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Revival: Composting and Recycling Municipal Solid Waste (1993)

Revival: Composting and Recycling Municipal Solid Waste (1993) - CRC Press Revivals

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Publisher's Synopsis

Composting and Recycling Municipal Solid Waste is a comprehensive guide that identifies, describes, explains, and evaluates the options available when composting and recycling municipal solid waste (MSW). The book begins with an introductory chapter on the nature of MSW and the importance of solid waste management programs and resource recovery. Chapter 2 discusses MSW storage and collection, with emphasis on recyclables. Chapter 3 examines issues involved in determining the quantity, composition, and key physical characteristics of the MSW to be managed and processed. The book's other chapters cover topics such as the steps required for processing MSW for material recovery, the use of uncomposted organic matter as a soil amendment, composting and use of compost product, the marketing of recyclables, biogasification, and integrated waste management.
Composting and Recycling Municipal Solid Waste provides essential information needed by solid waste professionals, consultants, regulators, and planners to arrive at rational decisions regarding available economic and technological resources for MSW composting and recycling.

Book information

ISBN: 9781138557871
Publisher: CRC Press
Imprint: CRC Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 628.4458
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 453g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 17mm