ABSTRACT
The management of waste can be approached from several venues, including regulations, history, technical methods, and interpretations of past management practices and our current methods to manage waste in what is considered the proper approach today. This chapter will explore the above approaches to waste management, present the Natural Laws (1) for the reader’s consideration, and then describe a simple hierarchy for waste management based on these laws. The impact of the “implementation” of natural attenuation in many remediation schemes of today is also discussed. The objective is to raise awareness of both the capabilities and limitations that are placed on society in the management of waste.
