Presents selected state-of-the-art procedures and techniques for managing solid waste
Covers resource recovery, incineration, and landfilling
Includes guidelines for selecting the best waste management option
Provides enough detail to be directly applicable to local activities
Includes tables, pictures, and sketches to outline data and illustrate ideas
Compares options by examining real-life studies
Explains Federal laws on landfill covers
Contains information for research and development individuals/groups, waste management practitioners, teachers, students, and the general public
Outlines expert opinions regarding the future of waste-related technologies
Environmental scientists and engineers are faced with the challenge of how to manage increasing amounts of solid waste. Furthermore, waste management officials are constantly faced with the question "Which option is the most appropriate one in this situation, and how does it compare to other options?" For these individuals, and for the general public, Municipal Solid Wastes: Problems and Solutions helps to answer this and other questions by presenting the issues of waste handling and disposal-from general management concepts to specific techniques. Each topic is carefully reviewed: problems are presented, and possible solutions are discussed. Legislation that affects recycling and disposal is covered.
Chapter 1 : Recycling Realities and the Glass Container : New Technologies and Trends
Chapter 2 : Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling
Chapter 3 : Practical and Legal Problems Relating to Proper Disposal of Hazardous Household Chemicals/Waste
Chapter 4 : Household Hazardous Material : The Evolution of State Initiatives
Chapter 5 : Composting : Programs, Process and Product
Chapter 6 : Scrap Tire-Derived Fuel : Markets and Issues
Chapter 7 : The Use of Scrap Tires in Cement Rotary Kilns
Chapter 8 : Ground Rubber and Civil Engineering Markets for Scrap Tires
Chapter 9 : The State-of-the-Art in Municipal Solid Waste Combustion in the United States
Chapter 10 : The Role of a Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator in a Small Community
Chapter 11 : Air Emissions of Mercury and Dioxin : Sources and Human Exposure
Chapter 12 : Municipal Solid Waste Combustion Ash : State-of-the-Knowledge
Chapter 13 : Construction Quality Assurance/Quality Control for Landfills
Chapter 14 : Cover Systems for Waste Management Facilities
Chapter 15 : Design of Subtitle D and Subtitle C Landfill Containment Systems
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