Among the Sicilian economic productive sectors, that of wine production has today a considerable value. However, with growth this sector, notable was increase in waste, which to date is not only an damage for companies, but also threat environment. It known waste from properties (e.g., antioxidants) have potential reuse at cosmetic, pharmaceutical and nutritional levels obtain economically sust...

Considering increasing population growth in recent decades, and consequently, the increase in waste production in the world, waste management and efforts to reduce their harm to the environment has become an important issue. One of the appropriate ways to manage municipal waste is to generate energy from waste, especially by RDF production method. On the other hand, in order to reduce the consu...

Medical establishments play important roles in different activities by using of modern technology to serve the humans and the environment through different departments in the establishment and its firms. Medical wastes are considered as a hazardous waste because they contain toxic materials, infectious, or non-infectious wastes and they are considered as a hazard to millions of patients, health...

Waste production in healthcare facilities in developing countries has brought about a variety of concerns due to the use of inappropriate methods of managing the wastes. Inappropriate treatment and final disposal of the wastes can lead to adverse impacts to public health, to occupational health and safety, and to the environment. Unfortunately, most economically developing countries suffer a va...

Continuous use of chemical fertilizers has deteriorated the soil health and made the use of organic matter essential to restore the soil health and productivity. The availability of organic matter is again a problem because of the increase in area under crop cultivation. Thus recycling of the available organic wastes from the existing gardens especially in perennial crops gets more importance. ...