This reference work analyzes and assesses global environmental management techniques for
environmental materials with a focus on their performance and economic benefits proposing
eco-friendly solutions and designating policies that will sustain the environment for future
generations. It addresses management of environmental materials as not only a complex
anthropogenic problem but also as an expensive problem that needs to be managed sustainably.
Simultaneously it considers the environmental and economic benefits involved in the high
levels of investment and operation costs required to develop effective materials collection and
management systems in modern society.
