Waste Management: Challenges, Threats and Opportunities

Over the last couple of decades, rapid urbanization, unplanned industrialization, and rising population jointly created several issues worldwide, particularly in developing and underdeveloped countries. One such issue that requires urgent attention is the ever-increasing waste problem which has become exasperation for regional and local governments and an issue of both national and international importance. Waste in any form and character are the
byproduct of anthropogenic activities. To move forward towards a cleaner and greener future, we need to deduce sustainable technologies- to reduce, reuse and recycle our waste. This book brings important information and views on new developments of waste management technologies, especially from developing and underdeveloped countries. In this volume there are contributions of experts from different countries. Each one of them shows interesting research outputs on waste management technologies which are both economical and ecofriendly; and if applied properly, then can lead us towards a "zero-waste" world.