International perspectives on municipal solid wastes and sanitary landfilling

Book · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5995117

Carra, J S ^[1]; Cossu, R ^[2]

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1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (US)
2. Universita di Cagliari (IT)

This book provides a perspective on how different countries cope with the municipal solid waste problem politically, administratively, and technically with a particular focus on sanitary landfilling. Fifteen countries report on the quantities of such waste generated, its composition, and on various management methods used. In addition, they report on sanitary landfilling, the impacts of past practices, current practices for leachate control, and landfill gas management. Finally the role of government, new handling strategies, and likely future directions in waste management are also discussed.

• OSTI ID: 5995117
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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