The generation of waste in urban regions over time is seen to impact the balance of
anthropogenic and natural resources. Various national and international initiatives to …

This paper identifies six broad groups of drivers for development in waste management.
Public health led to the emergence of formalized waste collection systems in the nineteenth …

In this volume the authors offer a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of waste disposal
and management. They illustrate these aspects using numerous practical examples. They …

Municipal solid waste (MSW) reflects the culture that produces it and affects the health of the
people and the environment surrounding it. Globally, people are discarding growing …

The year 1975 was a good one for debuts. The game show" Wheel of Fortune" premiered on
American TV. The Volkswagen Golf was launched in North America. The heavy metal band …

Motivation The other day I was waiting at the station for my train. Next to me a young lady
was nonchalantly leaning against the wall. Suddenly, she took a cigarette pack out of her …

One of the major environmental management challenges in today's world is waste
generation. Rapid population growth, combined with urbanization and economic …

Waste Management: A Reference Handbook provides an in-depth look at the waste
management industry in the United States and elsewhere, including such issues as food …

Managing solid wastes in society has been a challenge for as long as people have gathered
together in sufficient numbers to impose a stress on local resources. In bygone centuries …

Reduce The first priority within the waste management hierarchy is to reduce by as much as
possible the amount of material that enters the recycling or the solid waste stream and the …