Waste Management Practices in Developing Countries

• Autres auteurs: Godfrey, Linda (Éditeur intellectuel)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Sujets: Technology: general issues; briquettes; ash; nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium; heavy metals; microwave; inactivation; disinfection; biohazardous waste; healthcare waste; sludge; carbon footprint; developing countries; bottom ash; hazardous waste; kinetic release; potential mobility; trace elements; waste management; recycling; intentions; youth; India; theory of planned behaviour; recycling cooperatives; recyclable waste pickers; national solid waste policy; Brazil; quantitative survey; empirical study; developing country; household recycling behavior; reasons; barriers; recycling behavior; Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB); Structural Equation Modeling (SEM); South Africa; municipal solid waste; sustainable technology; reuse; waste to wealth; AHP; sustainability assessment; scenario ranking; reverse logistics; used cooking oil; selective collection; school; environmental education; healthcare workers; health sector; scoping review; WHO; decision support system; multi criteria decision analysis (MCDA), organic waste treatment; market waste; biodegradable waste; solid waste management; environmental pollution; agricultural waste; cassava waste; biogas generation; public-private partnership
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This book provides insights into waste management practices in developing countries, and the application of research and innovation in finding appropriate solutions to improved waste management. The chapters have been selected with a focus on organic waste beneficiation, a significant waste stream i...