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Industrial Composting
CRC Press 2011; US$ 139.95"Any reference by Dr. Epstein is a valuable tool for the composting professional ! It also includes perhaps the most comprehensive list of reference materials, which should be very helpful if the reader desires more information on a particular topic." --John T. Bouey, P.E., President, Managed Organic Recycling, Inc., Oakland, California The... more...
Recycling of Electronic Waste II
Wiley 2011; US$ 93.95Currently, recycling of e-waste can be broadly divided into three major steps: (a) disassembly: selectively disassembly, targeting on singling out hazardous or valuable components for special treatment, is an indispensable process in recycling of e-waste; (b) upgrading: using mechanical processing and/or metallurgical processing to up-grade desirable... more...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Shell Education 2010; US$ 8.99The students in this book want to protect the environment. The students use graphs to show the many ways they can reduce, reuse, and recycle. They can reduce the amount water they use. They can reuse paper. But it is recycling that really gets them excited. The students bring in old cans and bottles. They use a graph to find out how much money they... more...
Zero Waste Engineering
Wiley 2012; US$ 195.00Is "zero waste engineering" possible? This book outlines how to achieve zero waste engineering, following natural pathways that are truly sustainable. Using methods that have been developed in various areas for sustainability purposes, such as new mathematical models, recyclable material selection, and renewable energy, the authors probe the principles... more...
Private Sector Involvement in Urban Solid Waste Collection
CRC Press 2011; US$ 69.95The private sector involvement in public service is intended to achieve efficiency gain and better service quality through increasing private sector finance and expertise. However, these benefits are most often not achieved in developing countries due to investment risk of private finance, and problems of capacity and regulation of the private sector.... more...
Designing for Zero Waste
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 59.95Designing for Zero Waste is a timely, topical and necessary publication. Materials and resources are being depleted at an accelerating speed and rising consumption trends across the globe have placed material efficiency, waste reduction and recycling at the centre of many government policy agendas, giving them an unprecedented urgency. While there... more...
Progress of Recycling in the Built Environment
Springer 2012; US$ 139.99This report is a useful tool for countries starting to recycle aggregates or construction and demolition waste. It contains the latest developments in this field, introduces a completely new approach to the procedure of proportioning concrete mixtures with recycled aggregate, references recent publications, opinions and discrepancies in relation to... more...
Incineration Technologies
Springer 2012; US$ 39.99Waste incineration is the art of completely combusting waste, while maintaining or reducing emission levels below current emission standards. Where possible, objectives include the recovering of energy as well as the combustion residues. Successful waste incineration makes it possible to achieve a deep reduction in waste volume, obtain... more...
Planning for Learning through Recycling
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 11.99Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of recycling. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of recycling Each activity... more...
Clayey Barrier Systems for Waste Disposal Facilities
Spon Press 1997; US$ 170.00The authors discuss all key aspects of the design of barrier systems, including leachate collection, natural barriers such as clayey aquitards, clay liners, geomembrane and composite liners. more...









