Beyond 40 Percent
1 Apr 1990

Beyond 40 Percent: Record-Setting Recycling and Composting Programs

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The recovery of more than 40 percent of municipal solid waste is now a reality. This report establishes materials recovery as a cost-effective, primary waste management strategy. The operating experiences of 17 communities—urban, suburban, and rural—are extensively documented. The book includes 58 charts with specifics of recycling and composting programs, breakdowns of capital and operating costs, … Read More
1 Jan 1989

Salvaging the Future: Waste-Based Production

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Using a hypothetical American city of one million people, this groundbreaking study on value added to discarded material presents a detailed forecast of the costs and benefits of recycling. Four common material commodities found in a city’s waste stream are analyzed to determine their ability to maximize value added to the city’s economy, and how each … Read More
20 Feb 1986

Proven Profits from Pollution Prevention: Case Studies in Resource Conservation and Waste Reduction, Volume II

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This compendium of case studies illustrates how various industries have achieved environmental goals through a primary emphasis on pollution prevention instead of on pollution control. Proven Profits from Pollution Prevention by Donald Huisingh, Larry Martin, Helene Hilger, and Neil Seldman ISBN: 0-917582-47-0

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