International Perspectives on Municipal Solid Wastes and Sanitary Landfilling - Joseph S. Carra - Hardcover

This volume provides a perspective on how different countries cope with the municipal solid waste problem politically, administratively, and technically--with a particular focus on sanitary landfilling. Fifteen countries report on the quantities of such waste generated, its composition, and on various management methods used. In addition they report on sanitary landfilling, the impacts of past practices, current practices for leachate control, and landfill gas management. Finally, the role of government, new handling strategies, and likely future directions in waste management are discussed.Carra, Joseph S. is the author of 'International Perspectives on Municipal Solid Wastes and Sanitary Landfilling - Joseph S. Carra - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780121063559 and ISBN 0121063550.