@article{922095,
      recid = {922095},
      author = {Negm, Abdelazim M., and Shareef, Noama,},
      title = {Waste management in MENA regions /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {The book presents the state-of-the-art document describing  the knowledge, data, cost-effectiveness and technologies  employed to manage the waste in several countries such as  Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordon, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon,  and Yemen. It covers diverse topics including the status of  the waste in the region, solid waste management, solid  waste recovery and disposal, the use of the agricultural  waste in feeding poultry, sludge disposal and management,  wastewater treatment and energy production. Also, the book  explains how waste management systems are becoming more  complex in many countries with the move from landfill-based  to resource recovery-based solutions following the setting  of international and national targets to divert waste from  landfill and to increase recycling and recovery rates.  Besides, this book also evaluates the environmental  legislation in the selected countries and suggests new  performance enhancements. This book is of interest to  environmental professionals including scientists and  policymakers in the Middle East, North Africa, and areas  with similar features.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/922095},
}