WasteSafe - International Conference on Solid Waste Management 2011

Wastes are normally solids, useless and unwanted. However, many of these materials can be reused, recycled and thus they can become a resource for soil conditioner, industrial production or energy generation, if managed and treated properly. Due to rapid growth of population, industrialization and urbanization, waste generation has increased sharply and the nature of wastes has also changed dramatically. Due to organizational limitations, lack of people’s awareness, absence of appropriate management, financial & resource constraints, ineffectiveness of legislation and law enforcement, wastes remain unmanaged and posed threat to human and nature, especially in the Developing Countries.