Table of Contents
PART I: WASTE GENERATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Solid Waste Generation and Its Characteristics
Laila Shahzad, Asma Mansoor, and Syed Mustafa Ali
2. Mismanagement of Waste in Developing Countries
Muhammad Ameen, Muhammad Anwar-Ul-Haq, Muhammad Irfan Sohail, Fatima Akmal, and Ayesha Siddiqui
3. Sustainable Management of Waste in Developing Countries: Insight into Sustainability and Waste Management: Why It Is Needed
Laila Shahzad, Asma Yasin, Faiza Sharif, and Muhammad Umer Hayyat
4. Problems and Challenges Associated with Waste: Waste Prevention Techniques
Tariq Mehmood, Saira Bibi, Afzal Ahmed Dar, Muhammad Aammar Tufail, Muhammad Sohaib, Umair Riaz, Ghulam Rasool, Anam Ashraf, Awais Shakoor, and Mukkaram Ejaz
PART II: WASTE CATEGORIES, BASES, POLLUTION POTENTIAL, AND MANAGEMENT
5. Environmental Sources and Threats of Plastic Pollution to the Developing World and Eco-Friendly Solutions
Fatima Akmal, Muhammad Irfan Sohail, Muhammad Azhar, Yasir Hameed, Jibbing Xiong, Muhammad Farhan, and Ayesha Siddiqui
6. Industrial Waste: Types, Sources, Pollution Potential, Country-Wise Comparisons
Hafiz Abdul Kareem, Sobia Riaz, Haleema Sadia, and Rizwan Mehmood
7. Livestock Waste: Types, Sources, Pollution Potential, Country-Wise Comparisons
Sobia Riaz, Rizwan Mehmood, Hafiz Abdul Kareem, and Haleema Sadia
8. Radioactive Wastes: Management by Potential Treatments
Aryadeep Roychoudhury and Swarnavo Chakraborty
9. Health Care Waste: Pollution Potential from Generation to Disposal, Management, and Treatment
Sami Ullah Qadir, Vaseem Raja, and Naseer Ahmad Dar
10. Food Loss and Waste: Types, Sources, Pollution Potential, Country-Wise Comparison
Samina Khalid, Muhammad Irfan Ullah, and Aman Ullah Malik
11. Thermal Waste Management Techniques
Muhammad Sajid, Muhammad Irfan Ahamad, Adnan Ul Rehman, Muhammad Saif Ur Rehman, and Muhammad Mohsin Azim
PART III: MODERN TECHNIQUES FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT
12. Vermicomposting: A Sustainable and Environment-Friendly Approach for Organic Waste Management
Zubair Aslam, Safdar Bashir, Korkmaz Belliturk, Sami-Ur-Rehman, Lixin Zhang, Qamar Uz Zaman, and Ali Ahmad
13. Composting for Organic Wastes Management and Profitable Use
Muhammad Ashir Hameed, Abdul Qadir, Zia Ur Rahman Farooqi, Sadia Younas, Fazila Younas, and Muhammad Mahroz Hussain
14. Role of Modern Technologies and Legislation Measures to Manage Biosolid Waste
Tabinda Athar, Anamika Pandey, Mohd. Kamran Khan, Zulfiqar Ahmad Saqib, Muhammad Salman Sarwar, Aqsa, Umer Farooq, Mehmet Hamurcu, and Sait Geizgin