ISSN: 2577-4050
Authors: Swathi C and Behera US*
We currently live in a world where the depletion of resources is beyond our control. The demand for achieving sustainable development, both financially and ecologically, is communicated effectively and unambiguously. As a result, current and future generations must guarantee that all resources are maintained, fully utilized, and responsibly managed. Waste generation has always been a component of humanity’s quest for progress, whether in social or economic activity. The general meaning of “waste” is useless or in other words futile but nowadays waste is useful to create wealth and employment also but in the present scenario handling and treatment of “waste” is a big challenge. There is a lot of technology around us which solves the handling and treatment of waste as well as these methods creates wealth also. Plastics have become an integral and unmistakable part of our daily lives. Because of its high tensile strength, durability, lightweight, high elasticity, resistance to corrosion, and ease of transport, plastic is used to make a wide range of products, including carry bags, pet bottles, pouches, electric switches, computer accessories, automobile accessories, and many more. The present chapter deals with trending topics of waste-to-wealth conversion like plastic waste to granular for use in the construction of roads, municipal waste to methane production, and use energy as a side product in thermal power plants, biomass to biodiesel. The chapter also deals with a very important aspect of carbon dioxide storage and utilization which is the conversion of CO2 to useful Chemicals.
Keywords: Biodiesel; CO2 Utilization; Enhanced Oil Recovery; Municipality Waste; Power Generation; Waste Plastic
