Waste Utilization and Resource Recovery

Dear Colleagues,

With the rapid development of the economy and population growth, a large amount of solid waste has been generated from domestic, industrial, and agricultural activities over the last few decades. Improper treatment and disposal of solid waste have adverse impacts on the ecosystem and human health. Improving our fundamental understanding of various waste disposal processes will help alleviate environmental pollution and establish efficient waste management. In particular, there has been an increasing interest in the use of waste as a resource for energy and nutrient recovery, value-added product generation, and pollution mitigation. Such resource recovery is an effective way to reduce waste and improve sustainability in operation. In waste utilization, it is also necessary to make systematic considerations for a number of critical environmental and technical factors, as well as their interrelationships and the related policy implications. Although many efforts have been made, some challenges to waste utilization and resource recovery remain to be overcome. Dealing with these problems through sustainable approaches has become an urgent issue for both government and academia. This Special Issue is dedicated to the perception of waste utilization and resource recovery based on the integration of environmental, economic, and social considerations. It will provide a summary of recent progress in the development of operational strategies for sustainable waste utilization. The Special Issue calls for original research, and mini and full reviews, including perspectives in the field of the current standing of waste utilization and resource recovery.

Prof. Dr. Chunjiang An
Dr. Xiujuan Chen
Collection Editors

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