chapter Introduction -- chapter A Brief History of Waste Management -- chapter References -- chapter Characterization of Solid Waste -- chapter Municipal Solid Waste Collection -- chapter Recycling Solid Wastes -- chapter Municipal Solid Waste Processing; Materials Recovery Facilities -- chapter Composting MSW -- chapter Incineration of MSW -- chapter The Sanitary Landfill -- chapter Identification of Hazardous Waste -- chapter Hazardous Waste Generator Requirements -- chapter Hazardous Waste Transportation -- chapter Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility Requirements -- chapter Incineration of Hazardous Wastes -- chapter Hazardous Waste Treatment -- chapter Land Disposal of Hazardous Waste -- chapter Universal Wastes -- chapter Management of Used Oil -- chapter Medical and Infectious Wastes -- chapter Construction and Demolition Debris -- chapter Electronics Waste -- chapter List of Acronyms and Abbreviations.