This volume presents part of the proceedings of two symposia held under the umbrella of Advances in Waste Management, an international meeting organised by the University of Dundee's Concrete Technology Unit.
Chapter 1 : From Makers to Breakers : A New Dimension in Worldwide Waste Management
Part I : Global and International Commitments
Chapter 2 : Two Cases of Solid Waste Management, Both Supported by Eu Financing, for Two Countries, with Different Stages of Development Chapter 3 : Ecological Balance of Silicon Using Rice Hull Ash in Agriculture
Part II : European Waste Directives and Priorities
Chapter 4 : European Waste Management Drivers Towards a Sustainable Europe and How scotland Can Influence the Agenda Chapter 5 : Effects of Eu Waste Directives on the UK Construction Industry Chapter 6 : The Landfill Directive – Implementation Issues (The Missing Link) Chapter 7 : Cement and Micro Silica Based Immobilisation of Different Flue Gas Cleaning Residues from MSW Incineration Chapter 8 : The Challenge for Glass Recycling Chapter 9 : Producer Responsibility in the EC
Part III : National Government Policy
Chapter 10 : Present Waste Management in the Japanese Construction Industry Chapter 11 : Waste Policy in Wales : The Case of Construction and Demolition Chapter 12 : Waste Minimisation in Austria : An Overview on the Present Situation and Potentials for Improvement Chapter 13 : Waste Generation Issues in Petroleum Producing Communities in Nigeria Chapter 14 : Waste and Resource Strategies in Switzerland Chapter 15 : An Integrated Approach to Market Development for Glass Cullet Chapter 16 : Assisting the Maltese Workforce Deal with the Challenges of Sustainable Development Chapter 17 : Coal and Clean Coal Byproducts Research and Utilization in China Chapter 18 : UK Waste and Resources Management Research and Development : The Quest for Co-Ordination, Integration and Focus
Part IV : Local Government Policy
Chapter 19 : Householders as a Means of Instigating Change in Waste Management Practices Chapter 20 : The Waste Prevention Strategy in Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV) Finland Chapter 21 : Full-Scale Demonstration of Sustainable and Cost Effective On-Site Leachate Management by Willow Short Rotation Coppice Chapter 22 : Mechanical Biological Pretreatment of Residual Waste in Austria Chapter 23 : Government Targets Versus Public Participation : Bridging the Gap Chapter 24 : Composting Industry Situation in Turkey and Eu States
Part V : Assessing Environmental Impact
Chapter 25 : Getting Waste Wise : Reforming Production and Taming Consumption Chapter 26 : Waste Minimization in Mineral and Rocks Exploitation by Integrated Management and Production of Value Added Materials Chapter 27 : The Use of Gis for Optimising Waste Collection Chapter 28 : Sustainable Waste Management in the Catalan Wine Industry Chapter 29 : An Alternative to Furnance Recycling in the Reuse of Aluminium Wastes Chapter 30 : Trace Metal Biomagnification in a Soil-Plantarthropod System : A Problem for the Agricultural Recycling of Sewage Sludge? Chapter 31 : Industrial Ecology Using an Integrated CP-EMS Model for Sustainable Development Chapter 32 : Excavation of Cover Material from Old Landfills Chapter 33 : Potential Contribution of Combustible Domestic Waste to the Energy Supply of Lithuania Chapter 34 : LCIs for Newspaper with Different Waste Management Options – Case Helsinki Metropolitan Area Chapter 35 : Responsible Approach to the Recycling of By-Product Wastes into Commercial Clayware Chapter 36 : Characterisation and Leachability of Sewage Sludge Ash Chapter 37 : Increasing Sustainability of the Franchise Solid Waste Management System in a Low-Income Neighbourhood in Lahore, Pakistan Chapter 38 : Use of Recycled Concrete Aggregate in Concrete Pavement Construction : A Case Study Chapter 39 : Towards Zero : Smart Thinking for Waste Elimination Chapter 40 : Are You Sitting Comfortably? if so it's Time to Wake Up! Chapter 41 : A Review of Solidification/Stabilisation Technology and its Industrial Application in the UK
