Waste Age/Recycling Times Recycling Handbook Environmental Industry Associations

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Covers all aspects of recycling, with chapters on costs, safety, technology, and profitability. It also covers legislative issues in Germany, France, Britain and Canada.

Contents

PrefaceWaste Product Profiles, C. MillerGlass ContainersNewspapersPolyethylene TerephthlateAluminum PackagingHigh-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Bottles and ContainersCorrugated BoxesSteel CansOffice PaperYard WasteHousehold Hazardous WastePlastic Film BagsScrap TiresAseptic Boxes/Milk CartonsMagazines and CatalogsHousehold BatteriesCoda: The Whys and Hows of Quality Recyclables, M. MisnerRecycling and State and Federal GovernmentsState Recycling Rates, L. RabascaRecycling in the States, C. MillerIs a National Recycling Bill Possible J. GoffWhat Does Recycling Really Cost The Real Cost of Processing Recyclables, C. MillerThe Cost of Curbside Collection, C. MillerMarketsRecycling Markets, 1990-1994, L. RabascaHow MRFs and Their Clients Share Risks of Fluctuating Markets, T. Polk and M. KnollRecycling CollectionCo-Collection Trucks, M. MalloyCo-Collection: Is It for You J. GoffAm I Blue : A Report on Blue Bag Collection, J.T. Aquino and K. WhiteHDPE and Curbside Recycling, J. GoffMixed Paper: New Tricks for an Old Dog, C. MillerSafety IssuesSafety Training for Workers in Material Recovery Facilities, J.A . Legler and R. CurtisManagement/Strategy IssuesFinancing Recycling Programs, R.W. Ollis, Jr.WTE & Recycling: Under One Roof, R. WoodsPackaging - Reduce, Recycle, or What C. MillerScavengers: A Behind-the-Scenes Recycling Battle, J. GoffEffect of Overseas Regulations on U.S. RecyclingGermany's Green Dot System for Packaging Material, A. ReddGerman "Green Dot" Makes British See Red, M. HoldernessCanada and France Establish Their Own Models for Recovering Packaging Waste, J. GoffThree-Year Assessment of the German Green Dot System, L. Rabasca, J. Goff, and K. WhiteCase StudiesBrookhaven, New York - New England CRInc., C. ThoresenDallas, Texas - Community Waste Disposal, Inc., K. WhiteTampa, Florida - ReClaim, Inc., L. RabascaAcronyms and AbbreviationsIndex

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