Abstract Treatment of biowaste, the predominant waste fraction in low-and middle-income
settings, offers public health, environmental and economic benefits by converting waste into …

The content, behaviour and significance of heavy metals in composted waste materials is
important from two potentially conflicting aspects of environmental legislation in terms of:(a) …

Nine different samples of sewage sludges, composts and other representative organic
wastes, with potential interest to be used as agricultural soil amendments, were …

Consumer awareness about the damages that plastic packaging waste cause to the
environment, coupled with bio-economy and circular economy policies, are pushing plastic …

An increasing amount of sewage sludge requires reasonable management, whereas its
storage might be environmentally hazardous. Due to the organic matter and nutrient …

The fertilization using sewage sludge (SS) and/or SS-derived products have been
extensively studied and known to increase crop yield as soil nutrients and plant growth are …

Sensitive and simple ecotoxicological bioassays like seed germination and root elongation
tests are commonly used to evaluate the phytotoxicity of waste and industrial discharge …

Wastewater treatment processes generate highly biodegradable solid wastes. As their fate is
an environmental issue of great concern, public administrations promote a sustainable …

In the management of municipal solid waste (MSW), the sorting–composting approach
presents many advantages. However, since MSW contains a number of chemical and …

Effluents generated during the process of anaerobic digestion should be treated before their
disposal into the environment. The aim of this study was evaluating the effectiveness of the …