The book "Integrated Solid Waste Management: A Lifecycle Inventory" by Dr. P. White, Dr. M. Franke, and P. Hindle provides a comprehensive guide to integrated solid waste management systems. The authors, from Procter & Gamble, aim to offer a holistic approach to improving environmental quality and economic costs of waste management. The book is structured to help waste managers, producers, designers, data specialists, policymakers, regulators, and concerned citizens understand and improve waste management systems. It covers key concepts such as environmental and economic sustainability, total quality management, system modeling, and lifecycle inventory techniques. The book includes detailed data and a computer model to assist operations managers in developing data-based improvements. It also features case studies and appendices with practical information for waste management specialists. The authors emphasize the importance of an integrated approach to solid waste management, which addresses all types and sources of non-hazardous waste using a range of treatment options. The book is intended to help readers design environmentally and economically sustainable solid waste management systems, balancing environmental impacts and economic costs.The book "Integrated Solid Waste Management: A Lifecycle Inventory" by Dr. P. White, Dr. M. Franke, and P. Hindle provides a comprehensive guide to integrated solid waste management systems. The authors, from Procter & Gamble, aim to offer a holistic approach to improving environmental quality and economic costs of waste management. The book is structured to help waste managers, producers, designers, data specialists, policymakers, regulators, and concerned citizens understand and improve waste management systems. It covers key concepts such as environmental and economic sustainability, total quality management, system modeling, and lifecycle inventory techniques. The book includes detailed data and a computer model to assist operations managers in developing data-based improvements. It also features case studies and appendices with practical information for waste management specialists. The authors emphasize the importance of an integrated approach to solid waste management, which addresses all types and sources of non-hazardous waste using a range of treatment options. The book is intended to help readers design environmentally and economically sustainable solid waste management systems, balancing environmental impacts and economic costs.