor, Mech Engg Dept., IIT Delhi; Ex-Director, CMERI-CSIR, India
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sinan BİLGİLİ, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Prasad Kaparaju, Associate Professor, Griffith School of Engg., Griffith University, Australia
Prof. Prasanta Kumar Dey, Professor, Aston Business School, Aston University, UK
Dr. Premakumara Jagath Dickella Gamaralalage, Director, IGES-CCET, Japan
Dr. Richard Blanchard, Reader in Renewable Energy, Loughborough University, UK;
Prof. Dr. Regina Mambeli Barros, The Federal University of Itajubá, Brazil
Dr. Tapas Das, Saint Martin’s University, USA
Prof. Robert W. Peters, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

Members, Editorial Board
Dr. A. N. Naperi, President, CBS University of Agriculture, Philippines
Prof. A. Oberlin, Professor, DIT (Dar es Salaam), Tanzania
Prof. Amr Abdelghany, University of Cairo, Giza, Egypt
Prof. Ernesto de la Torre Chauvin, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador

Prof. Mst. Farzana Rahman Zuthi, CUET, Chattagram, Bangladesh
Prof. Dr. Guray Salihoglu, Professor, Uludag University, Turkey
Dr. H. N. Chanakya, Ex-Chair, CST, IISc, Bangalore, India
Dr. Heinz Schandl, CSIRO, Australia
Dr. Isaac Fernandez, Consultant, Ex-CETIM Tech,. Spain
Prof. Jinhui Li, Tsinghua University, China
Prof K N Satyanarayana, Director, IIT, Tirupati, India
Dr. Kare H. Karstensen, Chief Scientist, SINTEF, Oslo, Norway
Prof. K. Raja Reddy, Vice Chancellor, SV University, Tirupati, India

Prof. K. Hemchandra Reddy, Chairman, APSCHE, India
Prof. Misuzu Asari, Kyoto University, Japan
Mr. M. Divis Rao, Director, Divis Laboratory, India
Prof. M. Alamgir, Member-UGC, Bangladesh
Prof. Michael Koech, Kenyatta University, Kenya
Dr. Nguyen T. S. Thang, ISPONRE, Vietnam
Prof. Dr. Michael M. Nelles, Universität Rostock, Germany
Prof. Dr. Machunda, Professor, Nelson Mandela Univ. Tanzania
Dr. Rubén Rodríguez-Alegre, LEITAT Technological Center, Spain
Prof. Dr. Md. Rafizul Islam, Professor, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh,
Prof. Dr. S. W. Rhee, Professor, Kyongyy University, South Korea
Prof. Dr. Sasmita Samanta, Vice Chancellor, KIIT (DU), India
Dr. S. V. Srinivasa, CSIR- CLRI, Chennai, India

Research Areas of Editors
Editor-in-Chief: Sadhan Kumar GhoshDirector, Sustainable Development & Circular Economy Research Centre, ISWMAW, Ex- Dean, Faculty of Engg. & Tech., Ex-Professor of MechanicalEng & Founder Advisor, Centre for Sustainable Dev. & Resource Efficiency Mngt., Jadavpur University, India. Founder & President, International
Society of Waste Management, Air & Water (ISWAMW), Ex-Director, CBWE, Govt of India, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Web:www.sadhankghosh.com
Areas of Interest: Solid Waste (Policies, Supply Chain, Recycling, Material & Final Disposal), Liquid Waste Management, Sustainable Env
Management, Management of wastes (Hazardous Wastes, E-waste, Plastic Waste, C&DW, & BMW), EPR, Policy & legislation, Waste Coprocessing,
Lean Manufacturing, Zero waste, Material & Energy Recovery, 3R, Circular Economy, Resource Efficiency, Secondary Raw Materials, Waste to
Energy, Business Excellence Models, Related ISO Standards.

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The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management (JSWTM)
Published by International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW), India
in Collaboration with: Widener University, Chester, USA & Consortium of Researchers inInternational Collaboration (CRIC), India

JSWTM publishes full length papers that provide significant contributions to the field of Solid andLiquid Waste - Technology, Management, Policies, Energy & Material Recovery, Recycling,
Recycled Products, Waste Utilisation, Modelling, Standardisation, decarbonisation,
Business and Circular Economy. All papers are peer reviewed. Processing Registration Fee (PRF)
for publication per article is INR 5,000/-+18% for Indian & USD 150 plus 18% for foreign authors
payable to “ISWMAW” after acceptance before publication. Issues: March, June, September &December. Special issues any time.
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh

