Waste Management and Resource Recycling in the Developing World

1st Edition - December 8, 2022
Imprint: Elsevier
Editors: Pardeep Singh, Pramit Verma, Rishikesh Singh, Arif Ahamad, André C. S. Batalhão
Language: English
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Waste Management and Resource Recycling in the Developing World provides a unique perspective on the state of waste management and resource recycling in the developing world, offering practical solutions based on innovative tools and technologies, along with examples and case studies. The book is organized by waste type, including electronic, industrial and biomedical/hazardous, with each section covering advanced techniques, such as remote sensing and GIS, as well as socioeconomic factors, transnational transport and policy implications. Waste managers, environmental scientists, sustainability practitioners, and engineers will find this a valuable resource for addressing the challenges of waste management in the developing world.

There is high potential for waste management to produce energy and value-added products. Sustainable waste management based on a circular economy not only improves sanitation, it also provides economic and environmental benefits. In addition to waste minimization, waste-to-economy and waste-to-energy have become integral parts of waste management practices. A proper waste management strategy not only leads to reduction in environmental pollution but also moves toward generating sufficient energy for improving environmental sustainability in coming decades.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
Section 1: Generation of waste: problem to possible solution in developing and under developing nations
Chapter 1. Waste generation in Brazil: municipal, agricultural, and industrial wastes
Abstract
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Municipal solid waste
1.3 Agricultural waste
1.4 Industrial waste
1.5 Perspectives
References
Chapter 2. Generation of waste: problem to possible solution in developing and underdeveloped nations
Abstract
Table of Contents
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Overview of waste generation scenario
2.3 Effect of waste
2.4 Current status of waste management
2.5 Possible solution
2.6 Conclusion
2.7 Future recommendations
References
Chapter 3. Use of participatory methodologies to improve the management of urban solid waste in Sal Island—Cape Verde
Abstract
Table of Contents
3.1 Introduction—issues faced by small island developing states
3.2 State of research of municipal solid waste management in small island developing states
3.3 Methodology
3.4 Case study—municipal solid waste management in Sal Island
3.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 4. Waste characterization in Brazil
Abstract
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Municipal solid waste
4.3 Health service waste
4.4 Construction and demolition waste
4.5 Agricultural waste
4.6 Industrial waste
4.7 Treatment and final destination
4.8 Final considerations and perspectives
References
Section 2: E-waste
Chapter 5. E-waste: sources, management strategies, impacts, and consequences
Abstract
Table of Contents
5.1 Introduction
5.2 E-Waste—a global issue
5.3 Sources of e-waste
5.4 Generation of e-waste
5.5 E-waste recycling
5.6 E-Waste component’s reuse
5.7 Effects of e-waste in the environment
5.8 Effects of E-waste on human health
5.9 Impacts on agriculture
5.10 Management techniques of e-waste
5.11 Conclusion
Acknowledgement
References
Chapter 6. Translational transport of e-waste and implications on human well beings and the environment
Abstract
Table of Contents
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Global e-waste generation
6.3 Transboundary movement of e-waste
6.4 International regulations for the hazardous material transboundary movement
6.5 Human health
6.6 Environmental effect
6.7 Discussion
6.8 Conclusion and future perspective
References
Chapter 7. Electronic (E-waste) conduct: chemical assessment and treatment methods
Abstract
Table of Contents
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Human and environmental effects
7.3 Current scenario of processing
7.4 Electronic waste legislations
7.5 Policy development in Asia for electronic waste
7.6 Analysis of e-waste management policies
7.7 Discussion
7.8 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 8. Biological methods for the treatment of e-waste
Abstract
Table of Contents
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Classification of e-waste
8.3 Global scenario of e-waste
8.4 Disposal methods of e-waste
8.5 Conclusion
References
Further reading
Chapter 9. Chemical methods for the treatment of e-waste
Abstract
Table of Contents
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Identification of e-waste
9.3 Effects on air
9.4 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
9.5 Dioxin and furan-related health risks
9.6 Lead as a health deterrent on exposure
9.7 Beryllium exposure and its health damages
9.8 Cadmium as potent health deterrent
9.9 Exposure to mercury and its health damages
9.10 Flame retardants’ health damages
9.11 Land filling and its hazards
9.12 Hazards caused by landfilling
9.13 Incineration and its hazards
9.14 Damages and hazards of incineration process involve the following
