Solid Waste Management - Tomorrow's Alternatives in the Urban-Rural Environment.

Abstract

Solid wastes collection and disposal problems are enormous and inadequacies are not only polluting our land, air, and water, but are precipitating social, economic, and political problems as well. It is assumed that any design for solid waste management must include resource recovery as an integral part of the system, but only within the limits of cost/benefit advantages and, equally important, within the limits of developing markets for recovered materials. Viable alternatives are documented for solving the immediate problem and integrating the capability for conserving precious resources by enhancing the following objectives: (1) Improve efficiencies; (2) Enhance satisfaction; (3) Increase local knowledge and information; and, (4) Economically recover and process materials.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA026264

Entities

People

  • Ronald J. Weeden

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Efficiency
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Integrals
  • Materials
  • Medical Specialties
  • Public Health
  • Recovery
  • Sanitation
  • Solid Waste
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Management

Readers

  • Economics
  • Environmental Engineering.