Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management: A Local Issue with Global Impacts

• Other Authors: Abu-Qdais, Hani (Editor), Kurbatova, Anna (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Chemical engineering; Al-Karak sorting plant; commercial solid waste; economic analysis; technical model structure; Jordan; solid waste management (SWM); legal framework; financial framework; treatment technologies and disposal; MENA region; circular economy; eco-industrial park; life cycle assessment; solid waste; Russia; magnesium-aluminum scrap; ball milling; potassium chloride; Wood's alloy; hydroreactive powders; simulated sea water; hydrogen production; MSW; compost bin; organic matter; C/N; heavy metals; household waste; waste management; spatial analysis; urban planning; Algiers; environmental governance; marine plastic litter; structural equation model analysis; solid waste management; centrality measures; interest group; key variables; scenario-based planning; stakeholder analysis; wastewater treatment plants (WTTPs); n/a
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This reprint focuses on applied research in the field of solid waste management as a local issue with global dimensions. The role of circular economy practices to achieve sustainable waste management is highlighted. Furthermore, modeling techniques to assess the impacts of various waste treatment options are demonstrated. A waste-to-hydrogen energy option using metal scrap is evaluated. On a regional level, four articles from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region highlight the challenges and opportunities in the field of municipal solid waste management. Options for marine plastic reduction are highlighted. Factors and actors for the management and use of bio-solids are another topic that is covered in the reprint.