Review article
Geographical background of municipal waste disposal in developed countries
Željka Šiljković
Abstract
Status of municipal waste disposal in some developed countries is discussed in the paper. The waste is classified according to sites of its origin. The methods of waste treatment are elaborated, and special attention is payed to the fact that besides running techniques of waste incineration, recycling and composting, landfilling is the prevailing type of waste disposal practiced in concerning countries. In the most cases there is the same type of „rubbish-heaps“ prevailing everywhere. Comparative review of impact of particular waste treatment methods to the environment and human health is additionally presented in the article.
Keywords
geographical background; municipal waste disposal; developed countries
Hrčak ID:
84456
URI
Publication date:
28.12.1993.
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