Waste: A Handbook for Management

Waste: A Handbook for Management, Third Edition, presents updated information on the latest advancements in waste management, emphasizing sustainable practices and innovative technologies. This edition introduces new chapters on emerging issues, including food waste management and waste from renewable energy infrastructure, ensuring that readers are equipped with the tools necessary to develop sustainable waste management strategies. This book covers topics such as best practice and management of waste, regulation of waste streams, waste collection, and bioengineering. Readers will also find detailed discussions in each chapter on health aspects, waste prevention and reuse, emission pathways, collection and transport, sustainability and life cycle, the ecological effects of waste, and community involvement. Contributions from leading experts in the field are featured, ensuring that readers have access to reliable guidance on managing diverse waste streams.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443438404
• ISBN13: 9780443438400
• Release Date: November 2026
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 1070 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.