New Frontiers in Ecofriendly Waste Treatment: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

Dear Colleagues,

The production of solid waste accompanies the development of human society, upon which it has a serious negative impact. The treatment and disposal of solid waste is faced with many challenges due to its large quantity and varying nature. With the increase in population and the aggravation of natural resource constraints, ensuring the harmless treatment and resource utilization of solid waste has become a direction of future development. The harmless treatment of solid waste can be divided into physical, chemical, and biological treatments according to the nature of solid waste, in which biological treatment is being paid increasing attention because of its low cost, environmentally friendliness, and high degree of resource utilization. The biological treatment of solid waste, especially organic solid waste, will become the main direction of resource recovery in the future.

The purpose of this Special Issue is therefore to disseminate the results of research into bio-based solid waste treatment and management. Particular attention will be given to those studies that address organic solid waste biotreatment, organic waste to biochar, and nanotechnology applications in solid waste treatment.

Prof. Dr. Zengqiang Zhang
Guest Editor

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