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    • Introduction to Urban Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
    • Study Session 1  Introduction to Sanitation and Waste Management
    • Study Session 2  The Effects of Poor Sanitation and Waste Management
    • Study Session 3 Rapid Assessment of Urban Sanitation and Waste Management
    • Study Session 4 Liquid Wastes: Sources, Types and Characteristics
    • Study Session 5  Latrine Technology Options for Urban Areas
    • Study Session 6  Liquid Waste Management and Treatment
    • Study Session 7  Solid Waste: Sources, Composition and On-site Storage
    • Study Session 8  Solid Waste Reduction, Reuse and Recycling
    • Study Session 9  Storage, Collection, Transfer and Transport of Solid Waste
    • Study Session 10  Disposal of Solid Wastes
    • Study Session 11 Integrated Solid Waste Management
    • Study Session 12 Institutional Sanitation and Waste Management
    • Study Session 13 Commercial Opportunities in Urban Sanitation and Waste Management
    • Study Session 14 Emergency Sanitation and Waste Management
    • Study Session 15 Monitoring and Evaluation
    • References
    • Acknowledgements
    • Glossary
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Urban Sanitation and Solid Waste Management

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finding other uses for wastes that enable some value to be extracted or recovered from them (8)

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