Advanced Technologies for Assessment, Recycling, and Management of Solid Waste

This book examines innovative strategies for managing and treating waste at the end of its life cycle, including landfilling and waste incineration. It addresses various types of solid waste, their causes and impacts, and the technologies designed to minimize and repurpose them. This approach, often referred to as materials management, seeks to analyze the handling of materials comprehensively before resorting to conventional waste disposal methods. The book emphasizes the significance of converting waste into energy, biofuels, and compost while prioritizing source reduction and extended producer responsibility. The ultimate goal is to manage these materials throughout the entire economy at every stage of their life cycle, encompassing all material and product production phases, from raw material extraction, design, manufacturing, and transportation to consumer usage. Furthermore, it discusses reuse, recycling, and final disposal.