Waste Management

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ISBN: 9781598841503 | 1598841505
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 11/11/2008

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An authoritative review of issues in waste management both in the United States and globally that measures the scope of the problem and examines the latest scientific and policy initiatives for addressing it.

List of Tables	p. xv
Preface	p. xvii
Background and History	p. 1
Problems in Defining and Measuring Waste	p. 4
Types and Sources of Waste	p. 5
Household Waste	p. 5
Commercial Waste	p. 5
E-Waste	p. 6
Hazardous Waste	p. 6
Industrial Waste	p. 7
Building Waste	p. 7
Medical Waste	p. 7
Agricultural Waste	p. 8
Universal Waste	p. 9
Waste Management Options	p. 10
Collection	p. 10
Composting	p. 10
Incineration	p. 11
Integrated Waste Management	p. 12
Landfills	p. 12
Mechanical Biological Treatment	p. 13
Phytoremediation	p. 13
Recycling	p. 14
Source Reduction	p. 15
Waste Transfer Stations	p. 16
History of Waste Management	p. 16
Federal Legislation and Regulation	p. 22
Environmental Justice and Waste Management	p. 31
References	p. 34
Problems, Controversies, and Solutions	p. 37
Paper or Plastic?	p. 37
So Which Bag Do You Choose?	p. 40
Reducing the Amount of Waste	p. 41
Enhancing and Improving Recycling	p. 43
Dealing with Beverage Cans and Bottles	p. 47
More Trash, Shrinking Landfills	p. 52
Paying for the "Real" Cost of Waste	p. 54
Specialized Waste Management Challenges	p. 55
Super Problems, Superfund	p. 56
Radioactive Waste and Yucca Mountain	p. 60
Debris from Disasters	p. 64
Siting Waste Management Facilities	p. 68
Is Help on the Way?	p. 72
Technological Advances	p. 74
References	p. 77
Worldwide Perspective	p. 83
Global Waste Management Efforts	p. 85
Africa	p. 85
Asia	p. 87
European Union	p. 91
Latin America	p. 96
Middle East	p. 98
Oceania and Micronesia	p. 100
International Waste Management Regimes	p. 102
Hazardous Waste Trading	p. 102
Basel Convention	p. 103
Regional Agreements on Hazardous Waste	p. 106
Radioactive Waste	p. 107
Continuing Waste Management Issues	p. 108
Electronic Waste	p. 108
Shipbreaking	p. 110
Uncontrolled Landfills and Scavenging	p. 111
References	p. 112
Chronology	p. 117
Biographical Sketches	p. 143
Robert Bullard	p. 143
Dean Buntrock	p. 144
Joseph R. Cerrell	p. 145
Rev. Benjamin Chavis Jr.	p. 146
Yvon Chouinard	p. 147
Barry Commoner	p. 148
Paul Connett	p. 149
Lois Gibbs	p. 150
Pete Grogan	p. 151
Kenny Guinn	p. 152
Alice Hamilton	p. 153
H. Wayne Huizenga	p. 154
Mary McDowell	p. 155
Martin Melosi	p. 156
Penny Newman	p. 157
Paul Palmer	p. 158
William Rathje	p. 159
Florence Robinson	p. 160
Elizabeth Royte	p. 161
William Sanjour	p. 161
Wilma Subra	p. 163
Terri Swearingen	p. 163
Mike Synar	p. 164
Will Toor	p. 165
Jean Lacey Vincenz	p. 166
George E. Waring Jr.	p. 167
Craig E. Williams	p. 168
Data and Documents	p. 171
Early Efforts to Manage Waste	p. 171
Excerpts from a Special Message to the Congress on Conservation, "To Renew a Nation," President Lyndon B. Johnson (March 8, 1968)	p. 172
Waste Management Legislation	p. 175
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (excerpts)	p. 175
Municipal Solid Waste Recycling	p. 176
Creating a Market for Recycled Products	p. 178
EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines Products	p. 179
Global Municipal and Hazardous Waste Generation, Collection, and Treatment	p. 180
The Basel Convention	p. 180
Preamble to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (March 1989)	p. 182
Hazardous Waste Dumping	p. 185
Speech by Achim Steiner to the Opening of the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, Nairobi, Kenya (November 27, 2006)	p. 186
National Priorities List of Waste Site Actions	p. 187
"Seven New (Garbage) Wonders of the World"	p. 187
World's Most Polluted Places, 2006	p. 190
How Much Paper Is Recycled? What Happens to Old Newspapers?	p. 195
What Do You Do with Waste Carpet?	p. 195
Recycling Fun Facts	p. 196
U.S. Beverage Container Recycling Scorecard	p. 198
The Nuclear Waste Debate	p. 199
Yucca Mountain	p. 200
Excerpts from a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, February 15, 2002	p. 201
Excerpts from the Statement of Kenny G. Guinn, Governor of the State of Nevada, before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittees on Railroads and Transportation and Hazardous Materials, April 25, 2002	p. 202
Nye County Resolution No. 2004-25	p. 204
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's Top Ten Reasons to Oppose the DoE's Yucca Mountain Plan, David Krieger and Marissa Zubia, August 23, 2002	p. 205
Directory of Organizations, Associations, and Agencies	p. 209
U.S. Government Agencies	p. 209
State Agencies	p. 215
Industry and Trade Associations and Nongovernmental Organizations	p. 225
Resources	p. 253
Print Resources	p. 253
Books and Monographs	p. 253
Articles	p. 277
Journals	p. 286
Nonprint Resources	p. 288
CD-ROMS/DVD-ROMS/DVDs/Videos	p. 288
Glossary	p. 293
Index	p. 299
About the Author	p. 311
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