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<p>Preface ix</p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Introduction 1</b></p> <p>1.1 History of Waste Treatment and Disposal 1</p> <p>1.2 European Union Waste Management Policy 5</p> <p>1.3 Waste Strategy of the European Union 8</p> <p>1.4 Policy Instruments 13</p> <p>1.5 EU Waste Management Legislation 15</p> <p>1.6 The Economics of Waste Management 38</p> <p>1.7 Options for Waste Treatment and Disposal 49</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Waste 63</b></p> <p>2.1 Definitions of Waste 63</p> <p>2.2 Waste Arisings 66</p> <p>2.3 Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) 74</p> <p>2.4 Hazardous Waste 93</p> <p>2.5 Sewage Sludge 104</p> <p>2.6 Other Wastes 110</p> <p>2.7 Waste Containers, Collection Systems and Transport 119</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Waste Recycling 127</b></p> <p>3.1 Introduction 127</p> <p>3.2 Waste Recycling 130</p> <p>3.3 Examples of Waste Recycling 143</p> <p>3.4 Economic Considerations 159</p> <p>3.5 Life Cycle Analysis of Materials Recycling 162</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Waste Landfill 171</b></p> <p>4.1 Introduction 171</p> <p>4.2 EC Waste Landfill Directive 174</p> <p>4.3 Site Selection and Assessment 180</p> <p>4.4 Considerations for Landfills 181</p> <p>4.5 Types of Waste Landfilled 184</p> <p>4.6 Landfill Design and Engineering 185</p> <p>4.7 Landfill Liner Materials 187</p> <p>4.8 Landfill Liner Systems 192</p> <p>4.9 Processes Operating in Waste Landfills 197</p> <p>4.10 Other Landfill Design Types 207</p> <p>4.11 Landfill Gas 212</p> <p>4.12 Landfill Leachate 220</p> <p>4.13 Landfill Capping 227</p> <p>4.14 Landfill Site Completion and Restoration 227</p> <p>4.15 Energy Recovery from Landfill Gas 230</p> <p>4.16 Old Landfill Sites 236</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Waste Incineration 245</b></p> <p>5.1 Introduction 245</p> <p>5.2 EC Waste Incineration Directive 248</p> <p>5.3 Incineration Systems 251</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Other Waste Treatment Technologies: Pyrolysis, Gasification, Combined Pyrolysis–Gasification, </b><b>Composting, Anaerobic Digestion 325</b></p> <p>6.1 Introduction 325</p> <p>6.2 Pyrolysis 326</p> <p>6.3 Gasification 337</p> <p>6.4 Combined Pyrolysis–Gasification 342</p> <p>6.5 Composting 346</p> <p>6.6 Anaerobic Digestion 357</p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Integrated Waste Management 367</b></p> <p>7.1 Integrated Waste Management 367</p> <p>Index 375</p>

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