文档介绍：One of the big challenges that today's growing cities are coping with is the delivery of
effective and sustainable waste management, together with a good sanitation. This
volume provides prehensive presentation and overall picture of municipal
solid waste management, including waste generation and characterization, waste
reduction and recycling, waste collection and transfer and waste disposal. It
analyses how these aspects are practiced in developing and developed countries.
The traditional method of disposal – composting at different scales – is discussed,
including the benefits post. 'Energy-from-waste-technologies' are amply
discussed, parisons between developed and developing countries, and
with parameters and conditions for essful operation of these technologies.
Moreover, the construction and operational aspects of landfills – to maintain
environmental safety and the health of the residents nearby – are described in
depth. In addition to a chapter with case studies of several countries and cities in
every continent, a special chapter is dedicated to municipal solid waste
management in India, including legal provisions, financial resources, private
participation and citizens' rights and obligations, and the status in three major cities.
By presenting different elements that constitute a sustainable procedure, including
the recovery of clean energy, this volume will serve as a guide to students in science
and engineering and to key players in waste management services and policies.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. P. Jayarama Reddy is an energy consultant to the solar photovoltaic industry and has
made it his mission to promote the application of renewable energy initiatives. He serves as a
board member on several international renewable panies that work on solar
module fabrication, power generation from biomass, and municipal solid waste. Dr. Reddy is
retired as a professor of Physic and has devoted a large part of his life