Creating Local Recycling Markets
This booklet discusses how to develop local recycling-based production and manufacturing enterprises. by Tom Martin Download PDF File (7.97 MB)
This booklet discusses how to develop local recycling-based production and manufacturing enterprises. by Tom Martin Download PDF File (7.97 MB)
This report documents manufacturer use of scrap materials and associated jobs and value added. It lays out strategies for keeping these benefits in the community and establishing scrap-based industries. An excellent primer for those interested in recycling-based economic development. by Michael Lewis ISBN 0-917582-97-7, LC 94-5188 Download PDF File (3.85 MB)
by Brenda Platt and David Morris 1993, 15 pages $10.00 Download PDF File (714 KB) This report discusses the efficiency of recycling, cost-effective programs, and the jobs and value added created through recycling. A valuable tool for those arguing the case for recycling.
Are state recycled content laws effective? This report provides a comprehensive analysis of state recycled content laws, and documents the experiences of states that have enacted such laws. A collaborative project of the National Environmental Law Center, Californians Against Waste Foundation, and ILSR. by Lauri Aunan Download PDF File (3.52 MB)
Washington, D.C. could be saving money and creating more jobs through its recycling program. This report compares the District of Columbia’s 1991 expenditures for solid waste disposal to projected expenditures for an aggressive recycling program/economic development strategy. The study offers a concrete plan that would save the District millions of dollars. by Neil Seldman, Roland Samimy, and … Read More