Solid Waste Management: Foundations, Recycling Pathways, and Sustainable Practices

Author:   Zhao Youcai (Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University,, China) ,  Zhou Tao (Assistant Research Fellow, Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, China)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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9780443328442


Pages:   424
Publication Date:   18 May 2026
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Solid Waste Management: Foundations, Recycling Pathways, and Sustainable Practices


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Author:   Zhao Youcai (Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University,, China) ,  Zhou Tao (Assistant Research Fellow, Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, China)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443328442


ISBN 10:   0443328447
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   18 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part I Introduction to solid waste 1. Definition and scope of solid waste 2. Introduction to treatment and recycling processes of solid waste 3. Artificial intelligent application for treatment and recycling of solid waste Questions and answers Part II Treatment and recycling of municipal and rural solid waste 4. Collection and transportation of municipal and rural solid waste 5. Sorting and recycling of municipal and rural solid waste 6. Anaerobic digestion of organic waste 7. Aerobic composting of organic waste 8. Pyrolysis of organic waste 9. Incineration for power of municipal and rural solid waste 10. Sustainable sanitary landfill for municipal and rural solid waste Questions and answers Part III Treatment and recycling of construction and demolition waste 11. Sorting and classification of construction and demolition waste 12. Detoxification of polluted industrial-origin construction and demolition waste 13. Pretreatment of construction and demolition waste 14. Recycling of construction and demolition waste Questions and answers Part IV Treatment and recycling of hazardous waste 15. Identification of hazardous waste 16. Detoxification of hazardous waste 17. Pretreatment of hazardous waste 18. Recycling of hazardous waste 19. Incineration of hazardous waste 20. Security landfill of hazardous waste 21. Treatment of health care waste Questions and answers Part V Treatment and recycling of industrial waste 22. Pretreatment of industrial waste 23. Recycling of industrial waste 24. Landfill of industrial waste Questions and answers Part VI Treatment and recycling of electric and electronic waste 25. Source and classification of electric and electronic waste 26. Pretreatment of electric and electronic waste 27. Reuse and recycling of electric and electronic waste Questions and answers Part VII Treatment and recycling of sewage sludge 28. Conditioning and dewatering of sewage sludge 29. Anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge 30. Aerobic composting of sewage sludge 31. Pyrolysis of sewage sludge 32. Drying and incineration of sewage sludge 33. Sustainable sanitary landfill for sewage sludge Questions and answer

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Zhao Youcai, is currently a professor of environmental engineering at School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University. He got bachelor degree from Sichuan University (1984) and Ph.D. from Institute of Chemical Metallurgy (now Institute of Process Engineering), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (1989). After finished Post-doctoral research work at Fudan University, Shanghai, he joined in Tongji University in 1991. Meanwhile, he had ever worked at Aristotle University, Greece, National University of Singapore, Tulane University, USA, and Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland, for 4 years as research fellow or visiting professor. He had authored or co-authored 200 publications published in peer-reviewed internationally recognized journals, 480 publications in China journals, authored 9 English books (at Elsevier and Springer) and authored or co-authored 98 Chinese books (as an author or Editor-in-chief), 4 textbooks for undergraduate, graduate and PhD students with a fourth edition of undergraduate textbook (in Chinese). Currently, his research interests include treatment and recycling of municipal and rural solid waste, construction and demolition waste, hazardous waste, industrial waste, electric and electronic waste, and sewage sludge, and polluted soil. Zhou Tao is an Associate Professor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University. He received his bachelor degree in Environmental Engineering from Guangxi University, China in 2014 and his Ph D from Tongji University, China in 2019. He has authored or co-authored 42 peer-reviewed international papers, 15 Chinese papers, and 4 invited book chapters, 2 English book (Elsevier). His principal research interests lie in treatment and resource recovery of municipal and rural as well as industrial solid wastes.

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