Challenges for sustainable solid waste management : Lessons from Thailand /: Lessons from Thailand. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Chanathip Pharino.
• Authors: Pharino, C (Chanathip)
• Contents: Preface; Contents; About the Author; 1 Integrated Waste Management System Overview; 1.1 Overview of the Book; 1.2 Challenges in Managing Solid Wastes; 1.3 What Is Waste?; 1.4 Waste Management Systems; 1.5 Integrated Sustainable Waste Management (ISWM) Framework; References; 2 Waste Characteristics and Practices; 2.1 Waste Generation Rate; 2.2 Waste Composition; 2.3 Waste Management Practices; 2.4 Formal and Informal MSW Recycling; 2.5 Waste Management Cost; References; 3 Municipal Waste Management in Thailand; 3.1 Waste Management Situation; 3.2 Waste Generation. 3.3 Situation of MSW in Bangkok (Thailand)3.4 Waste Management Policies in Thailand; 3.5 Waste Management in Thailand; 3.6 Thailand Environmental Quality Management Plan (2012-2016); 3.7 Recommendations for MSWM in the Future; References; 4 Community-Based Waste Management in Thailand; 4.1 Community-Based MSWM; 4.2 Waste Banks in Thailand; 4.3 Lessons Learned from Sakon Nakhon Province (Thailand); 4.4 Key Factors for Case Study Success; 4.5 Incentives from CBM Programs; References; 5 Household Hazardous Waste Management in Thailand; 5.1 Household Hazardous Waste. 5.2 Household Hazardous Waste Generation5.3 HHW Impact and Treatment; 5.4 Case Study: Household Hazardous Waste Management in Bangkok; 5.4.1 Background; 5.4.2 Current Practice on HHW Management in Bangkok; 5.5 Suggestion for Future Management Improvement; References; 6 Infectious Waste Management in Thailand; 6.1 Definition and Types of Infectious Waste; 6.2 Situation of Infectious Waste Management; 6.3 Infectious Waste Treatment Technologies; 6.4 Processes of Infectious Waste Management; 6.5 Impacts of Infectious Waste; 6.6 Case Study: Infectious Waste Generation and Management in Bangkok. 6.6.1 Infectious Waste Management in Bangkok6.6.2 Infectious Waste Management Systems Within Hospitals; 6.6.3 Recommendations for Infectious Waste Management Improvement; References; 7 Electronic Waste Management in Thailand; 7.1 E-waste Management Worldwide; 7.2 Toxic Materials and Precious Metals inside E-waste; 7.3 Situation of E-wastes in Thailand; 7.4 E-waste Management Strategy in Thailand; 7.5 Situation in E-waste Recycling in Thailand; 7.6 Urban Mining and Recycling of E-waste; 7.7 Impact from End-of-Life E-waste Management; 7.7.1 Dumping Desktop PCs into Landfill. 7.7.2 Informal Recycling7.8 Policies for End-of-Life Management: International Scheme; 7.9 Policies and Relevant Regulations of E-waste Management in Thailand; 7.10 Appropriate Ways of Managing the End of Life of WEEE; 7.11 Recommendation for Managing E-waste in Thailand; References; 8 E-waste Management in Thailand (Case Studies); 8.1 Case Study on Mobile Phone Waste Management; 8.1.1 Environmental Impact of Mobile Phones Waste; 8.1.2 Mobile Phone Waste Management Preferences in Thailand; 8.1.3 Recommendations for Future Improvement in How to Manage Mobile Phone Waste.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 628.44; Refuse and refuse disposal -- Thailand; Refuse and refuse disposal -- Thailand -- Case studies; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Waste Management; Refuse and refuse disposal; Environment; Waste Management/Waste Technology; Sustainable Development; Environmental Management; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Pollution, general; Thailand; Electronic books; Case studies; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811046315
• Related ISBNs: 981104631X; 9789811046292; 9811046298
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed June 22, 2017).
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