EAN: 9783319931999

SUSTAINABLE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND MANAGEME...

This volume focuses on the collection of waste and waste streams as an integral aspect of
sustainable waste management. The authors take economic models and behavioral studies into
account to go beyond just descriptions of waste collections technologies and collection route
design. Models and tools for sustainable waste collection are described in detail  and the
authors provide a comprehensive  integrated methodology to design waste collection systems that
reduce environmental impacts  are economically viable  and achieve buy-in and participation
from target populations.Part I of the book provides fundamentals and context on waste hierarchy
including waste prevention  reduction and reuse  waste collection itself  and steps such as
preparation for recycling  recycling  treatment  and landfilling. Background in environmental 
social  and economic concerns surrounding waste collection is also provided here. Part II
addresses tools for design  operation  and maintenance of waste collection systems. Part III
focuses on how the tools presented in Part II can be used to support sustainability assessments
and decisions that consider the entire life cycle of waste and the role of waste collection
programs in waste prevention  reduction  reuse  recycling  treatment  and disposal. Part IV
addresses the challenges of developing sustainable waste management systems and addresses the
role of waste collection in sustainable waste management in the future.

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