Waste: A Handbook for Management, Second Edition, provides comprehensive information on a wide range of hot topics and developing areas such as hydraulic fracturing, microplastics, waste management in developing countries, and waste-exposure-outcome pathways. Starting with an overview of the current waste landscape, including green engineering, processing principles, and regulations, the book then delves into waste streams and treatment methods for over 25 different types of waste. It reviews best practices and management strategies, challenges faced by developing countries, risk assessment techniques, contaminant pathways, and risk tradeoffs.

With a focus on waste recovery, reuse, prevention, and lifecycle analysis, the book draws upon the experience of an international team of expert contributors to offer reliable guidance for scientists, managers, engineers, and policymakers in both the private and public sectors. It covers the assessment and treatment of different waste streams within a single volume, providing hands-on reports on each type of waste problem as written by leading experts in their respective fields. The book also highlights new findings and evolving problems in waste management through discussion boxes.