Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Organic wastes
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Organic Materials Management Strategies
Author: Solid Waste Recycling and Processing
Author: Marc J. RogoffPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323221270
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Solid Waste Recycling and Processing, Second Edition, provides best-practice guidance to solid waste managers and recycling coordinators. The book covers all aspects of solid waste processing, volume reduction, and recycling, encompassing typical recyclable materials (paper, plastics, cans, and organics), construction and demolition debris, electronics, and more. It includes techniques, technologies, and programs to help maximize customer participation rates and revenues, as well as to minimize operating costs. The book is packed with lessons learned by the author during the implementation of the most successful programs worldwide, and includes numerous case studies showing how different systems work in different settings. This book also takes on industry debates such as the merits of curbside-sort versus single-stream recycling and the use of advanced technology in materials recovery facilities. It provides key facts and figures, and brief summaries of legislation in the United States, Europe, and Asia. An extensive glossary demystifies the terminology and acronyms used in different sectors and geographies. The author also explains emerging concepts in recycling such as zero waste, sustainability, LEED certification, and pay-as-you-throw, and places waste management and recycling in wider economic, environmental (sustainability), political, and societal contexts. - Covers single- and mixed-waste streams - Evaluates the technologies and tradeoffs of recycling of materials vs. integrated solutions, including combustion and other transformational options - Covers recycling as part of the bigger picture of solid waste management, processing and disposal
Hazardous Materials Management Desk Reference
Author: Doye B. CoxPublisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
A desk reference overview of management of hazardous materials. Included in the book are chapters on science, laws and regulations, and management principles needed to properly manage hazardous materials. The chapters provide a general overview and guide to a list of environmental and hazardous materials topics. Its intent is to act as a reference or jumping-off point for more in-depth research. The topics covered are highly regulatory in focus and in constant change.
Sustainable Materials Management Making Better Use of Resources
Author: OECDPublisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264174265
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
This book outlines a series of policy principles for SMM, examines how to set and use targets for SMM, and explores various policy instruments for SMM.
Landfill Methane Recovery
Author: M. M. SchumacherPublisher: William Andrew
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Western Oregon Program
Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Oregon State OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
McNary Reservoir and Lower Snake River Reservoirs, Dredged Material Management Plan
Author: Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1993: Department of Agriculture
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Department of the Interior and Related AgenciesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1440
Book Description
Resource Recovery Implementation
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Wildlife Habitats in Managed Forests
Author: Jack Ward ThomasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest animals
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
That is what this book is about. It is a framework for planning, in which habitat is the key to managing wildlife and making forest managers accountable for their actions. This book is based on the collective knowledge of one group of resource professionals and their understanding about how wildlife relate to forest habitats. And it provides a longoverdue system for considering the impacts of changes in forest structure on all resident wildlife.