Waste management is the process of collecting, treating and disposing of waste materials in a way that is safe and efficient, including everything from recycling and composting to landfilling and incineration. The goal of waste management is to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills and to protect the environment from the negative impacts of waste. This can be achieved through a variety of methods, including source reduction, reuse, and recycling. Read more at US EPA's Manufacturing Waste Management Trend.
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Efficient Management of Wastewater from Manufacturing by
Efficient Management of Wastewater from Manufacturing is an accessible research compendium, highly useful for anyone involved with the phytosanitaries, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, or textile industries. The editor, Victor Monsalvo, is a well-respected expert in the field who has included many of his own studies. He has also enlisted articles from other researchers from around the world. Together, they offer a range of treatment methodologies for manufacturing wastewater, including anaerobic processes and catalyzation. They focus on advanced treatment processes that would improve current efficiency and reduced energy costs. Feasibility and potential problems are also thoroughly discussed, creating a realistic and practical research collection. Included within the book are chapters on the following topics: An overview of pesticide toxicity More efficient anaerobic treatments for agricultural wastewater Wastewater treatment methodologies for specific sectors of the food-production industry, including slaughterhouses, fish processing plants, dairies, fruit canning factories, and wineries Biological treatment systems for wastewater containing cosmetic and pharmaceutical chemicals and byproducts Improved methodologies for removing dye from textile wastewater The range of topics will be of practical use to chemical, civil, and environmental engineers. Researchers at the graduate level will find here a wealth of studies that will prove fruitful for future investigation.
Underwater Tailing Placement at Island Copper Mine by
This book documents the most extensive study ever on the use of deep sea tailing placement at the Island Copper Mine on Canada's Vancouver Island. The study examined all aspects of this innovative program which utilized 400 million tons of tailing solids, beginning with its initial implementation in 1971 to five years after the mine's closure in 1995. Coverage includes placement program, engineering, chemical, biological, cost savings and environmental considerations. Includes 8 color pages.
Canada's Waste Flows by
From shipments of Canadian waste rotting in developing countries to overflowing landfills and ineffective recycling programs, Canada is facing a waste crisis. Canadians are becoming increasingly aware that waste is an acute environmental and human health issue - and a complex one, the solutions to which are often contradictory. Canada's Waste Flows is an honest look at the production and movement of Canadian waste, from region to region and across the globe, and its consequences. Through a series of timely empirical case studies, the book reveals waste as less of a technological problem and more of a material, economic, political, historical, and cultural concern. Canada's Waste Flows demonstrates that Canadians are misdirecting their attention to post-consumer waste and their responsibility for minimizing it through recycling; waste must be understood as a social justice issue, and in particular as a symptom of ongoing settler colonialism. Through a comparative study of waste management in southern and northern Canadian communities, Myra Hird argues that we will only resolve our waste crisis through democratic engagement. A critical and compelling book that will generate conversation and incite change, Canada's Waste Flows uncovers how Canada's role as a global leader in waste production and export is key to changing Canada's waste future.
Waste Production and Utilization in the Metal Extraction Industry by
Increasingly stringent environmental regulations and industry adoption of waste minimization guidelines have thus, stimulated the need for the development of recycling and reuse options for metal related waste. This book, therefore, gives an overview of the waste generation, recycle and reuse along the mining, beneficiation, extraction, manufacturing and post-consumer value chain. This book reviews current status and future trends in the recycling and reuse of mineral and metal waste and also details the policy and legislation regarding the waste management, health and environmental impacts in the mining, beneficiation, metal extraction and manufacturing processes. This book is a useful reference for engineers and researchers in industry, policymakers and legislators in governance, and academics on the current status and future trends in the recycling and reuse of mineral and metal waste. Some of the key features of the book are as follows: Holistic approach to waste generation, recycling and reuse along the minerals and metals extraction. Detailed overview of metallurgical waste generation. Practical examples with complete flow sheets, techniques and interventions on waste management. Integrates the technical issues related to efficient resources utilization with the policy and regulatory framework. Novel approach to addressing future commodity shortages.
Circular Economy in Construction Industry by
"Circular Economy in Construction industry is an invaluable resource for researchers, policy makers, implementers and PhD and Masters level students in universities analyzing the present status of Construction and Demolition wastes (C&DW) management, materials development utilizing slag, fly ash, HDPE Fibre, geo wastes, and other wastes, green concrete, Soil Stabilization, Resource Circulation in construction sectors, success in experimentation & commercial production, future needs and future research areas. While huge C&DW is wasted by dumping, there is potential of recycling preventing GHG emission and environmental pollution as well as creating business opportunities"--
