Household Hazardous Waste Management
Household Hazardous Waste Management

Author: Daniel Mmereki

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2017-02-01

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9535129090

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Rapid global urbanization and increases in living standards in recent decades have led to changes in the household hazardous waste (HHW) generation characteristics due to increases in buying power and easier access to products that are convenient but not always safe. In recent years, the amount of diversified hazardous materials and/or potentially hazardous materials, such as cleaning products, medicines, personal care products, packaging and container products, phthalates, and antibacterial agents, poses a serious threat to the environment and public health. As a result developed countries have adopted well-functioning policy measures and innovative technologies to deal with HHW. On the other hand, developing countries have weak institutional structures and poor policy performance and have adopted ad hoc approaches to manage HHW. The book contains five chapters covering topics of household hazardous waste management and exposure assessment. This book will be useful to many research scientists, solid and hazardous waste managers, administrators, librarians, and students in the scope of development in solid and hazardous waste management program including sources of household hazardous waste, exposure assessment, and government policies on waste generation and treatment and processing of HHW.

Proceedings of the California Household Hazardous Waste Management Conference
Proceedings of the California Household Hazardous Waste Management Conference

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 0788137506

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Contents: keynote speaker: Dana Duxbury, The Waste Watch Center; how to's: starting a program; money in, money out: costs & funding Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) programs; panel: perspectives on product stewardship: roles & credibility; oil wrestling: managing used oil grants; disaster planning & HHW collection programs; managing a temporary collection program; recycling & reuse; permanent facilities; health & safety: what is adequate? latex paint recycling; managing conditionally exempt small quantity generator wastes; poison control center & pesticide exposure.

Handbook on Household Hazardous Waste
Handbook on Household Hazardous Waste

Author: Amy D. Cabaniss

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-08-10

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1641433035

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Household hazardous waste (HHW) is a topic that affects every individual and community given the nearly universal use, storage, and disposal of chemical consumer products. Yet many communities lack the basic information, guidance, and planning support for HHW collection and management so that struggles (e.g., to gain politicians’ and residents’ support, host a collection, build a facility, affect behavior change, and encourage extended producer responsibility) continue on a regular basis. This book is for professionals, students, government officials and others interested in HHW and accommodating the increasing societal demand for this disposal option. In the evolving field of HHW collection and management, this book: provides an unparalleled, comprehensive look at household hazardous waste is a must-have for anyone interested in the solid waste management field, whether novice or experienced, because of the valuable overview and specifics it provides for addressing the ubiquitous issue of HHW offers perspectives based on many collective years of experts’ accrued insight the chapters are written by leading practitioners and visionaries is packed with useful information on many aspects of HHW including its definition, mechanisms for collection and creative collection options, tools for behavior change, and product stewardship offers an extensive resource list for more information. Much has changed in 10 years since the first edition appeared, and each chapter in the Handbook on Household Hazardous Waste, Second Edition, is updated to reflect changes and advances in the field of HHW collection and management. This includes updated appendices and the extensive resource list.