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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Solid Waste Generation and Characterization

Authors : Anders Lagerkvist, Lisa Dahlén

Published in: Recovery of Materials and Energy from Urban Wastes

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Agricultural waste
Plant and animal residues from agricultural production. Straw, fruit-stones, peels, manure are examples of agricultural waste.
Construction and demolition waste
Waste generated from the construction, reconstruction or deconstruction of buildings, roads and other infrastructure.
Disaster waste
Waste generated from and arising due to a disaster like a natural disaster as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes/typhoons/cyclones, wildfires, winter storms, and volcanoes or larger accidents caused by humans.
Industrial waste
Solid wastes that are generated during the manufacture of products. Material spills, dusts, sludges, defect products, etc., belong to this group of wastes.
Municipal solid waste
Household waste and other waste under municipal responsibility, e.g., street sweepings and waste from public institutions.
Waste characterization
To learn about the intrinsic properties of waste materials and how the materials will influence and be influenced by different environments.
Waste
That which cannot be sold, but the owner wants to or is required to get rid of.
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Metadata
Title
Solid Waste Generation and Characterization
Authors
Anders Lagerkvist
Lisa Dahlén
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Springer New York
Book
Recovery of Materials and Energy from Urban Wastes

Print ISBN: 978-1-4939-7849-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4939-7850-2

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7850-2_110