reconsidering waste management for the future Zaman, Atiq creator author. Ahsan, Tahmina author. text bibliography nyu 2020 monographic eng

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pages cm "This book analyses 'zero-waste' as an emerging waste management strategy for the future, which considers waste prevention through innovative design and sustainable consumption practices. Drawing on a diverse range of case studies from Australia, Bangladesh, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden and the USA, this book explores why urban waste management systems still remain a major challenge for almost all cities around the world. Rejecting waste as an 'end-of-life' problem, Atiq Zaman and Tahmina Ahsan instead consider waste prevention through the zero-waste model, in which resources are utilized and consumed with minimum environmental degradation. In addition, the authors give extended discussion on why embracing the zero-waste concept will be beneficial for the circular economy. Providing a strategic zero-waste framework and an evaluation tool to measure waste management performance aimed towards zero-waste goals, this book will be of great relevance to students, scholars and policymakers with an interest in waste management, sustainable consumption, urban planning and sustainable development"-- Atiq Zaman and Tahmina Ahsan. Includes bibliographical references. Source reduction (Waste management) Refuse and refuse disposal Sustainable living Waste minimization Case studies Recycling (Waste, etc.) Case studies TD793.95 .Z36 2020 628.4 AHZ 2020 Zaman, Atiq, New York : Routledge, 2020. 1. (DLC) 2019033580 9781138219083 9781138219090 2019033579 DLC 190806 20210606114050.0 eng