World trends in municipal solid waste management

Journal Article · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Waste Management

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0956-053X(96)00106-7· OSTI ID:544162

Sakai, S ^[1]; Sawell, S E ^[2]; Chandler, A J ^[3]; Eighmy, T T ^[4]; Kosson, D S ^[5]; Vehlow, J ^[6]; Sloot, H.A. van der ^[7]; Hartlen, J ^[8]; Hjelmar, O ^[9]

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1. Kyoto Univ. (Japan). Environmental Preservation Center
2. Compass Environmental Inc., Burlington, Ontario (Canada)
3. A.J. Chandler and Associates Ltd., Willowdale, Ontario (Canada)
4. Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (United States). Environmental Research Group
5. State Univ. of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
6. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Abfallbehandlung (Germany). Inst. fuer Technische Chemie
7. Netherlands Energy Research Foundation, Petten (Netherlands). Soil and Waste Research
8. Swedish Geotechnical Inst., Linkoping (Sweden)
9. VKI Water Quality Inst., Horsholm (Denmark)

The philosophy of the Waste Management Hierarchy (prevention/minimization, materials recovery, incineration and landfill) has been adopted by most industrialized nations as the menu for developing municipal solid waste (MSW) management strategies. The extent to which any one option is used within a given country (or region) varies depending on a large number of factors, including topography, population density, transportation infrastructures, socioeconomics and environmental regulations. Recognizing these differences, the International Ash Working Group (IAWG) compiled available waste data from Canada, Denmark, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States of America, for presentation at the Seminar on Cycle and Stabilization Technologies of MSW Incineration Residues held in March 1996.

• OSTI ID: 544162
• Journal Information: Waste Management, Journal Name: Waste Management Journal Issue: 5-6 Vol. 16; ISSN WAMAE2; ISSN 0956-053X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
GLOBAL ASPECTS
INCINERATORS
MEETINGS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
SOLID WASTES
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WASTE MANAGEMENT