Solid waste technology & management

The collection, transportation and subsequent processing of waste materials is a vast field of study which incorporates technical, social, legal, economic, environmental and regulatory issues. Common waste management practices include landfilling, biological treatment, incineration, and recycling - all boasting advantages and disadvantages. Waste management has changed significantly over the past ten years, with an increased focus on integrated waste management and life-cycle assessment (LCA), with the aim of reducing the reliance on landfill with its obvious environmental concerns in favour of greener solutions. Solid Waste Technology and Management is a balanced and detailed account of all aspects of municipal solid waste management, treatment and disposal, covering both engineering and management aspects with an overarching emphasis on the life-cycle approach.

Print version cataloged as a monographic set by the Library of Congress.

Introduction to waste management / Thomas H. Christensen -- Introduction to waste engineering / Thomas H. Christensen -- Introduction to waste economics / Hanna Merrild and Thomas H. Christensen -- Introduction to waste legislation and regulation / Peter Pagh and Henrik Wejdling -- Waste characterization: approaches and methods / Anders Lagerkvist, Holger Ecke and Thomas H. Christensen -- Residential waste / Thomas H. Christensen, Thilde Fruergaard and Yasushi Matsufuji -- Commercial and institutional waste / Thomas H. Christensen and Thilde Fruergaard -- Industrial waste / Thomas H. Christensen -- Construction and demolition waste / Thomas H. Christensen and Lizzi Andersen -- LCA in waste management: introduction to principle and method / Michael Hauschild and Morton A. Barlaz -- Application of LCA in waste management / Anna Björklund, Göran Finnveden and Liselott Roth -- LCA modeling of waste management scenarios / Thomas H. Christensen [and others] -- Waste prevention and minimization: concepts, strategies and means / Stefan Salhofer, Nicole Unger and Bernd Bilitewski -- Waste prevention and minimization: cases / Stefan Salhofer and Nicole Unger -- Recycling of paper and cardbo…