Solid Waste Processing and Resource Recovery: Volume 2(2 Handbook of Environmental Engineering)

The past few years have seen the emergence of a growing, widespread desire in this country, and indeed everywhere, that positive actions be taken to restore the quality of our environment, and to protect it from the degrading effects of all forms of pollution-air, noise, solid waste, and water. Since pollution is a direct or" indirect consequence of waste, if there is no waste, there can be no pollution, and the seemingly idealistic demand for" zero discharge" can be construed as a demand for zero waste. However, as long as there is waste, we can only attempt to abate the consequent pollution by converting it to a less noxious form. In those instances in which a particular type of pollution has been recognized, three major questions usually arise: 1, How serious is the pollution? 2, Is the technology to abate it available? and 3, Do the costs of abatement justify the degree of abatement achieved? The principal intention of this series of books is to help the reader to formulate answers to the last two of the above three questions. The traditional approach of applying tried-and-true solutions to specific pollution problems has been a major factor contributing to the success of environmental engineering, and in large measure has accounted for the establishing ofa "methodology of pollution control.

Table of Contents:
1 Introduction to Solid Waste Management.- I. Introduction.- II. Solid Waste Generation.- III. Solid Waste Collection and Transportation.- IV. Solid Waste Disposal.- V. Recovery of Resources.- VI. Special Types of Solid Waste.- VII. Legislative Aspects of Solid Waste.- VIII. Concluding Remarks.- References.- 2 Mechanical Volume Reduction.- I. Introduction.- II. Shredding.- III. Baling.- IV. Size Reduction Applications.- V. Economics.- VI. Operation and Maintenance.- VII. Illustration of Shredder Selection.- References.- 3 Combustion and Incineration.- I. Introduction to Incineration.- II. Process Analysis of Incineration Systems.- III. Incineration Systems for Municipal Solid Waste.- IV. Incineration Systems for Municipal and Commercial Wastes.- VI. Economics of Incineration.- VII. An Approach to Design.- Appendix Waste Thermochemical Data.- References.- 4 Sanitary Landfill.- I. Introduction.- II. Site Selection.- III. Engineering, Construction, and Operation of Sanitary Landfill Sites.- IV. Environmental Considerations.- V. Termination of Operations.- Acknowledgements.- References.- 5 Composting Process.- I. Introduction.- II. Microbiology and Classification.- III. Design Approaches.- IV. Process Parameters.- V. Process Control.- VI. Pathogen Survival.- VII. Cost Considerations.- VIII. End Products.- IX. Summary.- X. Practical Examples.- References.- 6 Materials and Energy Recovery.- I. Introduction.- II. Resource Recovery Objectives.- III. Resource Recovery Operations.- IV. Selected Case Studies.- V. The Economics of Resource Recovery.- References.- 7 Solid waste Systems Planning.- I. Introduction.- II. Planning Methodology.- III. Evaluation Methodology.- References.