Source Separation and Recycling: Implementation and Benefits for a Circular Economy (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry 63)

Source separation of waste and subsequent recycling processes are promising solutions on the road to a circular economy. They reduce waste disposal and the need for resource deployment, while also producing secondary raw materials; as such, they have a significant effect on climate protection. This book presents source separation technologies and related aspects that form the basis for efficient recycling and a modern approach to waste management. It examines legislational drivers and policy aspects of adequate waste collection schemes, as well as segregation technologies and the success factors for their implementation. Summarizing the outcomes of a Sino-German workshop, the focus of this volume is mainly on the current situation in China and Germany. However, the findings are applicable to a broad range of situations and regions around the world. In addition, the book demonstrates the relevance of source separation for climate protection and describes alternative separation technologies. Given the breadth and depth of its coverage, the volume will appeal to environmental scientists, engineers, economists, waste managers and policymakers alike. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Waste Policy for Source Separation in Germany (Christina Dornack)....Pages 3-10 Separate Collection of Waste Fractions: Economic Opportunities and Problems (Henning Friege)....Pages 11-29 The Waste Management System in Qingdao City: Example for Modern Chinese Waste Management (Yingjie Sun, Weihua Li)....Pages 31-63 Separation by Manual Sorting at Home: State of the Art in Germany (A. Nassour, S. Hemidat, A. Lemke, A. Elnaas, M. Nelles)....Pages 67-87 Separation of Municipal Solid Waste in Treatment Plants (Daniel Schingnitz)....Pages 89-103 Commingled Waste Collection as Chance for Technical Separation: Alternative Collection Systems (Adele Clausen, Malte Althaus, Thomas Pretz)....Pages 105-118 Thermal Treatment as a Chance for Material Recovery (Peter Quicker)....Pages 119-149 Source-Separated Collection of Rural Solid Waste in China (Chao Zeng, Hangfen Li, Fafa Xia, Dongjie Niu, Youcai Zhao)....Pages 151-174 Recycling of Biowaste: Experience with Collection, Digestion, and Quality in Germany (Klaus Fricke, Christof Heußner, Axel Hüttner, Thomas Turk)....Pages 175-175 The Effect of Source Separation on the Waste Disposal Process: Case Study in Hangzhou (Yuyang Long, Dongsheng Shen)....Pages 199-226 E-Waste Collection and Treatment Options: A Comparison of Approaches in Europe, China and Vietnam (Stefan Salhofer)....Pages 227-227 The Waste Management System in China and Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (Lou Ziyang, Xing Zhilin, Cheng Zhaowen, Zhao Tiantao, Cai Bofeng)....Pages 247-268 The Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through the Source-Separated Collection of Household Waste in Germany (Christoph Wünsch, Franz-Georg Simon)....Pages 269-287 40 Years of Source Separation in Germany and Its Future (Bernd Bilitewski)....Pages 291-295 Success Factors for the Implementation of Separate Collection Systems (Roman Maletz)....Pages 297-297 Back Matter ....Pages 315-318