Newsletter and Technical Publications
<Municipal Solid Waste Management>
The project "International Source Book on Environmentally Sound
Technologies (ESTs) for Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM)" was
initiated in response to the Rio Declaration and to the recommendations of
Agenda 21, Chapters 21 and 34, specifically for the purpose of promoting the
transfer and application of ESTs for improved management of municipal solid
wastes.
This Source Book is directed toward MSWM decision-makers of developing
countries and countries in transition, NGOs and community-based organizations
involved in waste management. The Book also aims to serve as a general reference
guide to researchers, scientists, science and technology institutions and
private industries on a global state-of-the-art on ESTs for MSWM.
The publication provides a list of information sources as well as overviews
of practices in the world regions relating to environmentally sound management
of municipal solid waste (waste reduction, collection and transfer, composting,
incineration, landfills, special wastes, waste characterization, management and
planning, training, public education and financing). Parts of the book can be
viewed within this website.
The list of information sources, containing information on nearly 300
organisations working on municipal solid waste management, is available by using
our Searchable Information Directory on ESTs called "maESTro"
within this web site. It provides various information such as a contact
addresses, organisational profiles, specific fields covered, missions and
mandates, and materials and services available from each organisation.
----- Table of Contents -----
1.Sound Practices
- 1.1 Overview of the Sound Practices Section
- 1.1.1 Introduction
- 1.1.2 Criteria for evaluating
alternatives
- 1.1.3 Background conditions that
affect sound practices
- 1.1.4 The need for planning
- 1.1.5 Prologue to the six sound
practice subsections
- 1.2 Waste Reduction
- 1.2.1 Introduction
- 1.2.2 Systems of waste reduction and
materials recovery
- 1.2.3 Is municipally sponsored
reduction and recovery appropriate?
- 1.2.4 Sound practices for cities of
developing countries
- 1.2.5 International trading of
recyclables
- 1.2.6 Conclusion
- 1.3 Collection and Transfer
- 1.3.1 Introduction
- 1.3.2 Sound technical options -
collection
- 1.3.3 Sound technical options -
transfer
- 1.3.4 Sound technical options -
street sweeping
- 1.3.5 Technical, regional, and
development issues and criteria
- 1.3.6 Economic, institutional, and
legislative elements of sound practice
- 1.3.7 An example of sound practice
- 1.4 Composting
- 1.4.1 Introduction
- 1.4.2 Sound technical options
- 1.4.3 Environmental impacts of
composting
- 1.4.4 Example of sound practice
- 1.4.5 Important Problems and
questions
- 1.4.6 Conclusion
- 1.5 Incineration
- 1.5.1 Introduction
- 1.5.2 System types
- 1.5.3 Energy production
- 1.5.4 Managing environmental impacts
of air emissions and reshuffle ash
- 1.5.5 Integration with other system
components
- 1.6 Landfills
- 1.6.1 Introduction
- 1.6.2 Planning
- 1.6.3 Classification
- 1.6.4 Sound technical options
- 1.6.5 Additional considerations
- 1.6.6 Conclusion
- 1.7 Special Wastes
- 1.7.1 Introduction
- 1.7.2 Medical waste
- 1.7.3 Household hazardous waste
- 1.7.4 Tires
- 1.7.5 Used oils
- 1.7.6 Wet batteries
- 1.7.7 Construction and demolition
debris
- 1.7.8 Sewage sludge, septage, and
slaughterhouse wastes
- 1.7.9 Industrial waste
2.Regional Overviews and Information Sources
2.1 Africa
2.2 Asia
2.3 Europe
2.4 Latin America and the
Caribbean
2.5 North America
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