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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Principles of Waste Management -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Goals of Waste Management -- 1.3. Basic Elements of Waste Management -- 1.4. Waste Hierarchy -- 1.5. Precautionary Principle -- 1.6. Zero Waste -- 1.7. Muda (Japanese Term) -- 1.8. Pay As You Throw (PAYT) -- 1.9. Polluter Pays Principle (PPP) -- 1.10. Product Stewardship Policy (PSP) -- 1.11. Proximity Principle -- 1.12. Resource Recovery -- 1.13. Waste-To-Energy (WTE) -- 1.14. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) -- 1.15. Best Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO) -- Chapter 2 Importance of Waste Management -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Significance of Waste Management In Environmental Sanitation -- 2.3. Top Reasons For Waste Management -- 2.4. Emerging Factors -- 2.5. New Waste Management Techniques -- Chapter 3 Waste Avoidance and Reduction Methods -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Origins of Wastes -- 3.3. Impacts of Improper Waste Management -- 3.4. Waste Avoidance -- 3.5. Waste Minimization -- 3.6. Waste Reuse -- 3.7. Financial Support For Waste Management -- 3.8. Education and Awareness of The General Public on Waste Management -- 3.9. Waste Policies -- Chapter 4 Waste Management Methods -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Storage And Transport of Wastes -- 4.3. Recycling Methods -- 4.4. Energy Recovery -- 4.5. Plasma Gasification -- 4.6. Biological Reprocessing -- 4.7. Waste Incineration -- 4.8. Final Disposal of Wastes -- 4.9. Environmental Considerations In Waste Disposal Methods -- 4.10. General Conclusion On Waste Disposal Methods -- Chapter 5 Waste Handling, Storage, and Transportation -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Waste Handling -- 5.3. Handling, Storage, And Transport of Solid Municipal Waste.

Waste-to-Energy is one of the key technologies for sustainable waste management. The book by Laura Mastellone offers a comprehensive overview of the various processes for thermal waste treatment such as incineration, pyrolysis, and gasification. It is instrumental for understanding objectives, functioning, residues, and environmental impacts of thermal processes. ""Waste Management and Clean Energy Production from Municipal Solid Waste"" is worthwhile reading for any expert in the field of resources and waste management

Soluble bio-based substances (SBO) have been isolated from urban waste. Their structural similarity with natural organic matter suggested exploring their activity in the photodegradation of organic substrates. In this work, they are shown to promote the photodegradation of monochlorophenols. Experiments performed with 1.0 × 10−4 M substrate solutions irradiated by simulated solar light in the presence of SBO showed the progressive degradation of all the probe substrates. The experimental data were fitted to a pseudo-first-order kinetics, and the rate constant was found to decrease in the following order: 2-chlorophenol > 3- chlorophenol > 4-chlorophenol. The effect of pH and SBO concentration on chlorophenols degradation was assessed. Experiments performed in the presence of selective scavengers along with EPR measurements supported the main role of singlet oxygen in the substrate photodegradation mechanism. Toxicity assays showed that the photodegradation of chlorophenols in the presence of SBO is accompanied with a progressive up to complete detoxification of the system. Moreover, no significant contribution of SBO to the whole system toxicity was observed. The results show how urban wastes can be a resource of photosensitizing bio-based substances to be explored in wastewater treatments. ; This work has been partially supported with Italian Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali funds for the Agrienergia project. The authors are also grateful to 7thFP, IRSES-2010-269128-EnvironBos Marie Curie Action, to Acea Pinerolese Industriale in Pinerolo, TO (Italy), for supplying the sourcing UBW material, and to Studio Chiono and Associati in Rivarolo Canavese, TO (Italy), for making available the pilot equipment for SBO production. ; Avetta, P.; Bella, F.; Prevot, AB.; Laurenti, E.; Montoneri, E.; Arques Sanz, A.; Carlos, L. (2013). Waste cleaning waste: Photodegradation of monochlorophenols in the presence of waste-derived photosensitizer. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 1:1545-1550. ...

AbstractOlive oil extraction has recently experienced a continuous increase due to its related beneficial properties. Consequently, large amounts of olive mill wastes (OMWs) derived from the trituration process are annually produced, causing serious environmental problems. The limited financial capabilities of olive mills make them usually unable to bear the high costs required for the disposal of their wastes. Alternatively, the valorization of OMWs within the framework of the so-called waste-to-resource concept and their recycling can represent a successful strategy for the implementation of circular economy model in the olive industry, which could have significant socioeconomic impacts on low-income Mediterranean countries. There is, however, no unique solution for OMWs valorization, due to the wide variety of the wastes' composition and their seasonal production. In this review, the potential of OMWs for being reused and the recent technological advances in the field of OMWs valorization are assessed. Special focus is given to the analysis of the advantages and limitations of each technology and to reporting the most significant issues that still limiting its industrial scale-up. The information collected in this review shows that OMW could be effectively exploited in several sectors, including energy production and agriculture. OMWs potential seems, however, undervalued, and the implementation of sustainable valorization strategies in large-scale remains challenging. More efforts and policy actions, through collective actions, encouraging subsidies, and establishing public–private collaborations, are still needed to reconcile research progress with industrial practices and encourage the large-scale implementation of the waste-to-resource concept in the olive sector.

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In 2005, two congressional hearings were held to explore issues associated with e-waste, and the Congressional E-Waste Working Group was formed. One goal common to both the hearings and the establishment of the working group was to explore potential national solutions to the e-waste management issue. With increased legislative activity in the states, it is anticipated that stakeholders will increase their call for federal legislation regarding e-waste management. To illustrate the issues associated with individual state action, this report discusses the key issues that have led to state action, describes common elements in state waste laws and proposals, and provides an overview of each enacted state law.

As more states propose e-waste legislation, potentially regulated stakeholders (particularly electronics manufacturers and retailers) have expressed concern that they will be required to comply with a patchwork of state requirements throughout the United States. This concern has led to an increased call for federal legislation regarding e-waste management. To help policy makers better understand the impact of state e-waste legislation, this report discusses issues that have led to state action, common elements in state-waste laws and proposals, and an overview of each enacted state law.

Climate change, the population of the earth, consumption, decrease of natural resources are the factors that force the search for the most effective environmental solutions. Waste prevention and management policies focus on finding solutions that deliver real results in reducing resource use and avoiding environmental pollution by waste. EU waste prevention and management policy is based on a ranking of priorities: prevention; preparing for re-use; recycling; other recovery, e.g. energy recovery; and disposal. The article aims to reveal the content of waste prevention and its main features. The analysis of legal regulation and national waste prevention policy showed the state's priority tasks in the field of waste prevention. The article briefly discusses the Zero Waste movement, which has been known in some countries for more than a decade and has recently becoming increasingly popular in Lithuania. The article raises the question of whether waste prevention and Zero Waste are the same. Have national regulations and waste prevention and management policies not been stuck in the framework of long-term strategies and are friendly to new ideas? The article concludes that the Zero waste movement in Lithuania can be considered a social phenomenon for the time being, which has no legal basis to consider it as an official part of waste prevention. Despite the lack of state attention to the Zero Waste movement, its objectives clearly coincide with those of waste prevention.