Reprint
Waste Management Practices in Developing Countries
Edited by
August 2021
230 pages
- ISBN978-3-0365-0592-3 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-0365-0593-0 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Waste Management Practices in Developing Countries that was published in
Engineering
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary
This book provides insights into waste management practices in developing countries, and the application of research and innovation in finding appropriate solutions to improved waste management. The chapters have been selected with a focus on organic waste beneficiation, a significant waste stream in developing countries; the role of government and associated policy interventions; citizen behaviour in support of greater waste recycling; and the safe management of hazardous waste, particularly healthcare risk waste.
Format
- Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
briquettes; ash; nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium; heavy metals; microwave; inactivation; disinfection; biohazardous waste; healthcare waste; sludge; carbon footprint; developing countries; bottom ash; hazardous waste; kinetic release; potential mobility; trace elements; waste management; recycling; intentions; youth; India; theory of planned behaviour; recycling cooperatives; recyclable waste pickers; national solid waste policy; waste management; Brazil; quantitative survey; empirical study; developing country; household recycling behavior; reasons; barriers; recycling behavior; Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB); Structural Equation Modeling (SEM); South Africa; municipal solid waste; waste management; sustainable technology; recycling; reuse; waste to wealth; AHP; waste management; sustainability assessment; scenario ranking; reverse logistics; used cooking oil; selective collection; school; environmental education; healthcare waste; healthcare workers; health sector; scoping review; WHO; decision support system; multi criteria decision analysis (MCDA), organic waste treatment; market waste; biodegradable waste; solid waste management; environmental pollution; agricultural waste; cassava waste; biogas generation; sustainable technology; municipal solid waste; waste management; environmental pollution; sustainable technology; public-private partnership