Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Solid Waste Management

Solid waste management is the systematic control of the generation, collection, storage, transport, processing, recovery, and disposal of solid materials discarded by households, commerce, industry, and agriculture, undertaken to protect public health and the environment. It addresses municipal solid waste as well a…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 10 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 50× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2769-2264 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Solid waste management is the systematic control of the generation, collection, storage, transport, processing, recovery, and disposal of solid materials discarded by households, commerce, industry, and agriculture, undertaken to protect public health and the environment. It addresses municipal solid waste as well as commercial, hazardous, and other specialised streams, beginning with the characterisation of waste composition and generation rates that inform infrastructure and policy. The field is organised around a hierarchy that prioritises waste reduction and reuse, followed by recycling and composting to recover materials and nutrients, energy recovery, and finally safe disposal through engineered landfills. Effective management requires segregation at source, efficient collection logistics, and the containment or treatment of hazardous components to prevent harm. A central concern is the environmental impact of inadequate disposal, including contamination of surface and groundwater by leachate, emission of gases such as hydrogen sulphide from dumpsites, and the persistence of non-degradable materials like plastic bags, all of which carry public-health consequences and contribute to waterborne disease. Research in the area documents waste streams in specific localities, evaluates sustainable and decision-making strategies for municipalities, and assesses the ecological toxicity of dumpsite leachate. By integrating engineering, environmental science, and policy, solid waste management seeks to minimise environmental burden, recover value from discarded materials, and ensure sanitary, sustainable handling of waste.

Research published in this journal

10 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 10 articles above have been cited 50 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Water (ISSN 2769-2264).

Journal editorial board
Ruth Pereira · Portugal Miklas Scholz · United Kingdom Yukinori SATO · Japan

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