Solid Waste Management, Dec 2005

This publication looks at the use of technologies that are environmentally sound for managing municipal solid wastes in developing countries. It is designed as a sourcebook on solid waste management, covering a multitude of topics including the principles of solid waste management, processing and treatment, and final disposal. It also covers key non-technical aspects, and offers regional overviews on solid waste management.

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Volume I

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Part I - Principles of Solid Waste Management

• Copyright and Disclaimer

• Preface

• Acknowledgements

• Chapter I.     Introduction

• Chapter II.     Framework For Management of Solid Waste

• Chapter III.     Waste Quantities and Characteristics

• Chapter IV.     Storage and Collection

• Chapter V.     Street Cleaning

Download Part I, Chapters I to III (PDF 4.9 MB)

Download Part I, Chapter IV (PDF 7.7MB)

Download Part I, Chapter V (PDF 2.7 MB)

Part II - Processing and Treatment

• Chapter VI.     Materials Recovery and Recycling

• Chapter VII.     Use of Waste-derived Organic Matter as a Soil Amendment

• Chapter VIII.     Composting

• Chapter IX.     Single-cell Protein and Ethanol Production

• Chapter X.     Types of Waste-To-Energy Systems

• Chapter XI.     Biogasification

• Chapter XII.     Production of Refuse-derived Fuel (RDF)

• Chapter XIII.     Incineration and Thermal Conversion

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Part III - Final Disposal

• Chapter XIV.     Sanitary Landfill

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Part IV - Key Non-Technical Considerations, Appendixes, Bibliography and Glossary

• Chapter XV.     Regulatory and Economic Instruments For Solid Waste Management

• Chapter XVI.     Financial Arrangements For Solid Waste Management

• Chapter XVII.     Policy Alternatives For Improving Solid Waste Management

• Chapter XVIII.     Management Information Systems

• Appendix A.     Public Health Aspects

• Appendix B.     Characteristics of Composted Yard Waste

• Appendix C.     Performance Indicators For Solid Waste Services

• Appendix D.     Costs of Solid Waste Management Technologies

• Bibliography

• Glossary

• Acknowledgments

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Volume II

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Regional Overviews and Information Sources

Section A.     Africa

Section B.     Asia

Section C.     Europe

Section D.     Latin America and the Caribbean

Section E.     North America

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