Waste, 1. Introduction and Overview

Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, pp. 1–16

Abstract

The article contains sections titled: 1 Introduction 2 Definitions 3 Historical Development of Waste Management 3.1 Early Times and Antiquity 3.2 Middle Ages 3.3 Modern Times 3.3.1 Waste Collection 3.3.2 Waste Treatment 4 Origin, Composition, and Quantities of Waste 4.1 Waste Categories, Types, and Definitions 4.2 Waste Generation 4.2.1 Municipal Solid Waste 4.2.2 Other Waste 4.3 Composition of Municipal Solid Waste 5 Waste Management Structure and Treatment Options 5.1 Waste Management Structure 5.2 Waste Treatment References

Authors 1

1. Peter Quicker corresponding Aachen Unit of Technologies of Fuels

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Unit of Technologies of Fuels, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany