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Solid waste management for resource-efficient systems : circularity in action /

Circularity in Action: Solid Waste Management for Resource-Efficient Systems promotes innovation and shares best practices based on the principles of circular economy and resource conservation on different aspects of sustainable solid waste management. It also explains sources, impacts and recycling...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Singh, Richa (Editor), Mohapatra, Sanjeeb (Editor), Jong, Mui-Choo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Cambridge, MA : Elsevier, [2024]
Series:Waste and the Environment: Underlying Burdens and Management Strategies
Subjects:
Refuse and refuse disposal.
Déchets > Élimination.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Solid Waste Management for Resource-Efficient Systems: Circularity in Action
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgment
  • Part I: Composition and characterization of different types of municipal solid waste
  • Chapter 1: Characterization and compositional analysis of municipal solid waste in developing and developed world-An&amp
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  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Historical origins of solid waste management
  • 3. Definition of solid waste
  • 4. Factors influencing the generation of waste
  • 5. Material flow and waste generation
  • 6. Types of solid waste
  • 7. Major components of municipal solid waste
  • 8. Composition of municipal solid waste
  • 9. Characterization of solid waste
  • 10. Major characteristics of municipal solid waste (Peavy and George Tchobanoglous, 1987)
  • 11. Global scenario of MSW
  • 12. Comparative characteristics and composition of MSW in developed and developing countries
  • 13. Solid waste generation and composition of MSW in different regions of the world
  • 14. Current status of municipal solid waste management at global level
  • 15. Solid waste management in developing countries
  • 16. Integrated solid waste management
  • 17. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2: An overview of solid waste management in the Pacific: Current status, challenges, and recommendations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Current status of solid waste management in the Pacific Island countries (Fiji)
  • 3. Different waste management practices
  • 4. Challenges related to SWM
  • 5. Recommendations
  • 6. Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Electronic waste management in developing economies: Challenges and approaches
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Sources of e-waste
  • 3. Status of e-waste
  • 4. Existing e-waste policy, regulations, and tools
  • 5. Global best practices.
  • 6. Challenges associated with the management of e-waste in developing countries
  • 7. Plausible solutions to e-waste menace
  • 8. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Uniform electronic waste classification-A required policy to compare country-level electron
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Methodology
  • 2.1. E-waste classification
  • 2.2. Data sources of electrical and electronic equipment put on market
  • 2.3. Lifetime of products
  • 2.4. E-waste generation
  • 2.5. Stock
  • 2.6. Quantum of secondary raw materials embedded in E-waste
  • 2.7. Circular economy potential
  • 3. Results and discussion
  • 3.1. Lifetime distribution of products
  • 3.2. E-waste generation
  • 3.3. In-use stock
  • 3.4. Secondary resources available for recycling
  • 3.5. Circular economy potential
  • 4. Conclusion
  • References
  • Part II: Environmental and health hazards due to improper management of solid wastes
  • Chapter 5: Emerging environmental contaminants: Fate at landfill sites and in leachate
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Emerging environmental contaminants and their classification
  • 3. The source and fate of emerging environmental contaminants in landfill
  • 3.1. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
  • 3.2. Microplastics and nanoplastics
  • 3.3. Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs)
  • 3.4. Flame retardants
  • 4. Landfill leachate
  • 5. Emerging environmental contaminants in landfill leachate
  • 6. Recent case studies on water contamination by ECs through landfill leachate
  • 6.1. Active landfill leachate
  • 6.2. Old landfill leachate
  • 6.3. From leachate to the hydrosphere
  • 7. Management strategies
  • 7.1. Treatment of landfill leachate
  • 7.1.1. Biological treatment technology
  • 7.1.2. Physicochemical treatment
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References.
  • Chapter 6: The flow of microplastics from wastewater to the urban aquatic environment: Occurrence, fate, and an outlook o ...
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Plastic pollution burden
  • 1.2. Plastics, especially MPs is a serious problem
  • 1.3. Urban aquatic environment is a hotspot for MPs
  • 1.4. Outline of this chapter
  • 2. Occurrence of MPs in urban aquatic compartments
  • 2.1. Wastewater
  • 2.2. Freshwater
  • 2.2.1. Rivers
  • 2.2.2. Lakes, ponds, and reservoirs
  • 2.3. Estuarine
  • 3. Fate and accumulation of MPs in the aquatic compartments
  • 3.1. Transport and transformation of MPs in water system
  • 3.2. Convergence of MPs at estuarine fronts
  • 3.3. Accumulation and transfer of MPs in aquatic biota
  • 4. Management strategies for MPs pollution control
  • 4.1. Approaches for plastic waste treatment
  • 4.2. WWTP as critical control points
  • 4.3. Management strategies in Asia
  • 5. Conclusion and future outlook
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Worldwide impact of COVID-19 on sustainable solid waste management-Challenges and opportunities
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Solid waste generation characteristics during COVID-19
  • 3. Conventional method for management of municipal solid waste
  • 4. Challenges in handling municipal solid waste during COVID-19 pandemic periods
  • 5. National and international guidelines/policies for management of solid waste during COVID-19 pandemic periods
  • 6. Technologies for treatment of municipal solid waste and biomedical waste during COVID-19
  • 6.1. Incineration
  • 6.2. Pyrolysis
  • 6.3. Steam sterilization
  • 6.4. Microwave
  • 6.5. Chemical treatment
  • 7. Opportunities and potential strategies for sustainable management of municipal solid waste and biomedical waste in the ...
