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Sustainable 3R Practice in the Asia and Pacific Regions: The Challenges and Issues

Authors : Agamuthu Pariatamby, S. H. Fauziah

Published in: Municipal Solid Waste Management in Asia and the Pacific Islands

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

In waste management phraseology, 3R was adopted by waste managers worldwide as the most appropriate strategy towards sustainable development. It associates with the current inclination of waste management planners towards a more environmental friendly waste management concept with minimal disposal of waste. To achieve sustainable development, ‘‘reduction’’ is the next highest preference after ‘prevention’. While ‘prevention and reuse’ benefits mostly via economic gains namely enabling higher productivity with higher efficiency in raw material utilisation, ‘reduce’ drives the reutilisation of wastes particularly when raw materials are more expensive and become scarce. The third and the most favoured methods of 3R application are ‘recycling’ where waste materials undergo physical and/or chemical changes in order to salvage valuable materials. This chapter deliberates on these concepts and provides case studies on its application worldwide.

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Metadata
Title
Sustainable 3R Practice in the Asia and Pacific Regions: The Challenges and Issues
Authors
Agamuthu Pariatamby
S. H. Fauziah
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Asia and the Pacific Islands

Print ISBN: 978-981-4451-72-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-4451-73-4

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4451-73-4_2