Management of Municipal Solid Waste English 2009

Due to the rapid increase in the production and consumption processes, societies generate as well as reject solid materials regularly from various sectors. The goals of this book are to encourage reduction of waste at the source and to foster implementation of cost effective integrated solid waste management systems. Contents: Introducing municipal solid waste management Waste generation aspects Waste collection, storage and transport Waste disposal Waste processing techniques Source reduction, product recovery and recycling Recovery of biological conversion products: compost and biogas Incineration and energy recovery Hazardous waste: management and treatment Integrated waste management (IWM) Model answers to learning activities Distance learning in Environment Engineering