Waste policy: International regulation, comparative and contextual oerspectives

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gillespie, Alexander (Author)
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham Edward Elagar Publishing 2015
Subjects:
Refuse and refuse disposal
Hazardous wastes
Factory and trade waste
Environmental law, International.
Refuse and refuse disposal.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction
  • 2.Five certainties on waste
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Unwanted solid material of no further use
  • 3.The costs of disposal and their implications
  • 4.The international connection
  • 5.Zero waste and waste minimisation
  • 6.The growth in production
  • 7.Conclusion
  • 3.The waste hierarchy
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The solid waste hierarchy
  • 3.Prevention
  • 4.Conclusion
  • 4.Recycling
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Recycling, reuse, recovery and reclamation
  • 3.Law and policy
  • 4.Recycling and the Basel Convention
  • 5.Economic and environmental contexts
  • 6.Where the market is tepid
  • 7.Where the market is voracious
  • 8.Conclusion
  • 5.Disposal into the air
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Open burning
  • 3.Controlled burning
  • 4.The risks of controlled burning
  • 5.Managing the risk
  • 6.Conclusion
  • 6.Disposal into The land
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Beginnings
  • 3.Emerging problems
  • 4.Evolving standards
  • 5.Conclusion

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