9.15 Recycling of e-waste
9.16 Structure of printed circuit board
9.17 Techniques of chemical recycling
9.18 Chemical treatment by metallurgical processes
9.19 Chemical recycling techniques
9.20 Electrochemical process
9.21 Recycling by thermal methods
9.22 Pyrolysis process
9.23 Thermal treatment
9.24 Recycling of LCD panels to procure indium
9.25 Production of clean fuel from recycling e-waste
9.26 Conclusion
References
Chapter 10. E-waste management using different cost-effective, eco-friendly biological techniques: an overview
Abstract
Table of Contents
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Statistics and e-waste management system in Asian countries
10.3 E-waste management system in India
10.4 Health hazards associated with e-waste
10.5 Consumer’s awareness
10.6 Economic benefit
10.7 E-waste management
10.8 Micro-remediation of e-waste
10.9 Recent trends in metal recovery methods from e-waste
10.10 Suggestion to control and manage e-waste in India
10.11 Ecological and environmental effects of e-wastes
10.12 Environmental and health issues
10.13 Recent research
10.14 Conclusion
Annexure I
Annexure II (https://cpcb.nic.in/e-waste-recyclers-dismantler)
Annexure III Description of UNU categories (Baldé, C. P., Wang, F., Kuehr, R., Huisman, J. 2015, The global e-waste monitor—2014, United Nations University, IAS—SCYCLE, Bonn, Germany)
References
Chapter 11. Life cycle assessment of e-waste management: current practices and future research agenda towards sustainability
Abstract
Table of Contents
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Aim and motivation of the study
11.3 Overview on life cycle assessment and its development
11.4 Overview on application of life cycle assessment in e-waste management
11.5 Lessons learned and discussion
11.6 Conclusions and outlooks
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 12. E-waste: policies and legislations for a sustainable green growth
Abstract
Table of Contents
12.1 E-waste: current scenario
12.2 E-waste: generation and distribution
12.3 WEEE laws and enforcements: status
12.4 Policy challenges
12.5 Policy implications
12.6 Forward logistics versus reverse logistics life-cycle assessment of electronic products
12.7 SWOT analysis of e-waste policy trends
12.8 Discussion and conclusion
References
Chapter 13. E-waste policies and implementation: a global perspective
Abstract
Table of Contents
13.1 Introduction
13.2 The global e-waste generation
13.3 E-waste laws and regulations
13.4 Conclusions and future perspectives
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 14. The future of e-waste in the circular economy of Ghana; implications for urban planning, environmental and human health risks
Abstract
Table of Contents
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Environmental and health risks associated with informal e-waste recycling
14.3 Towards understanding the circular economy philosophy
14.4 The future of e-waste and the circular economy of Ghana: urban planning, environmental, and health risk implications
14.5 Way forward and conclusion
References
Chapter 15. The role of the informal sector on e-waste management: a case study from Brazil
Abstract
Table of Contents
List of symbols and acronyms
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Contextualization
15.3 Methodology
15.4 Results
15.5 Discussion
15.6 Conclusions and perspectives
References
Section 3: Industrial waste
Chapter 16. Recent perspectives of nanoparticles in industrial waste management—an overview
Abstract
Table of Contents
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Types of synthesis
16.3 Nanoparticles in waste management
16.4 Nanoparticles in ex-situ and in-situ waste management
16.5 Mechanistic approach towards the waste management through nanoparticles
16.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 17. Advances in industrial waste management
Abstract
Table of Contents
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Types of wastes
17.3 Techniques for removal of organic/inorganic waste and heavy metals
17.4 Management of industrial solid wastes
17.5 Waste to energy technologies
17.6 Conclusion
17.7 Future perspective
References
Chapter 18. Nano- and microplastics in the environment: a potential threat to in-situ bioremediation of wastewaters
Abstract
Table of Contents
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Implication of different microbes in bioremediation of wastewaters
18.3 Effect of microplastics on bioremedial potential of microbes
18.4 Conclusions and recommendations
References
Chapter 19. Biological methods for the treatment of industrial waste
Abstract
Table of Contents
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Waste water treatment from food industry
19.3 Treatment of effluents of dye industry
19.4 Waste water treatment from pharmaceutical industry
19.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 20. Adsorptive removal of hazardous dyes from industrial waste using activated carbon: an appraisal
Abstract
Table of Contents
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Methodological design and methods of dye removal
20.3 Adsorption on activated carbon
20.4 Dye removal by activated carbon
20.5 Conclusions
References
Section 4: Biomedical/hazardous waste
