Paper Title: Resource recovery from inert municipal waste

Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Anand Giri

Inert municipal solid waste consists of waste which is chemically and biologically uncreative. It covers 30%–50% of total municipal waste and challenge for its management. Such waste is a burden for its management in landfill sites due to quantity. It affects human health and environment due to the presence of other types of secondary pollutants trapped or immobilized on it. The major inert municipal waste includes concrete and demolition, debris, glass, etc. Its management includes conversion toward recycled concrete aggregate, building material, tiles etc. Some research studies propose the conversion of these into adsorbent materials as a new and value-added approach.