Download or read book International Perspectives on Municipal Solid Wastes and Sanitary Landfilling written by Gerard Meurant and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a perspective on how different countries cope with the municipal solid waste problem politically, administratively, and technically--with a particular focus on sanitary landfilling. Fifteen countries report on the quantities of such waste generated, its composition, and on various management methods used. In addition they report on sanitary landfilling, the impacts of past practices, current practices for leachate control, and landfill gas management. Finally, the role of government, new handling strategies, and likely future directions in waste management are discussed.