Municipal Solid Waste Management

Strategies and Technologies for Sustainable Solutions

  • Christian Ludwig
  • Stefanie Hellweg
  • Samuel Stucki
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction
    Samuel Stucki, Christian Ludwig
    Pages 1-14
  3. Waste Disposal: What are the Impacts?
    Samuel Stucki, Jörg Wochele, Christian Ludwig, Helmut Brandl, Zhao Youcai
    Pages 15-43
  4. Recycling, Thermal Treatment and Recovery
    Richard V. Anthony, Bernd Bilitewski, Michael Beckmann, Reinhard Scholz, Christian Ludwig, Jörg Wochele et al.
    Pages 44-127
  5. Biological and Bio-Mechanical Processes
    Konrad Soyez, Sebastian Plickert, Konrad Schleiss, Saburo Matsui, Helmut Brandl
    Pages 128-163
  6. Advanced Thermal Treatment Processes
    Kai Sipilä, Marcel A. J. van Berlo, Jörn Wandschneider, Michael Beckmann, Reinhard Scholz, Martin Horeni et al.
    Pages 164-349
  7. Ecology: Which Technologies Perform Best?
    Stefanie Hellweg, Gabor Doka, Goeran Finnveden, Konrad Hungerbühler
    Pages 350-404
  8. Assessing and Improving Social Compatibility
    Vicente Carabias, Herbert Winistörfer, Walter Joos, Christopher Rootes, Ortwin Renn, Elke Schneider et al.
    Pages 405-461
  9. Towards Sustainable Waste Management
    Regula Winzeler, Peter Hofer, Leo Morf, Zhao Youcai
    Pages 462-513
  10. Concluding Remarks
    Christian Ludwig, Samuel Stucki
    Pages 514-518
  11. Back Matter
    Pages 519-535
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About this book

Introduction

The way municipal solid waste is handled greatly determines its impact on the local as well as the global environment. New technologies have emerged for the treatment of waste, for the recovery of raw materials and energy, and for safe final disposal. The environmental performance of technologies, their social acceptance and their economic viability are key issues to be considered in sustainable waste management. This book provides an overview of current practices in waste management and a synthesis of new developments achieved through interdisciplinary discussions of recent research results.

Keywords

development ecology heavy metals life-cycle assessment (LCA) material fluxes materials municipal solid waste recycling sustainability waste management waste treatment

Editors and affiliations

  • Christian Ludwig
    • 1
  • Stefanie Hellweg
    • 2
  • Samuel Stucki
    • 1
  1. 1.Paul Scherrer Institut5232 Villigen PSISwitzerland
  2. 2.Safety and Environmental Technology GroupETH HoenggerbergZurichSwitzerland

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55636-4
  • Copyright Information Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003
  • Publisher Name Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
  • eBook Packages Springer Book Archive
  • Print ISBN 978-3-642-62898-6
  • Online ISBN 978-3-642-55636-4
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