Waste Management: Concerns and Challenges

Waste management refers to the practice of managing waste from its source till its disposal. It focuses on regulating and monitoring the transportation, collection, treatment and disposal of waste in an efficient way. The main objective of this system is to minimize the adverse effects caused by waste on environment and living beings and also to control its rapid growth. This book will discuss the issues related to waste management and will propose some of the theories to control it. It will provide the readers with in-depth knowledge about the growing problems related to waste management. The topics included in this text are very crucial for students, researchers, environmentalists, ecologists and all those who are interested in this field.