"Managing industrial, agricultural, and municipal wastes is a challenge that countries around the world must come to grapple with. The rapid urbanization coupled with the increasing demands that the growing population create requires that technologies need to be harnessed that provides a sustainable approach of managing wastes. According to 2018 US EPA data, an average American generates approximately 5 pounds of municipal solid waste each day which ultimately results in in a total of approximately 292.4 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated each year (EPA,2018). Municipal waste refers to wastes that consumers discard. This includes bottles, corrugated boxes, food, grass clippings, sofas, computers, tires and refrigerators. This MSW does not include construction and demolition debris, municipal wastewater sludge and non-hazardous industrial wastes. The management of MSW is of high priority to the local and state governments because these entities must deal with growing urbanization and shrinking land-filling or other disposal options. Therefore, reduction of MSW wastes and recycling of wastes are of high priority" -- Provided by publisher.