  • 8. Conclusions and future perspectives
  • References.
  • Part III: Management strategies and approaches for biodegradable and nonbiodegradable solid waste
  • Chapter 8: A review of rapid composting techniques and optimization of parameters for the management of organic waste
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Types of composting
  • 2.1. Bangalore method
  • 2.2. Windrow composting
  • 2.3. Vermicomposting
  • 2.4. Static composting
  • 2.5. Indore composting
  • 2.6. Berkley composting method
  • 2.7. In-vessel composting
  • 2.7.1. Rotary drum composters
  • 2.7.2. In-vessel composting bins/agitated bins
  • 2.7.3. Mechanical tunnel composters
  • 3. Factors enabling expedited decomposition in composting dynamics
  • 3.1. Temperature
  • 3.2. Carbon-to-nitrogen (C/N) ratio
  • 3.3. Aeration and turning frequency
  • 3.4. Moisture content
  • 3.5. pH
  • 3.6. Particle size
  • 4. Impediments in composting
  • 4.1. Odor problems and control strategies
  • 4.2. Heavy metal and control
  • 4.3. Pathogens and fly nuisances
  • 4.4. Leachate control
  • 5. Discussion and future prospects
  • 6. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Achieving decarbonization in the waste management sector
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Approach toward achieving decarbonization
  • 2. Organic waste management
  • 2.1. Raising livestock from food waste
  • 2.2. Composting
  • 2.3. Waste-to-energy
  • 3. Recycling
  • 3.1. Strategic management model
  • 3.2. Waste collection service by recycling industry
  • 3.3. Location for installing facility
  • 3.4. Targeting the concept of zero waste
  • 3.5. Collaborations, research, and development
  • 4. Land disposal
  • 4.1. Monitoring technologies
  • 4.1.1. Waste methane assessment platform: A project of Rocky Mountain Institute, Clean Air Task Force, and Global Methane Hub
  • 5. Incinerators
  • 6. Policy and tools
  • 6.1. Selection of emission quantification model
  • 6.2. Emission quantification tools
  • 6.3. Role of ecoinformatics.
  • 6.4. Data sharing and collaborations
  • 6.5. Climate finance
  • 6.6. Mobilizing the private sector
  • 6.7. Promoting pilot testing and business incubation centers
  • 6.8. Encouraging inclusive representation
  • 6.9. Community benefit-driven projects offering local solutions
  • 6.10. Assigning targets
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Pollutants control strategies for modern waste incinerators: Status quo in China in the context of municipal ...
  • 1. China's MSW classification and incineration: Policy trend and status quo
  • 1.1. MSW classification
  • 1.1.1. Process of MSW classification in China
  • 1.1.2. MSW classification model: International comparison
  • 1.1.3. Changes in China's MSW composition in the context of MSW classification
  • 1.2. MSW incineration (MSWI) and air pollutants control
  • 1.2.1. Status quo of MSWI in China
  • 1.2.2. National air pollutants emissions and control
  • 2. Impact of MSW classification on pollutants and carbon emissions
  • 2.1. Emissions of air pollutants
  • 2.1.1. Emissions of NOx, SO2, and PM
  • 2.1.2. PCDD/Fs
  • 2.1.3. Physical and chemical properties of MSWI fly ash (MSWI-FA) and HMs
  • 2.2. Carbon emissions
  • 3. Cases of ultra-low emission MSWI plants in China
  • 3.1. Emission standards: China's standards and international comparison
  • 3.1.1. Comparison of emission standards
  • 3.1.2. Upgrades of APCDs
  • 3.2. Ultra-low emission projects in Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces, China
  • 3.2.1. Comparison of ultra-low emission projects
  • 3.2.2. Life cycle assessment of improvements of ultra-low emission technology
  • 4. Standardized MSW management benefit for circular economy
  • 4.1. Research progress of MSW management and CE
  • 4.2. China's efforts and deficiency in MSW management for CE
  • 5. Summary
  • References.