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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 benefits of compost. 'Energy-from-waste-technologies' are amply discussed, with comparisons between developed and developing countries, and with parameters and conditions for successful operation of these technologies. Moreover, the construction and operational aspects of landfills - to maintain environmental safety and the health of the residents nearby - are described in depth: In addition to a chapter with case studies of several countries and cities, in every continent, a special chapter is dedicated to municipal solid waste management in India, including legal provisions, financial resources, private pa

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Author

P Jayarama Reddy

Publisher

CRC Press [CAM]

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781280121227

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Management, Engineering, Technology