Such questions are at the heart of the emerging discipline of industrial ecology, covered in Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology.

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This is happening due to the strong demand and high price of certain new materials and the possibility of sorting out waste in developing regions of the world. As a result, a market in Secondary Raw Materials (SRM) has developed.

This book aims at Graduate Students and Researchers in Environmental Engineering, Waste Management, Urban Mining, Circular Economy, Waste Processing, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and ...

This book, written by international experts, discusses the various waste disposal options that are available (landfill, incineration, composting, recycling) and then reviews their impact on the environment, and particularly on human health.

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