Routledge Studies in Waste Management and Policy
Zero-Waste: Reconsidering Waste Management for the Future
1st Edition
By Atiq Zaman, Tahmina Ahsan
December 05, 2019
This book analyses ‘zero-waste’ (ZW) as an emerging waste management strategy for the future, which considers waste prevention through innovative design and sustainable consumption practices. Drawing on a diverse range of case studies from Australia, Bangladesh, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, ...
Decision-making and Radioactive Waste Disposal
1st Edition
By Andrew Newman, Gerry Nagtzaam
June 16, 2017
The International Atomic Energy Agency estimates that nuclear power generation facilities produce about 200,000 cubic meters of low and intermediate-level waste each year. Vital medical procedures, industrial processes and basic science research also produce significant quantities of waste. All of ...
Waste Prevention Policy and Behaviour: New Approaches to Reducing Waste Generation and its Environmental Impacts
1st Edition
By Ana Paula Bortoleto
September 12, 2016
As prosperity levels rise, so too does the number of products and services being consumed. For policy makers in waste management facing a growing challenge, it is vital to understand the complex relationship between waste prevention policies and individual behaviour regarding waste generation. This...