Biological Processing of Solid Waste

It has been estimated by the World Bank that at least 1.3 billion tonnes (Gt) of solid waste is produced by various anthropogenic activities around the world each year, and this amount is expected to rise to 2.2 Gt by 2025. There
is an urgent need to recover value from solid waste rather than commit it to landfills or other disposal methods. Even greater quantities of solid waste are generated by manufacturing, construction, and mining industries, and global concerns over the decline of the planet’s finite natural resources have seen a change of emphasis toward resource recovery through reuse, recovery, and recycling of all waste.
Biological Processing of Solid Waste brings together a group of experts involved in various aspects of waste management to give a wide-ranging overview of the problems that need to be addressed in achieving greater
efficiencies in resource recovery from waste and the potential solutions to these problems. Cutting-edge disposal fees, recycling subsidies, and taxes on landfill need a sustainable solution that solve the problem of waste management.