02946nam 2200661Ia 450 991078485690332120230422045045.00-19-756142-X0-19-988091-31-280-53050-297866105305020-19-535168-11-60119-682-21-4294-0476-0(CKB)1000000000403397(EBL)273258(OCoLC)476015472(SSID)ssj0000073175(PQKBManifestationID)11107862(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000073175(PQKBWorkID)10102911(PQKB)11244221(MiAaPQ)EBC273258(StDuBDS)EDZ0002351114(Au-PeEL)EBL273258(CaPaEBR)ebr10279378(CaONFJC)MIL53050(OCoLC)935260983(EXLCZ)99100000000040339719981130d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe waste crisis[electronic resource] landfills, incinerators, and the search for a sustainable future /Hans TammemagiNew York Oxford University Pressc19991 online resource (294 pages) iilustrationsOxford scholarship onlinePreviously issued in print: 2000.0-19-512898-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-276) and index.1 Waste; 2 Starting from Basics; 3 Historical Perspectives: What Can We Learn?; 4 Integrated Waste Management: More than Just Landfills; 5 Recycling and Composting: Making a Molehill Out of a Mountain; 6 Wastes: Know Your Enemy; 7 Landfills: How Do They Work?; 8 Are There Better Disposal Methods?; 9 Incineration: The Burning Issue; 10 Containment, Encapsulation, and Treatment; 11 Case Histories; 12 The All-Powerful NIMBY; 13 A New Approach; 14 Futuristic Garbology: A Vision.As populations continue to increase, society produces more and more waste. Yet it is becoming increasingly difficult to build new landfills, and the existing landfills are causing significant environmental damage. Finding solutions is not simple; the problem is enormous in size, vital in terms of its impact on the environment, and complex in scope. This book provides a vast look at solid waste management in North America and seeks solutions to the waste crisis.Oxford scholarship online.Integrated solid waste managementRefuse and refuse disposalIntegrated solid waste management.Refuse and refuse disposal.363.72/85Tammemagi H. Y1562772MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784856903321The waste crisis3830662UNINA