Submit your paper to : journalswtm@iswmaw.com and journalswtm@gmail.com
Editor: Ronald L. Mersky,
Professor of Civil Engineering, Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, Director of Solid Waste Project, Director of Engineering Outreach; Widener
University, Chester, PA 19013, USA
Areas of Interest: Solid waste topics (recycling, landfilling, and energy recovery); Environmental impacts of waste management; Public involvementin the environment; Environmental engineering
Associate Editors
Agamuthu Pariatamby,
Professor, Special Studies Division, Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia; and Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development; Sunway
University, Malaysia,; https://jci.edu.my/agamutu-pariatamby/
Areas of Interest: SWM, Plastic Biodegradation, Sustainable Env. Management, Life Cycle Analysis, Hazardous Wastes, Solid Substrate Technology,
GHG Reduction, MFA & POPs, Circular Economy, EPR, Waste-to- Energy.
Atul Narayan Vaidya,
Director, CSIR-NEERI, [National Environmental Engineering Research Institute], Nagpur, India
Areas of Interest: Solid and hazardous waste management. quantification and characterization of solid and hazardous wastes; designing of secure
landfills; eco-toxicological studies on landfill leachates; designing of MSW transportation system; recycling and reuse of MSW management; andGHG emissions from landfills, Technological options for environmentally sound management of haz. wastes in industries.
Debendra Chandra Baruah,
Department of Energy, Tezpur University, P.O.- Napaam, Tezpur, Assam - 784028, India
Areas of Interest: Bioenergy, Rural and agriculture energy management,
Dhanada K. Mishra,
Technical Director, Product; RaSect AI (www.raspect.ai); Hong Kong;
Areas of Interest: Cement substitution and alternative cement, Circular economy, Recycling and Value addition, Climate Change, Carbon Footprint
and Sustainable Construction, Sustainability of Built Infrastructure, Cement-based Composites.
Francesco Di Maria,
Associated Professor, Head of the LAR Laboratory (Reuse, Recycle, Recovery of Waste and Residues), Dipartimento di Ingegneria, University of
Perugia. Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
Areas of Interest: Waste disposal, recycling and recovery of waste and residues with particular attention to integrated sustainable approach
Harish Hirani,
Professor, Mech Engg Dept., IIT Delhi; Ex-Director, CMERI-CSIR, Durgapur, WB; India
Areas of Interest: Design, operation and maintenance of waste disposal plants. Design, O&M of waste water treatment plants
Prasad Kaparaju
Associate Professor, Environment Engineering - Renewable Energy, Griffith School of Engg, Griffith University, Australia
Areas of Interest: Biomass to Biofuels, bioethanol & biofuel production & conversion technologies, nutrient and energy recovery from industrial &agricultural wastes; BioCNG production. Anaerobic Digestion, Env. Biotechnology & Bioprocess Engg, Biomass Pre-treatment & Characterization,
Climate Change, GHG Mitigation, Waste and wastewater treatment, biohydrogen etc.
Premakumara Jagath DICKELLA GAMARALALAGE
Director, IGES [The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies] Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET), 2108-11,
Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa, 240-0115, Japan
Areas of Interest: Participatory planning, decentralised/ bottom-up development policies, sustainable cities, waste management, 3R (reduce, reuse
and recycle), circular society
Richard Blanchard, r.e.blanchard@lboro.ac.uk
Reader in Renewable Energy, Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering; Loughborough University, Loughborough,Leicestershire, Holywell Park; UK;
Areas of Interest: Bioenergy systems, energy for development, sustainability (including life-cycle assessment), and e-learning, Strategic
Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Policy.
Prof. Dr. Regina Mambeli Barros, remambeli@hotmail.com
Professor de Resíduos Sólidos, The Federal University of Itajubá, Brazil,
Strategic Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Policy,
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sinan BİLGİLİ,Civil Engineering Faculty, Env. Engineering Department, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Areas of Interest: Focus on sustainable landfill gas management and treatment, waste characterization, municipal waste management, hazardous
waste management, biological treatment of waste, hybrid methods for leachate treatment, water and wastewater treatment, hospital wastewater,
micropollutant treatment and control, sewage sludge gasification, and environmental effects of nanomaterials.
Dr. Tapas Das,
Hal and Inge Marcus School of Engineering, Main Campus (Lacey), Saint Martin’s University, 5000 Abbey Way SE, Lacey, WA 98503, USA
Areas of Interest: Water, Domestic & Industrial wastewater treatment, hospital wastewater, sewage sludge treatment, and env. sustainability.

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