Sustainable Waste Management Systems and Techniques
摘要
The accumulation of solid waste is increasing in the environment, and this accumulation affects the environment and health of people, causing pollution of the air, soil and water. Globally, there are decisive attempts to manage and thus decrease solid waste with the ultimate goal that the affect the environment and the lives of future generations. This is what the term sustainable development explains. This chapter explains what sustainable development is and its fields, the world’s direction towards it, because through it, solid waste is disposed and utilized without harming the environment and future generations. It also explains some sustainable development techniques such as Gasification and Ash Melting, Anaerobic Digestion and Composition. In addition, explain the latest developments reached by scientists about these technics in which serves interests sustainable development of solid waste management. Moreover, this chapter includes how solid waste is disposed in Malaysia and Malaysia’s direction towards developing disposal technologies to maintain sustainable development.