The disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) is a global problem. Waste disposal practices draw criticism from the public due to perceived and real negative environmental impacts. A shift in the public perception of waste stakeholders has caused an organizational change in how waste is managed: instead of being viewed as waste, it can be an economic asset with inherent energy value. As a result, new technologies have developed worldwide that offer emerging strategies for waste treatment and disposal to improve public health and the environment. The emerging waste treatment and disposal strategies have contributed significantly to improving public health and the environment and can also save the precious resources of planet earth.

Residential solid waste has become a major environmental problem in many developing countries. It is not easy to dispose of solid waste, particularly in an urban area where municipal solid waste generation is high, and the space for landfill disposal is limited. Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) was recommended as the priority strategy because it enables the separation of recyclables from non-recyclables at the source, which can be later processed by Waste To Energy (WTE) plants. It covers various types of waste generation, storage, collection, and treatment, including: landfills; wastewater management networks; air pollution control systems; solid waste treatment for recycling; composting; food scrap treatment for biofuels production; hazardous waste processing; municipal solid waste incineration; thermochemical conversion; and pyrolysis processes. It also includes thematic sections on sustainable development concepts, emissions inventory and abatement strategies, life cycle assessment studies, and policies for waste management. Only a few new technologies and strategies are available to tackle waste generation as emerging treatment and disposal strategies. Waste treatment and disposal strategies include incineration, energy recovery, pyrolysis, gasification, anaerobic digestion, composting, and recycling. Emerging waste treatment and disposal strategies are increasingly used in the solid waste industry, but they face crucial challenges in their wider adoption.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide an overview of these management techniques. It will also focus on understanding the waste and treatment strategies used in many countries around the world. It aims to create awareness among the public and public health institutions that they need to increase research activities in this field.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Novel green technologies for biomedical waste treatment and effective disposal strategies
• Transition countries towards trends in recycling techniques: For Economic development
• E-waste: Being a global crisis and the Need for Green solutions for a healthy environment
• Detection and Identification of different waste accumulation types and designing of relevant waste treatment technologies
• Effective Biomedical waste treatment: Going towards green hospital through safe segregation and disposal
• Solid waste management Proposals for better atmospheric pollution control
• Targeting a green economy through low-cost waste management techniques
• Challenges and opportunities associated with the effective adoption of waste management strategies