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Book Synopsis Recycling by : Government Accountability Office
Download or read book Recycling written by Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although recycling can generate environmental and economic benefits, the national recycling rate has increased only slightly since 2000, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). While local governments have the primary role in operating recycling programs, EPA and the Department of Commerce (Commerce) have some legal responsibilities for encouraging recycling. GAO was asked to (1) identify key practices cities are using to increase recycling, (2) describe what EPA and Commerce are doing to encourage recycling, and (3) identify federal policy options that could help increase recycling. GAO interviewed recycling coordinators in 11 large cities about key practices and 13 additional recycling stakeholders about policy options. GAO selected both groups based on geographic representation and recycling expertise, among other factors.
Book Synopsis Recycling: Additional Efforts Could Increase Municipal Recycling by :
Download or read book Recycling: Additional Efforts Could Increase Municipal Recycling written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Recycling by : United States. Government Accountability Office
Download or read book Recycling written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Urban Recycling and the Search for Sustainable Community Development by : Adam S. Weinberg
Download or read book Urban Recycling and the Search for Sustainable Community Development written by Adam S. Weinberg and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2000-07-24 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Americans recycle than vote. And most do so to improve their communities and the environment. But do recycling programs advance social, economic, and environmental goals? To answer this, three sociologists with expertise in urban and environmental planning have conducted the first major study of urban recycling. They compare four types of programs in the Chicago metropolitan area: a community-based drop-off center, a municipal curbside program, a recycling industrial park, and a linkage program. Their conclusion, admirably elaborated, is that recycling can realize sustainable community development, but that current programs achieve few benefits for the communities in which they are located. The authors discover that the history of recycling mirrors many other urban reforms. What began in the 1960s as a sustainable community enterprise has become a commodity-based, profit-driven industry. Large private firms, using public dollars, have chased out smaller nonprofit and family-owned efforts. Perhaps most troubling is that this process was not born of economic necessity. Rather, as the authors show, socially oriented programs are actually more viable than profit-focused systems. This finding raises unsettling questions about the prospects for any sort of sustainable local development in the globalizing economy. Based on a decade of research, this is the first book to fully explore the range of impacts that recycling generates in our communities. It presents recycling as a tantalizing case study of the promises and pitfalls of community development. It also serves as a rich account of how the state and private interests linked to the global economy alter the terrain of local neighborhoods.
Download or read book Recycling, for the Future written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Increasing Recycling in California by : Julia Mariel Dolloff
Download or read book Increasing Recycling in California written by Julia Mariel Dolloff and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 2025, California must achieve a 75 percent organics recycling target. To achieve this target, local governments will soon be tasked with implementing organic waste recycling programs to divert food waste. This thesis attempts to determine the most effective education and outreach efforts jurisdictions should use to encourage the residential sector, which includes single and multi-family residences, to participate in food waste recycling programs. In this study, I conducted a case study review of six jurisdictions in the Bay Area that have implemented food waste recycling programs in the residential sector. These jurisdictions differed in the use of education and outreach methods, thus providing opportunities to assess which methods are more or less effective. To conduct this assessment, I interviewed jurisdiction recycling program coordinators, solid waste haulers, other organizations, and CalRecycle staff. I also reviewed and analyzed publicly available outreach materials from the jurisdictions, haulers, and other organizations. Based on the findings of my study, I provide the following recommendations regarding best practices that jurisdictions should consider when conducting outreach to residences: 1) Continue prioritizing direct contact efforts. Explore door-to-door outreach to expand education to multi-family residences. 2) Electronic platforms should be used to maximize outreach. 3) Messaging should include an extensive overview of the mechanics of recycling, information on how recycling relates to broader social issues, the use of universal images, and language translation. 4) Metrics should be developed to assess how outreach efforts affect recycling and participation rates. 5) Jurisdictions should partner with other organizations to conduct and evaluate outreach efforts.
Author :United States Government Accountability Publisher :Scholar's Choice ISBN 13 :9781297014079 Total Pages :54 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (14 download)
Book Synopsis Recycling by : United States Government Accountability
Download or read book Recycling written by United States Government Accountability and published by Scholar's Choice. This book was released on 2015-02-14 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Federal Options for Reducing Waste Disposal by : Terry Dinan
Download or read book Federal Options for Reducing Waste Disposal written by Terry Dinan and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995-11 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines several policy options that would be more practical and effective when applied at the federal rather than the state or local level. The options would reduce the amount and toxicity of household waste through the use of economic incentives that would affect households, manufacturers, or collectors of waste and recyclable materials. 11 charts and tables.
