Waste management practising

Alternative water sources are expected to play a significant role in areas suffering water shortages. In many places, waste water reuse is becoming a valuable component of sustainable water management practises. However, substantial and practical information is still needed to safely design, implement and operate waste water reuse schemes. 

The knowledge of the practise of waste management by consumers is a recent issue. Not all parameters of this dynamic process are known. It has been demonstrated in this chapter that there is no direct correlation between the quantity of rechargeable batteries (and equipment) purchased during one year and the quantity that are discarded or taken back to a collection centre. 

The Earth is not infinite in its resources, nor in its ctq>acity to absorb the effects of highly polluting activities, and for ensured survival of the Earth and everything in or on it, these non-sustainable practices must be replaced with those that are sustainable and which will allow foture generations to use, enjoy, and benefit from the Earth s environment in the same way that we have been able to. The attainment of sustainable waste management, and the development of sustainable landfilling practises will be an important step in achieving this. 

Factors which relate to the development of plastics recovery and in particular associated economic aspects are presented below, and should be considered in relation to the overall waste management strategy within the European Union represented by the ladder of waste disposal options in Figure 1. The strategy is to push waste disposal practises as far up the ladder as possible. 

To ensure that waste is properly controlled and managed the following techniques should be practised ... 

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