1. Introduction2. Waste legislations across the globe: An overview3. Global status of waste to energy technology4. Different waste treatment processes/technologies for energy recovery5. Biofuels production from biomass towards sustainable development6. Landfill gas as an energy source7. Case studies around the world: Successful stories and challenges8. Application of geographic information system in energy utilization9. Promoting waste-to-energy: Nexus thinking, policy instruments and implications for the environment10. The concept of energy efficient residential block design11. Energy aware intelligence in megacities12. Waste to energy model/tool presentation13. Aspen plus modeling approach in solid waste gasification14. Energy from waste: Future prospects towards sustainable development15. Value creation with waste to energy: Economic consideration16. Worldwide business model-environmental and financial aspects