Integrated Solid Waste Management: A Lifecycle Inventory

by Peter R. White, P. White, M. Franke

"The first edition of this book described the concept of Integrated Waste Management (IWM), and the use of Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) to assess the environmental and economic performance of solid waste systems. Examples are now appearing in the literature. To learn from these experiences this 2nd edition focuses on case studies, both of IWM systems, and of the use of LCI. The new edition also includes updated chapters on waste generation, waste collection, central sorting, biological treatment, thermal treatment, materials recycling and landfill." "This 2nd edition also provides a more user-friendly computer model (IWM-2) for waste managers. To make it more widely accessible, the new tool is provided in Windows format, with greatly improved input and output features, and the ability to compare different scenarios. IWM-2 is designed to be an "entry level" LCI model for solid waste - user-friendly and appropriate to anyone starting to apply life cycle thinking to solid waste systems." Written for policy-makers in local, national and international government, and for waste managers and professionals in industries concerned with solid waste management (e.g. packaging, food and consumer goods), this book is also of particular value to environmental managers and environmentalists in general.

404 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1995