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Handbook of solid waste management. / George Tchobanoglous, Frank Kreith. - 2nd ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2002. - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 25 cm. - McGraw-Hill handbooks .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:Introduction -- Federal role in municipal solid waste management -- Solid waste state legislation -- Planning for municipal solid waste management programs -- Solid waste stream characteristics -- Source reduction:Quantity and toxicity quantity reduction -- Toxicity reduction -- Collection of solid waste -- Recycling -- Markets and products for recycled material -- Household hazardous wastes -- Other special -- wastes -- used oil -- Scarp tiers -- Construction and demolition -- Computer and other electronic solid waste -- Composing of municipal solid wastes -- Waste-to energy combustion -- Ash management -- disposal -- Emission control -- Land filling -- Siting municipal solid waste facilities -- Financial and life-cycle costing of solid waste management systems.

ISBN: 0071356231 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2002021284

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Refuse and refuse disposal.

LC Class. No.: TD791.H2723

Dewey Class. No.: 628.4/4/068