"Waste Age/Recycling Times" Recycling Handbook
Environmental Industry Associations

This handbook provides information on many aspects of recycling. Topics covered include: collection of recyclables; recycling costs; safety in recycling facilities; technology for collection and processing of waste products; and the profitability of waste products.

This definitive Handbook, authored by the publishing division of the leading and the largest association in the field of waste management, provides information on virtually every aspect of recycling. The chapters, written by leading international authorities, cover such topics as collection of recyclables, recycling costs, safety in recycling facilities, available technology for collection and processing of waste products, and profitability of waste products. Introductory material in the form of "waste profiles" is included at the beginning of the Handbook, providing an excellent general reference on all of the various recyclables, from newspapers to batteries. The Handbook also covers legislative issues related to recycling, including legislation in Germany, France, Britain, and Canada, and how these overseas regulations affect recycling in the United States.

Preface Waste Product Profiles, C. Miller Glass Containers Newspapers Polyethylene Terephthlate Aluminum Packaging High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Bottles and Containers Corrugated Boxes Steel Cans Office Paper Yard Waste Household Hazardous Waste Plastic Film Bags Scrap Tires Aseptic Boxes/Milk Cartons Magazines and Catalogs Household Batteries Coda: The Whys and Hows of Quality Recyclables, M. Misner Recycling and State and Federal Governments State Recycling Rates, L. Rabasca Recycling in the States, C. Miller Is a National Recycling Bill Possible? J. Goff What Does Recycling Really Cost? The Real Cost of Processing Recyclables, C. Miller The Cost of Curbside Collection, C. Miller Markets Recycling Markets, 1990-1994, L. Rabasca How MRFs and Their Clients Share Risks of Fluctuating Markets, T. Polk and M. Knoll Recycling Collection Co-Collection Trucks, M. Malloy Co-Collection: Is It for You? J. Goff Am I Blue?: A Report on Blue Bag Collection, J.T. Aquino and K. White HDPE and Curbside Recycling, J. Goff Mixed Paper: New Tricks for an Old Dog, C. Miller Safety Issues Safety Training for Workers in Material Recovery Facilities, J.A . Legler and R. Curtis Management/Strategy Issues Financing Recycling Programs, R.W. Ollis, Jr. WTE &
Recycling: Under One Roof, R. Woods Packaging - Reduce, Recycle, or What? C. Miller Scavengers: A Behind-the-Scenes Recycling Battle, J. Goff Effect of Overseas Regulations on U.S. Recycling Germany's Green Dot System for Packaging Material, A. Redd German "Green Dot" Makes British See Red, M. Holderness Canada and France Establish Their Own Models for Recovering Packaging Waste, J. Goff Three-Year Assessment of the German Green Dot System, L. Rabasca, J. Goff, and K. White Case Studies Brookhaven, New York - New England CRInc., C. Thoresen Dallas, Texas - Community Waste Disposal, Inc., K. White Tampa, Florida - ReClaim, Inc., L. Rabasca Acronyms and Abbreviations Index