Contents at a Glance SECTION I Agricultural Wasfe 1-62 I. Vermicompost: An Organic Manure 3-11 2. Wood and Bark Wastes as Feedstuffs and Fertilisers 12-24 3. Utilisation of Coconut Shell Powder into Industrial Products 25-37 4. Utilisation of Biomass 38-51 5. Enzyme Pectinase from Agricultural Waste and Ceramic from Rice Husk 52-57 6. Paper, Paper Board and Furfural from Agricultural Waste 58-62 SECTION II Food Processing Waste.. 63-140 7. Fruits, Vegetables, Plantation and Forest Products .. 65-76 8. Animal and Poultry Products 77-90 9. Coffee and Tea Wastes 91-100 10. Cereals, Pulses and Oil Seeds 101-112 11. Wastes from the Fermentation Industries and Their Use as Feedstuffs and Fertilisers 113-121 12. Dairy Industry 122-140 SECTION III Waste from Chemical Processing and Allied Industries .. 141-384 13. Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals ..143-163 14. Sugar and Distillery .. 164-182 15. Leather and Tannery 183-204 16 Pesticides.. 205-234 17. Paper Industry 235-274 18. Paint and Dye Industry .. 275-285 19. Fertiliser Industry 286-291 20. Pharmaceutical Industry.. 292-303 21.Re-Refining of Used Lubrication Oil304-316 22. Reconditioning and Reclamation of Transformer (Insulating) Oil.. 317-324 23. Control of Gaseous Wastes and Odours.. 325-335 24. Recycling and Purification of Solvents for the Laboratory .. 336-340 25. Liquid Chemical and Chlorinated Waste Treatment.. 341-350 26. Waste Minimisation in Textile Industry .. 351-384 References 385-386 Index. 387-390