Chapter 21. Hazardous waste management: lessons from developed countries
Abstract
Table of Contents
21.1 Introduction
21.2 Challenges faced by developing countries
21.3 Open dumping
21.4 Open burning
21.5 Examples of waste management in various developed countries
21.6 Brief comparison between waste management practices in developing and developed countries
21.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 22. Hazardous biomedical waste management scenario in developing countries
Abstract
Table of Contents
22.1 Introduction
22.2 Sources of biomedical wastes in developing countries
22.3 Management of biomedical waste in developing nations
22.4 Treatment of infectious medical waste
22.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 23. Chemical methods for the treatment of biomedical hazardous waste
Abstract
Table of Contents
23.1 Introduction
23.2 Biomedical hazardous waste
23.3 Chemical routes for the management of biomedical waste
23.4 Importance of biomedical waste management
23.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 24. Advances in biomedical waste management technologies
Abstract
Table of Contents
24.1 Introduction
24.2 Categories, sources and fate of biomedical waste
24.3 Need for biomedical waste management
24.4 Conventional ways for managing biomedical waste
24.5 State of the art treatment of biomedical wastes
24.6 Conclusion and future prospects
References
Section 5: Sustainable waste management
Chapter 25. Biological treatment of pharmaceutical wastes
Abstract
Table of Contents
25.1 Introduction
25.2 Types of pharmaceutical waste
25.3 Sources of pharmaceuticals in the environment
25.4 Biological pretreatment methods for the valorization of pharmaceutical wastes
25.5 Practices of effective management of pharmaceutical/healthcare wastes
References
Chapter 26. A review on municipal solid wastes and their associated problems and solutions (waste-to-energy recovery and nano-treatment) with special reference to India
Abstract
Table of Contents
Acronyms
26.1 Introduction
26.2 Waste generation in India
26.3 Waste management practices in India to address the problem of municipal solid waste
26.4 Challenges faced while addressing the municipal solid waste management
26.5 Energy recovery from municipal solid waste
26.6 Direct waste-to-energy processes
26.7 Nanotechnology and waste management
26.8 Conclusion
References
Further reading
Chapter 27. Applications of waste-to-economy practices in the urban wastewater sector: implications for ecosystem, human health and environment
Abstract
Table of Contents
27.1 Introduction
27.2 Role and need of the waste-to-economy approach in the urban wastewater sector
27.3 Applications of waste-to-economy practices in the urban wastewater sector
27.4 Environmental implications
27.5 Human health implications
27.6 Challenges to waste-to-economy concept in the urban wastewater sector
27.7 Conclusion and future recommendations
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 28. Cost-benefit analysis act as a tool for evaluation of agricultural waste to the economy: a synthesis
Abstract
Table of Contents
28.1 Introduction
28.2 Agricultural waste to the economy/energy
28.3 Some key projects of waste-to-energy in India and their challenges
28.4 Conclusion and recommendations
References
Chapter 29. Conversion of waste materials into different by-products of economic value
Abstract
Table of Contents
29.1 Introduction
29.2 Production of bio-organic fertilizers
29.3 Production of enzymes from organic wastes
29.4 Production of biofuel
29.5 Production of bio-materials
29.6 Adsorbent and biomass for bioremediation
29.7 Flavors and fragrances
29.8 Organic acids
29.9 Pigments
29.10 Pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals
29.11 Polysaccharides
29.12 Dietary fiber production
29.13 Natural colorant
29.14 pH indicator films
29.15 Single-cell protein
29.16 Conclusion
References
Chapter 30. Vermicomposting—the sustainable solid waste management
Abstract
Table of Contents
30.1 Introduction
30.2 Classification
30.3 Management of waste: reduce, reuse and recycle
30.4 Different kinds of composting
30.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 31. Sustainability of biorefineries for waste management
Abstract
Table of Contents
31.1 Introduction
31.2 Biorefinery
31.3 Waste biorefinery
31.4 Biorefinery technologies
31.5 Types of waste biorefinery
31.6 Perspective & conclusion
References
Chapter 32. Municipal solid waste management in Brazil: overview and trade-offs between different treatment technologies
Abstract
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
32.1 Introduction
32.2 Technologies for treatment and final disposal of municipal solid waste
32.3 Trade-off between waste treatment/final disposal technologies
32.4 Final considerations and perspectives
References
Chapter 33. Waste management practices in the developing nations: challenges and opportunities
Abstract
Table of Contents
33.1 Introduction
33.2 Global trends of municipal solid waste management in the developing countries
33.3 Characterization of waste and different processes of waste management
33.4 Challenges of solid waste management
33.5 Approaches for solid waste management
33.6 Opportunities for the solid waste management
33.7 Possible changes
33.8 Solution
33.9 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Index

