ABSTRACT

  Waste Management Practices: Municipal, Hazardous, and Industrial, Second Edition addresses the three main categories of wastes (hazardous, municipal, and "special" wastes) covered under federal regulation outlined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), an established framework for managing the generation, transportation, treat

chapter 1|18 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|26 pages

A Brief History of Waste Management

chapter 3|16 pages

Regulatory Development

chapter 4|40 pages

Characterization of Solid Waste

chapter 5|22 pages

Municipal Solid Waste Collection

chapter 6|40 pages

Recycling Solid Wastes

chapter 8|34 pages

Composting MSW

chapter 9|40 pages

Incineration of MSW

chapter 10|72 pages

The Sanitary Landll

chapter 11|16 pages

Identication of Hazardous Waste

chapter 12|32 pages

Hazardous Waste Generator Requirements

chapter 13|32 pages

Hazardous Waste Transportation

chapter 15|28 pages

Incineration of Hazardous Wastes

chapter 16|16 pages

Hazardous Waste Treatment

chapter 17|22 pages

Land Disposal of Hazardous Waste

chapter 18|14 pages

Universal Wastes

chapter 19|18 pages

Management of Used Oil

chapter 20|28 pages

Medical and Infectious Wastes

chapter 21|14 pages

Construction and Demolition Debris

chapter 22|26 pages

Electronics Waste