Solid Waste Management: Advances and Trends to Tackle the SDGs(Sustainable Development Goals Series)

This book covers the latest advances in sustainable waste management and focuses on its implementation to mitigate water and air pollution, recycle and reuse raw material, and refine valuable metals. In this book, readers will learn about organic waste treatment, emerging waste management techniques, and the transformation of waste into value-added products. Particular attention is given to environmental sustainability and how we can better achieve it through innovative and responsible waste management practices. Divided into 10 chapters, the book outlines a wide range of topics such as the sustainable management of food wastes through cavitation-assisted conversion, rapid bioconversion of animal meat waste into compost using black soldier fly larvae, thermoluminescence properties of combustion-synthesized nanomaterials and their applications for achieving Sustainable Development Goals, and the creative reuse of plastic waste with a case study by Ghanaian artists. Expert contributors uncover new methods and approaches to waste management that invite readers to think critically about the current practices and their impact on the environment. In addition to these discussions, the work explores the challenges of environmental health in waste management for peri-urban areas. This book provides a unique blend of theoretical perspectives and practical case studies that will enrich the understanding of sustainable waste management, and it equips readers with the knowledge needed to contribute to a more sustainable future. The book is an invaluable resource for researchers in the field of environmental science, students at all levels studying sustainability and waste management, and practitioners working in industry.

Table of Contents:
Solid Waste Management and Sustainability: Introduction and Updates.- Sustainable Management of Organic Wastes.- Emerging Techniques of Solid Waste Management for Sustainable and Safe Living Environment.- Sustainable management of food wastes through cavitation-assisted conversion into value-added products.- Characterization of Biomass and Studies of Pyrolysis on Rice Husk in a LabScale Pyrolyser: A step towards Environmental and Energy Sustainability.- Thermoluminescence Properties of Combustion-Synthesized Nanomaterial and Its Applications for Achievable Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).- Rapid bioconversion of animal meat waste into compost using black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens): A more sustainable approach.- Transforming Solid Waste into Artistic Marvels for Environmental Sustainability: Ghanaian Artists’ Upcycling and Creative Reuse of Plastic Waste.- Challenges of Environmental Health in Waste Management for Peri Urban Areas.- Solid Waste Management and Sustainability: Recommendations and Conclusions.

About the Author :

Dr. Mahmoud Nasr is an Associate Professor at Alexandria University, Egypt, since 2020. He got the Ph.D. degree in 2014 from Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) and his M.Sc. from Alexandria University in the year 2010. He was a Postdoc Fellow at Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology at Durban University of Technology (DUT), South Africa in 2015. He was a Research Scientist at Chemical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, Qatar from 2016 to 2018. He was a Visiting Scientist for two months at DUT in 2019. He participated in several international projects, published more than 80 papers in national and international journals and conferences, and contributed in more than 10 chapters. He awarded the Top 10 Postdoc Fellow at DUT in 2016. He delivered certificates of the Top Peer Reviewer from several journals. He has been recently recognized as Top 2 % of Scientists, published by Stanford University in the research areas of " Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, and Enabling and Strategic Technologies".

Prof. Abdelazim Negm is a professor of Hydraulics at the Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Egypt, since 2004. He got his Ph.D. in 1992 from Zagazig University (ZU), and his M.Sc. from Ain shams University in the year 1990. He published more than 300 papers in national and international journals and conferences and contributed in more than 50 chapters. Some of his papers were awarded prizes of the best papers. He is the editor of several volumes at the Springer Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Series (HEC Series). Prof. Negm is listed in the most famous and prestigious directories in the world including the American Biographical Institute (ABI), Inc, USA, "Marquis Who's Who in the World", 27th Ed., 2010, USA until now and in IBC's 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century by International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England, since 2011 until present.