Book Synopsis Hazardous Waste Requirements for Large Quantity Generators by :
Download or read book Hazardous Waste Requirements for Large Quantity Generators written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Facing America's Trash by : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Download or read book Facing America's Trash written by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Why Do We Recycle? by : Frank Ackerman
Download or read book Why Do We Recycle? written by Frank Ackerman and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The earnest warnings of an impending "solid waste crisis" that permeated the 1980s provided the impetus for the widespread adoption of municipal recycling programs. Since that time America has witnessed a remarkable rise in public participation in recycling activities, including curbside collection, drop-off centers, and commercial and office programs. Recently, however, a backlash against these programs has developed. A vocal group of "anti-recyclers" has appeared, arguing that recycling is not an economically efficient strategy for addressing waste management problems. In Why Do We Recycle? Frank Ackerman examines the arguments for and against recycling, focusing on the debate surrounding the use of economic mechanisms to determine the value of recycling. Based on previously unpublished research conducted by the Tellus Institute, a nonprofit environmental research group in Boston, Massachusetts, Ackerman presents an alternative view of the theory of market incentives, challenging the notion that setting appropriate prices and allowing unfettered competition will result in the most efficient level of recycling. Among the topics he considers are: externality issues -- unit pricing for waste disposal, effluent taxes, virgin materials subsidies, advance disposal fees the landfill crisis and disposal facility siting container deposit ("bottle bill") legislation environmental issues that fall outside of market theory calculating costs and benefits of municipal recycling programs life-cycle analysis and packaging policy -- Germany's "Green Dot" packaging system and producer responsibility the impacts of production in extractive and manufacturing industries composting and organic waste management economics of conservation, and material use and long-term sustainability Ackerman explains why purely economic approaches to recycling are incomplete and argues for a different kind of decisionmaking, one that addresses social issues, future as well as present resource needs, and non-economic values that cannot be translated into dollars and cents. Backed by empirical data and replete with specific examples, the book offers valuable guidance for municipal planners, environmental managers, and policymakers responsible for establishing and implementing recycling programs. It is also an accessible introduction to the subject for faculty, students, and concerned citizens interested in the social, economic, and ethical underpinnings of recycling efforts.
Book Synopsis Approaches to Implementing Solid Waste Recycling Facilities by : Marc J. Rogoff
Download or read book Approaches to Implementing Solid Waste Recycling Facilities written by Marc J. Rogoff and published by William Andrew. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illustrates practical approaches to recycling solutions, and will provide needed guidance to public officials and other interested parties. This book addresses both art and science aspects of recycling. Many communities are faced with difficult choices when it comes to expanding or maintaining current recycling efforts.
Book Synopsis Solid Waste Management in Nepal by : Asian Development Bank
Download or read book Solid Waste Management in Nepal written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing solid waste is one of the major challenges in urbanization. A survey conducted in all 58 municipalities of Nepal in 2012 found that the average municipal solid waste generation was 317 grams per capita per day. This translates into 1,435 tons per day or 524,000 tons per year of municipal solid waste generation in Nepal. Many of these technically and financially constrained municipalities are still practicing roadside waste pickup from open piles and open dumping, creating major health risks.
Book Synopsis Practical Handbook of Processing and Recycling Municipal Waste by : AGR Manser
Download or read book Practical Handbook of Processing and Recycling Municipal Waste written by AGR Manser and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1996-09-12 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If we could understand the scientific and engineering principles behind recycling, our ability to use reprocessed materials would improve considerably. If we could then apply those principles, our efforts to process and recycle waste would be significantly more efficient and cost-effective. Practical Handbook of Processing and Recycling Municipal Waste provides all of the information necessary for vastly improving the way we recycle materials. It first develops basic engineering and scientific theories related to processing and recycling municipal waste. The authors then show how the behavioral characteristics of waste can actually be predicted with some degree of accuracy, hence turning waste disposal engineering from a matter of guesswork into a science. From Europe to the United States to the Far East, humankind understands the need for - and the challenges of - recycling and reusing waste. This handbook is the guide to successful, efficient waste processing and reuse.
Download or read book Climate Change and Waste written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Fostering Sustainable Behavior by : Doug McKenzie-Mohr
Download or read book Fostering Sustainable Behavior written by Doug McKenzie-Mohr and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The highly acclaimed manual for changing everyday habits-now in an all-newthird edition! We are consuming resources and polluting our environment at a rate that is outstripping our planet's ability to support us. To create a sustainable future, we must not only change our own actions, we must educate and encourage those around us to change theirs. If one individual recycles his plastic containers, the impact is minimal. But if an entire community recycles, enormous amounts of resources are saved. How then do we go about transforming people's good intentions into action? Fostering Sustainable Behavior explains how the field of community-based social marketing has emerged as an effective tool for encouraging positive social change. This completely revised and updated third edition contains a wealth of new research, behavior change tools, and case studies. Learn how to: target unsustainable behaviors, and identify the barriers to change understand various commitment strategies communicate effective messages enhance motivation and invite participation. The strategies introduced in this ground-breaking manual are an invaluable resource for anyone interested in promoting sustainable behavior, including environmental conservation, recycling and waste reduction, water and energyefficiency and alternative transportation.
Book Synopsis How to Live a Low-Carbon Life by : Christopher Goodall
Download or read book How to Live a Low-Carbon Life written by Christopher Goodall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drastic reduction of carbon emissions is vital if we are to avoid a catastrophe that devastates large parts of the world. Governments and businesses have been slow to act - individuals need to take the lead now if we are to avoid climate chaos.Each Westener is responsible for an average 10 - 20 tonnes of carbon emissions each year (depending on where you live). In How to Live a Low-Carbon Life, Chris Goodall shows how easy it is to take responsibility, providing a comprehensive, one-stop reference guide to calculating your CO2 emissions and reducing them to a more sustainable 2 tonnes a year.
