Environmental Protection Agency:
Publications
This site contains numerous publications addressing a variety of solid waste issues.
For example "GreenHouse Gas Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste
Management" integrates information on greenhouse gas implications of various solid
waste management options and "Puzzled About Recycling's Value: Look Beyond the
Bin" addresses pollution prevention, energy reduction, and economic benefits of
recycling. Implementation Guide for
Small Business Recycling Cooperatives
Intended for local and regional recycling coordinators, small business associations, and
service providers, this book provides step-by-step guidance in obtaining recycling
services at a reasonable rate by working cooperatively. It may be downloaded or
viewed on the Web.
Small Business Waste Reduction
Guide
This guide produced by the University of Wisconsin-Extension includes waste reduction
tips, waste reduction opportunities, and case studies of businesses' successful waste
reduction programs.
"Too Good to Throw Away:
Recycling's Proven Record"
This February 1997 publication of the Natural Resource Defense Council reviews the
upstream and downstream benefits of recycling and reports on cost and effective program
design.
Waste Age Publications
On-line publications, including Waste Age, Recycling Times, and more.
Yale Working Papers on Solid Waste Policy
One of the working papers listed here, "What Won't Get Harvested Where and When: The
Effects of Increased Paper Recycling on Timber Harvest," presents a review and
comparison of regional trends in timber harvest, pulp & paper production, waste paper
recovery, and waste paper utilization. This and other papers about solid waste management
can be ordered at this site. |
