The book focuses on a global issue—municipal solid waste management (MSWM) and presents the most effective solutions based on energy recovery processes. There is huge potential in employing different technologies and modern management methodology for recovering energy from various waste streams to establish a sustainable and circular economy. In several countries, energy recovery from municipal solid wastes (MSW) is seen as a way of reducing the negative impact of waste on the environment and also reducing the burden on land resources. The book primarily focuses on highlighting the latest insights into energy recovery from various waste streams in different countries, with a particular emphasis on India. Further, it paves the way for sustainability in the energy sector as a whole by addressing waste management issues and simultaneous energy recovery. The chapters present high-quality research papers selected and presented in the conference, IconSWM 2018.
Dr. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh is a Professor & Former Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Founder Coordinator of the Centre for QMS at Jadavpur University, India. He is a prominent figure in the fields of waste management, circular economy, SME sustainability, green manufacturing, green factories, TQM and ISO standards. He served as the Director, CBWE, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India and L&T Ltd. Prof Ghosh is the Founder and Chairman of the IconSWM and the President of the International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water, as well the Chairman of the “Indian Congress on Quality, Environment, Energy and Safety Management Systems (ICQESMS)” and the “Consortium of Researchers in International Collaboration” (CRIC). In 2012, he was awarded a Distinguished Visiting Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK, to work on “Energy Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste”. He received the Boston Pledge and NABC 2006 award for the most eco-friendlyinnovation “Conversion of plastics & jute waste to wealth” in Houston, USA. He received patents on a waste plastic processing technology and a high-speed jute ribboning technology for preventing water wastage & occupational health hazards. He has published more than 50 research papers in leading international refereed journals and edited more than 30 books and proceedings. He is the Associate Editor of Journal of Japan Society of Materials Cycles and Waste Management. He has accomplished and has been involved in several impactful interdisciplinary research projects on sustainable supply chain of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the globe, circular economy in 34 countries, waste to energy and waste management. His projects have been funded by British Council, Royal Society, Royal Academy of Engineering, EU Horizon 2020, Jute Technology Mission, Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India, UNCRD/DESA, APO and Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation (SRNSF)of Georgia.
