Design of Landfills and Integrated Solid Waste Management [Hardcover]

By combining integrated solid waste management with the traditional coverage of landfills, this new edition offers the first comprehensive guide to managing the entire solid waste cycle, from collection, to recycling, to eventual disposal. * Includes new material on source reduction, recycling, composting, contamination soil remediation, incineration, and medical waste management. * Presents up-to-date chapters on bioreactor landfills, wetland mitigation, and landfill remediation. * Offers comprehensive coverage of the role of geotechnical engineering in a wide variety of environmental issues.PREFACE.

PART I: INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.

1 Introduction.

1.1 Basic Concepts of an Integrated Solid Waste Management Program.

1.2 Scope and Organization of Book.

2 Integrated Solid Waste Management.

2.1 Planning.

2.2 Benefits of ISWM.

2.3 Regulatory Issues.

2.4 Public Promotion of ISWM.

2.5 Collection and Transportation of Waste.

2.6 Transfer Stations.

2.7 Waste Composition Study.

3 Source Reduction.

3.1 Role of Governmental Bodies.

3.2 Planning.

3.3 Source Reduction Ideas.

3.4 Reducing Toxicity.

4 Medical Waste Management.

4.1 Definition of Infectious Waste.

4.2 Source Separation and Management.

4.3 Storage.

4.4 Transportation.

4.5 Treatment.

4.6 Tracking.

4.7 Collection of Infectious Waste Generated from Homes.

4.8 Waste Reduction.

5 Incineration.