Valorization of wastes for sustainable development: waste to wealth

Front Cover -- Valorization of Wastes for Sustainable Development -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- About the editors -- Preface -- 1 Overview - Current scenarios and challenges -- 1 Challenges and opportunities associated with different forms of waste resources utilizations -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Classification of waste -- 1.2.1 Glass waste -- 1.2.2 Paper waste -- 1.2.3 Construction waste -- 1.2.4 Industrial and hazardous waste -- 1.2.5 Agricultural waste -- 1.2.6 Medical and municipal solid waste -- 1.2.7 E-waste -- 1.3 Challenges in waste management -- 1.3.1 Environmental, health, and socioeconomic issues -- 1.4 Current status in waste management -- 1.4.1 Waste management in developed, developing, and low-income countries -- 1.5 Problems encountered in waste handling -- 1.5.1 Collection, segregation, transportation, and storage of waste -- 1.5.2 Recycling and resource recovery -- 1.5.3 Research-based methods -- 1.6 Future scope -- 1.6.1 Circular economy -- 1.6.2 Internet of things -- 1.6.3 Green productivity practices -- 1.6.4 Biochar in waste management -- 1.6.5 Waste as a resource -- 1.6.6 Sustainable waste management -- 1.6.7 Public engagement in waste reduction and recycling policies -- 1.7 Conclusion and discussion -- References -- 2 Mitigation of environment crisis: conversion of organic plant waste to valuable products -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Sources of organic wastes -- 2.2.1 Fruit and vegetable waste -- 2.2.2 Wood waste -- 2.2.3 Agricultural waste -- 2.3 Various treatments employed for utilizing organic wastes -- 2.3.1 Vermicompost -- 2.3.2 Fermentation -- 2.3.3 Thermal treatment -- 2.3.4 Hydrothermal treatment -- 2.3.5 Enzymatic process -- 2.4 Importance of converting waste into valuable products -- 2.5 Valorization of organic wastes by microbial route -- 2.5.1 Biodiesel production.