Abstract
The management of waste is an issue that has affected societies, where people have lived in organized and in sufficient numbers to cause stress to local resources. In the past, in most countries, and presently in poorer countries, domestic and industrial waste could be dealt with by removal to nonengineered dumps, where it could be buried, eaten by animals, and burned. In the second half of the twentieth century, awareness of environmental consequences led to the development of waste management policy and practice intended to safeguard both public and occupational health and to ensure that environmental resources are used rationally. Such policies have evolved to take on board the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. The chapter discusses the major types of waste and the means of its control.
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McElhatton, A., Pizzuto, A. (2012). Waste and Its Rational Management. In: McElhatton, A., do Amaral Sobral, P. (eds) Novel Technologies in Food Science. Integrating Food Science and Engineering Knowledge into the Food Chain, vol 7. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7880-6_1
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