Resource Recovery from Waste - Business Models for Energy, Nutrient and Water Reuse in Low- and Middle-income Countries (Paperback)

Humans generate millions of tons of waste every day. This waste is rich in water, nutrients, energy and organic compounds. Yet waste is not being managed in a way that permits us to derive value from its reuse, whilst millions of farmers struggle with depleted soils and lack of water. This book shows how Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) could create livelihoods, enhance food security, support green economies, reduce waste and contribute to cost recovery in the sanitation chain. While many RRR projects fully depend on subsidies and hardly survive their pilot phase, hopeful signs of viable approaches to RRR are emerging around the globe including low- and middle-income countries. These enterprises or projects are tapping into entrepreneurial initiatives and public private partnerships, leveraging private capital to help realize commercial or social value, shifting the focus from treatment for waste disposal to treatment of waste as a valuable resource for safe reuse. The book provides a compendium of business options for energy, nutrients and water recovery via 24 innovative business models based on an in-depth analysis of over 60 empirical cases, of which 47 from around the world are described and evaluated in a systematic way. The focus is on organic municipal, agro-industrial and food waste, including fecal sludge, supporting a diverse range of business models with potential for large-scale out-and up-scaling.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2021
Editors:	Miriam Otoo • Pay Drechsel
Foreword by:	Guy Hutton
Dimensions:	246 x 189mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	832
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-77877-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Aquaculture & fishing: practice & techniques Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Small businesses & self-employed Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business mathematics & systems > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Soil science, sedimentology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural engineering & machinery > General
LSN:	0-367-77877-7
Barcode:	9780367778774

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