One of the big challenges that today's growing cities are coping with is the delivery of effective and sustainable waste management, together with a good sanitation. This volume provides a comprehensive presentation and overall picture of municipal solid waste management, including waste generation and characterization, waste reduction and recycling, waste collection and transfer and waste disposal. It analyses how these aspects are practiced in developing and developed countries.
The traditional method of disposal - composting at different scales - is discussed, including the...
One of the big challenges that today's growing cities are coping with is the delivery of effective and sustainable waste management, together with ...