Biodegradable Waste Management in the Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities

This book presents the latest developments in the dynamic field of  biodegradable waste management, a critical aspect of the circular  economy.  The book is divided into six sections covering the following  topics:
The concept of circular economy: The importance of the  circular economy, cradle to cradle marketplace, new products from old  wastes
Biodegradable waste valorization: Definitions and procedures  for the characterization of biodegradable waste, biodegradable waste  streams (agriculture, industry, municipal), new sources of biodegradable  waste, limitations for the use of biodegradable waste in soil, waste  collection systems, legal/regulation aspects.
Technologies for the  production of biodegradable waste products (end-products): Biological  methods and hybrid technologies, anaerobic digestion, composting,  biorefineries  
Positive and negative effect of end-products on  soil/environment: Chemical contaminants occurrence in end-products,  effect of end-products on the soil microbial communities, the use of  end-products on soil
Life cycle perspective: Nutrients recovery, energy and bio-methane production
Challenges  and opportunities: The governance and social aspects, biofuels  production, matter recovery from biodegradable waste streams –  fertilizers, metal recovery, biosorbents and biochar production