Recycling Works!

By Knoll, Gerald E.

Book Id: WPLBN0000092365
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Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Recycling Works!
Author:	Knoll, Gerald E.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology, Natural resource issues, Environemtal protection
Collections:	Environmental Awareness Library Collection
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Publisher:	United States Environmental Protection Agency


Citation APA MLA Chicago E. Knol, B. G. (n.d.). Recycling Works!. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Excerpt: The average American produces more than 1,600 pounds of trash a year! As this proliferation of waste continues, we all must accept responsibility for reducing the amount of garbage we throw away. Recovery for recycling (including composting and yard trimmings) continues to be one of the most effective waste management techniques. Recycling turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources. And, it yields environmental, financial, and social returns in natural resource conservation, energy conservation, pollution prevention, and economic expansion and competitiveness. It is often the job of state and local governments to deal with our trash. Every state has at least one authority, agency, commission, or department responsible for managing the disposal of refuse generated by its citizens. Usually, local authorities handle collection and disposal, but private companies are also frequently hired to manage trash.

Table of Contents
Contents Recycling Works: An Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Alabama Statewide used oil recycling program. . . . . . . . . . . 8 Austin, Texas Voluntary curbside recycling program . . . . . . . . . . 11 Guelph, Ontario, Canada Citywide wet and dry recycling program . . . . . . . . 13 Hamburg, New York Mandatory curbside recycling program . . . . . . . . . 15 Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Hospital recycling program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Three-phased recycling program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 New Jersey Statewide mandatory recycling program . . . . . . . . 20 New York City Leaf recycling to park restoration program . . . . . . 22 Oregon Statewide voluntary recycling program . . . . . . . . . 24 Perkasie Borough, Pennsylvania Residential and business unit-based cost recycling program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Voluntary urban “block corner” recycling program with cash incentive . . . . . . . . . . 28 Pitt County, North Carolina Partnership recycling program employing the mentally and physically challenged. . . . . . . . . . 30 Rikers Island, New York Food scrap composting/solar energy conversion program at a large prison system . . . . . 32 Riverdale Village, Maryland Demolition pilot project using deconstruction waste diversion and recycling techiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 San Jose, California Comprehensive waste reduction program . . . . . . . 35 Santa Monica, California Multi-faceted program, including apartment house recycling zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Seattle, Washington Voluntary recycling experiment utilizing private-sector collectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 University City, Missouri Leaf composting program yielding market demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Wellesley, Massachusetts Source separation drop-off recycling center. . . . . . 43 Wilton, New Hampshire Multijurisdictional mandatory material separation at drop-off center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Notes Footnotes for “Recycling Works: An Overview” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Information List of state recycling offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48