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 2nd edition 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 20 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
• landfilling

They explore each technology and examine 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:

• solid waste characteristics
• recycling
• landfilling
• federal and state regulations
• optical separation techniques
• weight-based collection systems
• yard waste management
• economies
• collection cost and technologies
• safety and risk assessment

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

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management
3. Solid Waste Stream Characteristics
4. Federal Regulations
5. State Solid Waste Legislation
6. Planning MSW Management Programs
7. Environmental Perspectives
8. Source Reduction
9. Recycling
10. Composting of Municipal Solid Wastes
11. Waste to Energy Conversion
12. Landfilling
13. Siting Solid Waste Facilities
14. Financing and Life –Cycle Costing of Solid Waste in the US
15. The US Environmental Protection Agency’s role in Municipal Solid Waste Management

Appendix A. Glossary
Appendix B. Abbreviations
Appendix C. Solid Waste Management
Appendix D. Schools and Organizations Offering Courses and Information on Solid Waste Management
Appendix E. Unit Conversions

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