Pardeep Singh

Dr. Pardeep Singh is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, in New Delhi, India. He obtained his PhD at the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi. Dr. Singh has published more than 65 papers in international journals in the fields of waste management, environmental pollution, and agricultural nanotechnology, and has co-edited 30 books.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

Pramit Verma

Dr. Pramit Verma is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. He completed his PhD from the Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi in 2021. He is currently working in the field of Urban Ecology. He has also worked in the field of urban climate disaster risk reduction and management. He has published several research articles and a technical report while participating in various national and international conferences, workshops and seminars. He is also working on the socioeconomic dynamics governing urban energy and urban land use in secondary cities of India.

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Postdoc Fellow, Catholic University, Louvain, Belgium

Rishikesh Singh

Dr. Rishikesh Singh has completed his PhD from Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. His research interests are in soil carbon dynamics, land- use change and management, emerging agronomic practices, biochar and carbon sequestration. His current research assignment is based on environmental impact analysis of traditional and emergent agronomic practices in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. He has published several research and review articles and is a reviewer of several international journals of Elsevier, Taylor and Francis and Springer Nature groups.

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Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Arif Ahamad

Dr. Arif Ahamad is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Department of Environmental Science, Daulatram College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India). He has obtained his master’s degree from the Department of Environmental Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India in 2011. He obtained his M.Phil. degree in 2014 and doctorate degree in 2019 from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. The area of his doctoral research is Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in the Groundwater, Soil and Road dust from the Industrial area in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has published more than 10 papers/Book chapters in international and national publishing house in the field of ground water and surface water contamination, wastewater effluent, and landfills as a source of contamination and human health risk assessment. Apart from these several papers are under review. He has also written some editorial articles in popular English newspapers. He presented his research works on several national and international platforms.

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Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Daulatram College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

André C. S. Batalhão

He has been working as a researcher, professor, and consultant in Planning and Sustainability Management, specifically with Sustainability Indicators and other manageable metrics. External consultant in sustainability assessment at the European Environment Agency (EEA), Copenhagen, Denmark. Researcher at CENSE – Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, NOVA School of Science & Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal. Post-Doctorate in Organizational Administration at the Faculty of Economics, Administration and Accounting of Ribeirão Preto (FEARP), University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences by Federal University of Goiás (CIAMB/UFG), Brazil, and NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal. Member of the International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS). Researcher at Public Strategy for Sustainable Development (PS4SD), Brussels, Belgium.

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