ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews historic and current waste arisings then, drawing on work carried out under the EPSRC funded SUE waste consortium and the Defra New Technologies Demonstrator Programme for Biodegradable Waste, it assesses current options for waste management within the urban environment, based on the appropriateness of the technology and the scale. Recommendations are made regarding future strategies for urban waste management. The challenges to implementing such a strategy, including retrofitting to existing building stock, are then addressed.
