Author : Fifteenth Anniversary Task Force
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 49,63 MB
Release : 1993
Category :
ISBN : 1568062265
Describes how people can help solve a growing problem -- garbage. Outlines many practical steps to reduce the amount & toxicity of garbage. Includes success stories, reusable vocabularyÓ, & other resources. Illustrated.
Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Publisher :
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 34,57 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Salvage (Waste, etc.)
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Author : Sacramento County (Calif.). Department of Solid Waste Management
Publisher :
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 37,48 MB
Release : 1993*
Category : Consumer education
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Page : 35 pages
File Size : 30,11 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Consumer education
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Page : pages
File Size : 22,33 MB
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Page : 48 pages
File Size : 27,86 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Consumer education
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Author : William D. Robinson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1330 pages
File Size : 17,17 MB
Release : 1991-01-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780471877110
A comprehensive, single-source reference of current issues in solid waste management designed as an aid in decision-making and assessment of future trends. Covers public perceptions, legislation, regulation, planning and financing, and technologies and operation. Reviews the evolution of waste management since the passage of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, amended in 1978, 1980 and 1984. Examines common and divergent public and private concerns, including an in-depth review of public perceptions and their effect on planning and implementation. Also includes a discussion of the inadequacies of most waste quantity and composition estimates, with techniques for adequate evaluation. Looks at the misunderstanding and controversy over source separation and issues in municipal resource recovery from the viewpoint of the private scrap process industry. Also includes an unprecedented examination of the problem of bulky waste logistics and its effect on current disposal practice, and case histories and the current status of energy recovery from industrial waste. With over 500 tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Author : Elizabeth Feinberg
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 37,78 MB
Release : 1998-12
Category :
ISBN : 0788174843
Offers step-by-step instructions designed to assist medium & large businesses, governments, & other organizations establish waste reduction programs. An overview on developing & implementing a waste reduction program is followed by a series of worksheets designed to help the waste reduction team conduct a waste assessment & devise a program tailored for its company' specific goals. Appendices include waste reduction ideas, regional EPA & State waste reduction program contacts, a glossary, volume-to-weight conversion tables, & a listing of common recyclable materials.
Author : George Tchobanoglous
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 11,53 MB
Release : 2002-07-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0071500340
In a world where waste incinerators are not an option and landfills are at over capacity, cities are hard pressed to find a solution to the problem of what to do with their solid waste. Handbook of Solid Waste Management, 2/e offers a solution. This handbook offers an integrated approach to the planning, design, and management of economical and environmentally responsible solid waste disposal system. Let twenty industry and government experts provide you with the tools to design a solid waste management system capable of disposing of waste in a cost-efficient and environmentally responsible manner. Focusing on the six primary functions of an integrated system--source reduction, toxicity reduction, recycling and reuse, composting, waste- to-energy combustion, and landfilling--they explore each technology and examine its problems, costs, and legal and social ramifications.
Author : Bette K. Fishbein
Publisher : Inform
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 33,75 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Science
ISBN :
The best way to avoid problems in dealing with garbage is to avoid producing the garbage in the first place. This book is the ideal tool for local governments trying to reduce the costs of collection & disposal & avoid conflicts that incineration, landfill, & even recycling can provoke. It provides detailed examples of actions being taken today by businesses, governments, & institutions to reduce waste--in procurement, packaging, "cash for trash" programs & more.
