Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and CompetitivenessPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
National Recycling Markets
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and CompetitivenessPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
National Recyclable Commodities Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and CompetitivenessPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental law
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Recycling, for the Future
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Development of Recycling Markets
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous MaterialsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Improving Recycling Markets
Author: OECDPublisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264029583
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Markets for many classes of recyclable materials are growing, but market failures and barriers are constraining some markets. This report presents the case for the use of 'industrial' policies which address such market failures and barriers.
California Recycling Review
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Arizona Recycling Market Development Study
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Developing Recycling Markets to Boost Economic Development
Author: Sia DavisPublisher:
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Category : Economic development projects
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
National Recyclable Commodities Act of 1989
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on the ConsumerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental law
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Why Do We Recycle?
Author: Frank AckermanPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597267880
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
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.