Handbook of Solid Waste Management, 2nd Edition

THE FIRST TRULY INTEGRATED APPROACH TO THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE PROBLEM

UPDATED AND EXPANDED COVERAGE OF FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS

In a world where incinerators are no longer an option and landfills are filled to capacity, cities are hard pressed to find a solution to the problem of what do with their solid waste. In this practical resource more than 20 top industry and government experts provide all the tools needed to successfully plan, design, implement, and manage a cost-efficient, environmentally sound municipal waste management system.

Focusing on the six primary functions of an integrated system: source reduction, toxicity reduction, recycling and reuse, composting, waste-to-energy combustion, and landfilling – the Handbook fully explores each technology and examines its problems, costs, and legal and social ramifications.

Addressing both the technical and regulatory aspects of municipal waste disposal, the authors cover such wide-ranging topics as facility siting, financing a sold waste management program, environmental risk assessment and considerations, oil and battery recycling, tire disposal, ash disposal, emission monitoring and control, and much more.

This new Second Edition has been revised to include : updated chapters on solid waste characteristics, recycling, landfilling, and federal and state regulations. There is also new material on optical separation techniques, weight-based collection systems, yard waste management, economies, collection cost and technologies, and safety and risk assessment.

Supplemented by revealing case studies and hundreds of how-to illustrations, this is an indispensable working tool for engineers and public officials interested in planning, designing, constructing, or managing the most effective waste management facility possible.

In a world where waste incinerators are not an option and landfills are at over capacity, cities are hard pressed to find a solution to the problem of what to do with their solid waste. Handbook of Solid Waste Management, 2/e offers a solution. This handbook offers an integrated approach to the planning, design, and management of economical and environmentally responsible solid waste disposal system.

Let twenty industry and government experts provide you with the tools to design a solid waste management system capable of disposing of waste in a cost-efficient and environmentally responsible manner. Focusing on the six primary functions of an integrated system--source reduction, toxicity reduction, recycling and reuse, composting, waste- to-energy combustion, and landfilling--they explore each technology and examine its problems, costs, and legal and social ramifications.

Contributors
Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Federal Role Municipal Solid Waste Management
Chapter 3 : Solid Waste State Legislation
Chapter 4 : Planning for Municipal Solid Waste Management Programs
Chapter 5 : Solid Waste Stream Characteristics
Chapter 6 : Source Reduction : Quantity and Toxixity
Part 6A : Quantity Reduction
Part 6B : Toxicity Reduction
Chapter 7 : Collection of Solid Waste
Chapter 8 : Recycling
Chapter 9 : Markets and Products for Recycled Material
Chapter 10 : Household Hazardous Wastes (HHW)
Chapter 11 : Other Special Wastes
Part 11A : Batteries
Part 11B : Used Oil
Part 11C : Scrap Tires
Part 11D : Construction and Demolition (C & D) Debris
Part 11E : Computer and Other Electronic Solid Waste
Chapter 12 : Composting of Municipal Solid Wastes
Chapter 13 : Waste-to-energy Combustion Introduction
Part 13A : Incineration Technologies
Part 13B : Ash Management and Disposal
Part 13C : Emission Control
Chapter 14 : Landfilling
Chapter 15 : Siting Municipal Solid Waste Facilities
Chapter 16 : Financing and Life-Cycle costing of Solid Waste Management Systems

Appendix A : Glossary
Appendix B : Factors of the Conversion of U.S. Customary Units to the International System (SI) of Units
Index