Published 1984
by The Commission in New York, N.Y .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
| Statement | Temporary Commission of Investigation of the State of New York ; David G. Trager, chairman, commissioners ... [et al.] ; staff for this investigation, Thomas J. Carroll ... [et al.]. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HD4484.N7 N48 1984 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 127 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 127 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL2497165M |
| LC Control Number | 87622155 |
1. Introduction. Waste is anything discarded by an individual, household or organization. As a result waste is a complex mixture of different substances, only some of which are intrinsically hazardous to health (Rushton, ).The collection, processing, transport and disposal of solid waste are all important aspects of waste management Cited by: Solid waste management is a huge environmental threat not just in context to Indian Scenario, but globally as well. It is reported that on average around lakh tones of solid waste is Author: T V Ramachandra. Solid Waste Management (SWM) Solid waste management has become one of a major concern in environmental issues (Mazzanti & Zoboli, ). This is particularly true to urban areas where population is rapidly growing and amount of waste File Size: 1MB. Solid waste management refers to the process of sorting and turning solid waste into valuable resources. Since the urban area increases rapidly, the amount of solid waste has jumped. And the sources of solid waste is diversified. Therefore, finding an effect way to handle these waste .
Waste Management is devoted to the presentation and discussion of information on solid waste generation, characterization, minimization, collection, separation, recycling, treatment and disposal, as well as manuscripts that address solid waste management . There are different methods of solid waste management that have to be chosen among carefully depending on factors such as nature of waste, amount of waste, and geographical factors. The most common way to manage solid waste . Solid waste management is a system for handling all of this garbage, and includes municipal waste collection, recycling programs, dumps, and incinerators. solid waste management refers to garbage collection. To the great benefit of archeology, early methods of waste management . • Municipal Solid Waste (MSW): As per the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules , MSW Includes the commercial and residential waste generated in a municipal or notified area in either solid and semi-solid form excluding industrial hazardous waste, e-waste and bio- medical waste.
Solid-waste collection Collecting and transporting. Proper solid-waste collection is important for the protection of public health, safety, and environmental is a labour-intensive activity, accounting for approximately three-quarters of the total cost of solid-waste management. Trends in Solid Waste Management. The world generates billion tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, with at least 33 percent of that—extremely conservatively—not managed in an environmentally safe manner. Worldwide, waste . In , only percent of municipal solid waste (MSW) was recovered for recycling, a number that rose to percent in and percent in 8 During the last decade, recovery . Solid waste management techniques have seen a significant evolution right from the start of human civilization till today. The process of burning solid waste has been replaced by newer technologies such as anaerobic digestion, thermal conversion, plasma gasification, and waste .
