Waste management

Whether you are undertaking the exercises for your own purposes or with the intent of completing a certification course in sustainable development, this workbook will be of help.

Originally published in 1991.

Originally published in 1991.

The Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference is an annual meeting that brings together engineering and science professional from academia, government, and industry.

The Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference is an annual meeting that brings together engineering and science professional from academia, government, and industry.

Looking at the politics of nuclear waste, this book examines the subject from an international standpoint.

As rates of consumption grow, the problem of waste management has increased significantly.

As rates of consumption grow, the problem of waste management has increased significantly.

As prosperity levels rise, so too does the number of products and services being consumed.

As prosperity levels rise, so too does the number of products and services being consumed.

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Humans generate millions of tons of waste every day.

Humans generate millions of tons of waste every day.

Beads, Bodies, and Trash merges cultural sociology with a commodity chain analysis by following Mardi Gras beads to their origins.

Beads, Bodies, and Trash merges cultural sociology with a commodity chain analysis by following Mardi Gras beads to their origins.

Environmental Sustainability and Industries identifies and discusses critical areas related to environmentally conscious industrial development of products and services that may support more sustainable and equitable societies.

This book examines the detrimental impact of electronic waste on human health, animal welfare, and environmental ecosystems.

Consumption and Waste in American Environmental History is an accessible introduction to the consumption experience, wasting practices, and disposal history of the United States, spanning precontact to the present.

The ever evolving technology of waterproofing presents challenges and risks for architects and engineers who do not specialize in the field.

The ever evolving technology of waterproofing presents challenges and risks for architects and engineers who do not specialize in the field.

Environmental awareness and social mobilization is a growing issue in Latin America.

Environmental awareness and social mobilization is a growing issue in Latin America.

Rock dynamics studies the response of rock materials and rock masses under dynamic loading conditions.

This volume presents a selection of papers from the WASTES 2015 conference, a platform for scientists and industries from the waste management and recycling sectors from around the world, who shared experiences and knowledge at the meeting.

This book analyses 'zero-waste' (ZW) as an emerging waste management strategy for the future, which considers waste prevention through innovative design and sustainable consumption practices.

This book analyses 'zero-waste' (ZW) as an emerging waste management strategy for the future, which considers waste prevention through innovative design and sustainable consumption practices.

This book, besides discussing challenges and opportunities, will reveal the microbe-metal interactions and strategies for e-waste remediation in different ecosystems.

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: From the Past to the Future contains the contributions presented at EUROCK2016, the 2016 International Symposium of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM 2016, Urgup, Cappadocia Region, Turkey, 29-31 August 2016).

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: From the Past to the Future contains the contributions presented at EUROCK2016, the 2016 International Symposium of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM 2016, Urgup, Cappadocia Region, Turkey, 29-31 August 2016).

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

This book contains detailed and structured approaches to tackling practical decision-making troubles using economic consideration and analytical methods in Municipal solid waste (MSW) management.

As the structure and behavior of molecules and crystals depend on their different symmetries, group theory becomes an essential tool in many important areas of chemistry.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

Poland, like other post-communist countries, is undergoing a transformation into a capitalist system.

Poland, like other post-communist countries, is undergoing a transformation into a capitalist system.

The Landmark Water Use and Treatment Resource-Fully Updated for Optimizing Water ProcessesThis industry-standard resource from the world s leading water management company offers practical guidance on the use and treatment of water and wastewater in industrial and institutional facilities.

Water Security: Big Data-Driven Risk Identification, Assessment and Control of Emerging Contaminants contains the latest information on big data-driven risk detection and analysis, risk assessment and environmental health effect, intelligent risk control technologies, and global control strategy of emerging contaminants.

This new volume provides an abundance of updated information on the management of biomedical waste, presenting an overview of the problem of such wastes as well as effective management, the consequences of mismanagement of biomedical waste, and future remediation methods.

Packaging is ephemeral - its purpose is to be 'wasted' once we've removed the product it contains.

Packaging is ephemeral - its purpose is to be 'wasted' once we've removed the product it contains.

Reducing your carbon emissions in an economic down-turn can be challenging, but saving the planet doesn't have to cost you more.

Reducing your carbon emissions in an economic down-turn can be challenging, but saving the planet doesn't have to cost you more.

Both agriculture and forestry produce a large amount of biomass waste.

Environmental Management for Hotels is a textbook for hospitality students that covers the relatively new field of environmental management.

Environmental Management for Hotels is a textbook for hospitality students that covers the relatively new field of environmental management.

The landscape of electronic waste, e-waste, management is changing dramatically.

The landscape of electronic waste, e-waste, management is changing dramatically.