Abstract
A significant development has been achieved at present for the treatment of waste. This achievement was attained because of the increased concern of protecting the surrounding environment. With the improvement and availability of different treatment technologies, waste treatment sustainability has reached a new era. Waste treatment sustainability depends on several associated factors including waste characteristics and volume of generation, waste collection system, and treatment method of wastes. Waste characteristics and generation is highly heterogenic in nature and varies in context with demography, user pattern, and geography. In this chapter, waste disposal and treatment systems are summarized with an introduction to waste characteristics and waste generation. Design sustainability or improvement of process design of different municipal solid waste treatment systems is discussed in an easy to understand manner. Sustainability in resource recovery from municipal solid waste is also discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Sustainability behind Sustainability |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| Pages | 135-156 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781633215955 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781633215733 |
| State | Published - 1 Jul 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
