Handbook of solid waste management

The solution to the mounting problems in the management of municipal solid wastes lies in the application of a variety of minimization and disposal techniques. This practical handbook offers engineers and public officials an integrated approach to the planning, design and management of efficient, en...

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Other Authors: Kreith, Frank
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY McGraw-Hill 1994
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Frank Kreith
  • Integrated municipal solid waste management / Marcia C. Williams
  • Solid waste stream characteristics / Marjorie A. Franklin
  • Federal regulation / Edward W. Repa
  • State solid waste legislation / Jim Glenn
  • Planning MSW management programs / James E. Kundell and Deanna L. Ruffer
  • Environmental perspectives / Richard A. Denison ... [et al.]
  • Source reduction / Bette K. Fishbein, Ken Geiser, and Caroline Gelb
  • Recycling / David B. Spencer
  • Composting of municipal solid wastes / L.F. Diaz, G.M. Savage, And C.G. Golueke
  • Waste-to-energy combustion / Calvin R. Brunner ... [et al.]
  • Landfilling / George Tchobanoglous and Philip R. O'Leary
  • Siting solid waste facilities in the United States / Lawrence Susskind and David Laws
  • Financing and life-cycle costing of solid waste management systems / Nicholas S. Artz and Jacob E. Beachey
  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's role in municipal solid waste management / Bruce R. Weddle.