Municipal solid waste management :
Municipal solid waste management : strategies and technologies for sustainable solutions /
Christian Ludwig, Stefanie Hellweg, Samuel Stucki, editors.
- Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2003.
- xix, 534 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From the contents: Introduction --
Waste Disposal: What are the impacts --
Recycling, Thermal Treatment and Recovery --
Biological and Bio-Mechanical Processes --
Advanced Thermal Treatment Processes --
Ecology: Which Technologies Perform Best --
Assessing and Improving Social Compatibility --
Towards Sustainable Waste Management --
Concluding Remarks.
The way municipal solid waste is handled greatly determines its impact on the local as well as the global environment. New technologies have emerged for the treatment of waste, for the recovery of raw materials and energy, and for safe final disposal. The environmental performance of technologies, their social acceptance and their economic viability are key issues to be considered in sustainable waste management. This book provides an overview of current practices in waste management and a synthesis of new developments achieved through interdisciplinary discussions of recent research results.
9783642628986 (pbk.)
2002030439
Refuse and refuse disposal.
Environmental management.
Environmental protection.
Waste disposal.
Environmental sciences.
Industrial engineering.
363.728 MUN / 008600
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From the contents: Introduction --
Waste Disposal: What are the impacts --
Recycling, Thermal Treatment and Recovery --
Biological and Bio-Mechanical Processes --
Advanced Thermal Treatment Processes --
Ecology: Which Technologies Perform Best --
Assessing and Improving Social Compatibility --
Towards Sustainable Waste Management --
Concluding Remarks.
The way municipal solid waste is handled greatly determines its impact on the local as well as the global environment. New technologies have emerged for the treatment of waste, for the recovery of raw materials and energy, and for safe final disposal. The environmental performance of technologies, their social acceptance and their economic viability are key issues to be considered in sustainable waste management. This book provides an overview of current practices in waste management and a synthesis of new developments achieved through interdisciplinary discussions of recent research results.
9783642628986 (pbk.)
2002030439
Refuse and refuse disposal.
Environmental management.
Environmental protection.
Waste disposal.
Environmental sciences.
Industrial engineering.
363.728 MUN / 008600