Description |
xii, 303 p. |
Series |
Urban and industrial environments.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Rags and bottles -- Curbside recycling collection -- Tonnage and toxicity : the nonissue of nonhazardous industrial waste -- Scale and sufficiency : zero waste and the quest for environmental -- Justice -- Extended plastics responsibility : producers as reluctant stewards -- Conclusion -- Appendix i - Summary of the best available data from the us EPA on solid waste -- Generation, disposal and recycling in the United States -- Appendix ii - Summary of textile and glass disposal and recycling, for the most recent -- Year available, in the United States -- Appendix iii - Changes in MSW quantity and composition over time -- Appendix iv - Fractions of MSW that can be targeted for reuse using a model of repair -- Refurbishment, and retailing -- Appendix v - Details on various quantities of different plastics in MSW-- Appendix vi -- Series list. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Government policy -- United States.
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Refuse and refuse disposal -- United States.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780262016001 (hardcover alk. paper) |
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9780262298551 (e-book) |
OCLC # |
EBC3339378 |
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