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3. Briefly elaborate on the socioeconomic, environmental, and inter-generational
equity benefits of waste management
4. How can developed and developing countries use carbon trading as a way of
enhancing sustainability?
5. What are the major waste management challenges?
6. What do you think is the future of waste management?
7. Distinguish between incineration and landfills. Of the two, which is the better
alternative for waste management? Justify your response with real-world examples.
References
Antonie, R. L. (2017). Fixed biological surfaces-wastewater treatment: The rotating biological
contactor. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Bhasin, K. (2011, August 29). The incredible story of how TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky
became a garbage mogul. Business Insider. Retrieved November 4, 2018, from https://www.
businessinsider.com/exclusive-tom-szaky-terracycle-intervie-w-2011-8?IR=T/.
Chow, C. F., So, W. M. W., Cheung, T. Y., & Yeung, S. K. D. (2017). Plastic waste problem and
education for plastic waste management. In Emerging practices in scholarship of learning and
teaching in a digital era (pp. 125–140). Singapore: Springer.
Crane, C. (2014). Tom Szaky. Retrieved January 21, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_
Szaky#/media/File:TerraCycle_CEO_Tom_Szaky.jpg/.
Das, B., Bhave, P. V., Sapkota, A., & Byanju, R. M. (2018). Estimating emissions from open
burning of municipal solid waste in municipalities of Nepal. Waste Management, 79, 481–490.
De Sadeleer, N. (2014). Polluter pays principle. In Essential concepts of global environmental
governance (pp. 155–156). London: Routledge.
Drstuey, S. (2008). Waste hierarchy. Retrieved September 06, 2018, from https://com-mons.
wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3518269/.
Eriksen, M., Lebreton, C. M., Carson, H. S., Thiel, M., Moore, C. J.,Borerro, J. C., et al. (2014).
Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans: more than 5 trillion plastic pieces weighing over
250,000 tons afloat at sea. Plos One, 9, e111913. Retrieved October 09, 2019, from https://
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111913/.
Geyer, R., Jambeck, J. R., & Law, K. L. (2017). Production, use and fate of all plastics ever
made. Science Advances, 3(7), e1700782. Retrieved November 10, 2019, from http://advances.
sciencemag.org/content/3/7/e1700782/.
Guerrero, L. A., Maas, G., & Hogland, W. (2013). Solid waste management challenges for cities
in developing countries. Waste Management, 33(1), 220–232.
Jambeck, J. R., Geyer, R., Wilcox, C., Siegler, T. R., Perryman, M., Andrady, A., et al. (2015).
Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean. Science, 347(6223), 768–771. Retrieved
November 04, 2019, from http://science.scienc-emag.org/content/347/6223/768/.
Klopp, J., & Pailer, J. (2015, October 9). How Africa can build inclusive, safe and sustainable
cities. The Conversation. Retrieved November 4, 2018, from https://theconversation.com/howafrica-can-build-inclusive-safe-and-sustainable-cities-48445/.
Lara, E. R., De la Rosa, J. R., Castillo, A. I. R., de Jesús Cerino-Córdova, F., Chuken, U. J.
L., Delgadillo, et al. (2017). A comprehensive hazardous waste management program in a
Chemistry School at a Mexican University. Journal of Cleaner Production, 142, 1486–1491.
McDougall, F. R., White, P. R., Franke, M., & Hindle, P. (2008). Integrated solid waste
management: a life cycle inventory. Hoboken: Wiley.
8 Waste Management
3. Briefly elaborate on the socioeconomic, environmental, and inter-generational
equity benefits of waste management
4. How can developed and developing countries use carbon trading as a way of
enhancing sustainability?
5. What are the major waste management challenges?
6. What do you think is the future of waste management?
7. Distinguish between incineration and landfills. Of the two, which is the better
alternative for waste management? Justify your response with real-world examples.
References
Antonie, R. L. (2017). Fixed biological surfaces-wastewater treatment: The rotating biological
contactor. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Bhasin, K. (2011, August 29). The incredible story of how TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky
became a garbage mogul. Business Insider. Retrieved November 4, 2018, from https://www.
businessinsider.com/exclusive-tom-szaky-terracycle-intervie-w-2011-8?IR=T/.
Chow, C. F., So, W. M. W., Cheung, T. Y., & Yeung, S. K. D. (2017). Plastic waste problem and
education for plastic waste management. In Emerging practices in scholarship of learning and
teaching in a digital era (pp. 125–140). Singapore: Springer.
Crane, C. (2014). Tom Szaky. Retrieved January 21, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_
Szaky#/media/File:TerraCycle_CEO_Tom_Szaky.jpg/.
Das, B., Bhave, P. V., Sapkota, A., & Byanju, R. M. (2018). Estimating emissions from open
burning of municipal solid waste in municipalities of Nepal. Waste Management, 79, 481–490.
De Sadeleer, N. (2014). Polluter pays principle. In Essential concepts of global environmental
governance (pp. 155–156). London: Routledge.
Drstuey, S. (2008). Waste hierarchy. Retrieved September 06, 2018, from https://com-mons.
wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3518269/.
Eriksen, M., Lebreton, C. M., Carson, H. S., Thiel, M., Moore, C. J.,Borerro, J. C., et al. (2014).
Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans: more than 5 trillion plastic pieces weighing over
250,000 tons afloat at sea. Plos One, 9, e111913. Retrieved October 09, 2019, from https://
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111913/.
Geyer, R., Jambeck, J. R., & Law, K. L. (2017). Production, use and fate of all plastics ever
made. Science Advances, 3(7), e1700782. Retrieved November 10, 2019, from http://advances.
sciencemag.org/content/3/7/e1700782/.
Guerrero, L. A., Maas, G., & Hogland, W. (2013). Solid waste management challenges for cities
in developing countries. Waste Management, 33(1), 220–232.
Jambeck, J. R., Geyer, R., Wilcox, C., Siegler, T. R., Perryman, M., Andrady, A., et al. (2015).
Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean. Science, 347(6223), 768–771. Retrieved
November 04, 2019, from http://science.scienc-emag.org/content/347/6223/768/.
Klopp, J., & Pailer, J. (2015, October 9). How Africa can build inclusive, safe and sustainable
cities. The Conversation. Retrieved November 4, 2018, from https://theconversation.com/howafrica-can-build-inclusive-safe-and-sustainable-cities-48445/.
Lara, E. R., De la Rosa, J. R., Castillo, A. I. R., de Jesús Cerino-Córdova, F., Chuken, U. J.
L., Delgadillo, et al. (2017). A comprehensive hazardous waste management program in a
Chemistry School at a Mexican University. Journal of Cleaner Production, 142, 1486–1491.
McDougall, F. R., White, P. R., Franke, M., & Hindle, P. (2008). Integrated solid waste
management: a life cycle inventory. Hoboken: Wiley.