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Source Separation and Recycling

Implementation and Benefits for a Circular Economy

  • Provides the basis for efficient recycling and a modern approach to waste management
  • Written by experts in the field
  • Appeals to environmental managers, scientists and policymakers

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 63)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Waste Policy for Source Separation in Germany

    • Christina Dornack
    Pages 3-10
  3. Separation by Manual Sorting at Home: State of the Art in Germany

    • A. Nassour, S. Hemidat, A. Lemke, A. Elnaas, M. Nelles
    Pages 67-87
  4. Source-Separated Collection of Rural Solid Waste in China

    • Chao Zeng, Hangfen Li, Fafa Xia, Dongjie Niu, Youcai Zhao
    Pages 151-174
  5. Recycling of Biowaste: Experience with Collection, Digestion, and Quality in Germany

    • Klaus Fricke, Christof Heußner, Axel Hüttner, Thomas Turk
    Pages 175-175
  6. The Waste Management System in China and Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories

    • Lou Ziyang, Xing Zhilin, Cheng Zhaowen, Zhao Tiantao, Cai Bofeng
    Pages 247-268
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 315-318

About this book

Source separation of waste and subsequent recycling processes are promising solutions on the road to a circular economy. They reduce waste disposal and the need for resource deployment, while also producing secondary raw materials; as such, they have a significant effect on climate protection.

This book presents source separation technologies and related aspects that form the basis for efficient recycling and a modern approach to waste management. It examines legislational drivers and policy aspects of adequate waste collection schemes, as well as segregation technologies and the success factors for their implementation.

Summarizing the outcomes of a Sino-German workshop, the focus of this volume is mainly on the current situation in China and Germany. However, the findings are applicable to a broad range of situations and regions around the world. In addition, the book demonstrates the relevance of source separation for climate protection and describes alternative separation technologies.

Given the breadth and depth of its coverage, the volume will appeal to environmental scientists, engineers, economists, waste managers and policymakers alike.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Waste Management and Circular Economy, Technische Universität Dresden, Pirna, Germany

    Roman Maletz, Christina Dornack

  • School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

    Lou Ziyang

About the editors

Roman Maletz

Technische Universität Dresden

Fakultät Umweltwissenschaften

Institut für Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft

Pratzschwitzer Str. 15

01796 Pirna, Germany

roman.maletz@tu-dresden.de

 

Christina Dornack

Technische Universität Dresden

Fakultät Umweltwissenschaften

Institut für Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft

Pratzschwitzer Str. 15

01796 Pirna, Germany

christina.dornack@tu-dresden.de

 

Lou Ziyang

School of Environmental Science and Engineering

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai 200240, China

louworld12@sjtu.edu.cn

 

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eBook USD 299.00
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Softcover Book USD 379.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 379.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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