Recycling and Incineration: Evaluating The Choices
Recycling and Incineration: Evaluating The Choices
by Richard Denison, John Ruston and Environmental Defense Fund
Island Press, 1990 Paper: 978-1-55963-054-2 | Cloth: 978-1-55963-055-9 | eISBN: 978-1-61091-307-2 Library of Congress Classification TD796.R43 1990 Dewey Decimal Classification 363.7285
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Recycling and Incineration presents information on the technology, economics, environmental concerns, and legal intricacies behind recycling and incineration programs.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Richard A. Denison is a senior scientist in the Environmental Defense Fund's Washington, D.C. office.
John Ruston is an economic analyst in the New York office of the Environmental Defense Fund.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Table of Figures
Foreword
Introduction
PART I. Recycling and Incineration: The Basis for Comparison
Chapter 1. Waste Generation and Waste Reduction
Chapter 2. Physical Capacity to Manage the Waste Stream
Chapter 3. Economic Comparisons
Chapter 4. Lessons from Comparisons
PART II. Health and Environmental Risks of MSW Incineration and Their Control
-The Role of Incineration in MSW Management
-The Need for a Comprehensive Assessment of Risks from MSW Incineration
-The Nature of Health and Environmental Risks from Msw Incineration
Chapter 5. MSW Incinerator Ash
Chapter 6. MSW Incinerator Air Emissions
Chapter 7. Evaluating MSW Incinerator Health Risk Assessments
PART III. Practical Aspects of Planning, Implementation, and Environmental Review: Strategies for Effective Citizen Participation
Chapter 8. Promises, Promises: Screening Out the Bad, Locking in the Good
Chapter 9. Important Elements of a Solid Waste Plan
Chapter 10. Permitting and Review for MSW Incinerators
Appendices
Index
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