{"id":13179,"date":"1990-04-01T00:00:49","date_gmt":"1990-04-01T00:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/beyond-40-percent-record-setting-recycling-and-composting-programs\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T16:44:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T16:44:28","slug":"beyond-40-percent-record-setting-recycling-and-composting-programs","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/beyond-40-percent-record-setting-recycling-and-composting-programs","title":{"rendered":"M\u00e1s all\u00e1 del 40 por ciento: Programas de reciclaje y compostaje que baten r\u00e9cords"},"template":"","migration":[],"article_type":[8],"initiatives":[15],"topics":[112,121],"impact_areas":[],"authors":[622],"class_list":["post-13179","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_type-report","initiatives-composting-for-community","topics-recycling","topics-zero-waste","authors-ilsr"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":10647,"background_color":"","article_type":[8],"initiative":15,"display_event_fields":false,"display_case_study_fields":false,"start_date":null,"end_date":null,"start_time":null,"end_time":null,"time_zone":"America\/New_York","virtual_event":false,"location":"","locality":"","state":"","topics":[112,121],"impact_areas":false,"abstract":"<p>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\u2014urban, suburban, and rural\u2014are extensively documented. The book includes 58 charts with specifics of recycling and composting programs, breakdowns of capital and operating costs, &hellip; <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/beyond-40-percent-record-setting-recycling-and-composting-programs\/\" aria-label=\"Beyond 40 Percent: Record-Setting Recycling and Composting Programs\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","authors_tax":[622]},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<div class=\"ttr_start\"><\/div><p><strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Beyond.40.Percent.cover_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16568\" title=\"Beyond.40.Percent.cover\" src=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Beyond.40.Percent.cover_.jpg\" alt=\"Beyond 40 Percent\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>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\u2014urban, suburban, and rural\u2014are extensively documented. The book includes 58 charts with specifics of recycling and composting programs, breakdowns of capital and operating costs, and information on materials targeted. It also provides information on incentives, collection methods, education and publicity, and contact people. A valuable guide for anyone interested in materials recovery and recycling.<\/p>\n<p>by Brenda Platt, Christine Doherty,\u00a0Anne Claire Broughton, and David Morris<br \/>\n1991, 264 pages<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1990\/04\/Beyond-40-Percent.pdf\">Beyond 40 Percent<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ISBN 1-55963-073-6, LC 90-4769<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttr_end\"><\/div><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-16 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Compartir en Facebook\" 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