
Sustainable Resource Recovery and Zero Waste Approaches
- 1st Edition - July 19, 2019
- Editors: Mohammad Taherzadeh, Kim Bolton, Jonathan Wong, Ashok Pandey
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 4 2 0 0 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 4 2 8 3 - 7
Sustainable Resource Recovery and Zero Waste Approaches covers waste reduction, biological, thermal and recycling methods of waste recovery, and their conversion into a variety o… Read more

Sustainable Resource Recovery and Zero Waste Approaches covers waste reduction, biological, thermal and recycling methods of waste recovery, and their conversion into a variety of products. In addition, the social, economic and environmental aspects are also explored, making this a useful textbook for environmental courses and a reference book for both universities and companies.
- Provides a novel approach on how to achieve zero wastes in a society
- Shows the roadmap on achieving Sustainable Development Goals
- Considers critical aspects of municipal waste management
- Covers recent developments in waste biorefinery, thermal processes, anaerobic digestion, material recycling and landfill mining
1. Agricultural, industrial, municipal and forestry wastes: an overview
2. Life cycle assessments of waste management
3. Waste refinery
4. An Overview of Solid Waste Management toward Zero Landfill: A Swedish Model
5. Factors affecting development of waste management
6. Sustainable Management of Solid Waste
7. Laws and Regulations Governing Waste Management: Institutional Arrangements Regarding Waste Management
8. Source Separation of Household Waste: Technology and Social Aspects
9. Composting of Wastes
10. Vermicomposting of wastes
11. Biogas from Wastes: Processes and Applications
12. Combustion of Wastes in Combined Heat and Power Plants
13. Gasification and Pyrolysis of Waste
14. Syngas fermentation for biofuels and biomaterials productions
15. Metal Recycling
16. Material and Energy Recovery from Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities
17. Recycling of Thermoset Composites and plastics
18. Recycling of Papers and Fibers
19. Product Design for Material Recovery
20. Landfill Mining: On the Potential and Multifaceted Challenges for Implementation
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 19, 2019
- Language: English
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Mohammad Taherzadeh
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Jonathan Wong
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Ashok Pandey
Prof. Ashok Pandey is currently Executive Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability-India, Lucknow. His major research and technological development interests are industrial and environmental biotechnology and energy biosciences, focusing on biomass to biofuels and chemicals, waste to wealth and energy, etc.