Solid Waste Management for Resource-Efficient Systems 1st Edition

Solid Waste Management for Resource-Efficient Systems, 1st Edition by Richa Singh, Sanjeeb Mohapatra, and Mui-Choo Jong is a timely, practical guide for professionals and students tackling the mounting challenges of municipal waste in rapidly urbanizing regions.

This book opens with clear frameworks for designing integrated waste-management systems that prioritize resource recovery, circular-economy principles, and cost-effective implementation. Drawing on contemporary case studies and evidence-based methods, the authors bridge theory and practice—covering waste characterization, segregation, collection logistics, composting, recycling markets, engineered landfills, and sustainable waste-to-energy options—while emphasizing environmental and social safeguards.

Readers will appreciate usable tools: decision-making matrices, lifecycle perspectives, policy instruments, and stakeholder engagement strategies that are readily adaptable to cities across India, the Asia-Pacific, Africa, Latin America and other global urban contexts. Whether you are a municipal planner, environmental engineer, policy-maker, sustainability consultant, or advanced student, this edition equips you to reduce landfill dependence, recover value from waste streams, and design resilient systems under budgetary and regulatory constraints.

Beyond technical know-how, the book highlights financing models, community-led initiatives, informal sector integration, and metrics for measuring resource efficiency and emissions reduction—making it an essential reference for anyone aiming to create sustainable urban waste solutions.

Bring modern, resource-efficient solid waste solutions to your projects—add Solid Waste Management for Resource-Efficient Systems, 1st Edition to your professional library today and start transforming waste into opportunity.

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