Recycling in America: A Reference Handbook / Edition 2

by Debra Kimball Strong

Overview

The field of recycling is in constant motion. Although recycling has occurred in nature for billions of years (there is approximately the same amount of water on the planet now as there was when the planet was created), we humans have only adopted recycling on a large scale in the last 30 years or so.

In the United States, the practice of recycling became socially accepted—instead of stigmatized—only recently, and in the past few years, it has become downright fashionable, the "politically correct" thing to do.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780874368895
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/01/1997
Series:	Contemporary World Issues
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	346
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Debra Strong is a professional writer and consultant on recycling and environmental issues.

Editorial Reviews

This well-written book by environmental writer and columnist Kimball provides a sound introduction to recycling, a field that has only been around for about 25 years and has been ``politically correct'' for fewer than ten. She gives a chronology of the recycling phenomenon and a biographical overview of several Americans prominent in the field. Facts about the most widely recycled commodities (aluminum cans, glass, plastic, paper, metals, etc.) are presented in an informative and interesting manner. Laws and regulations for the various states are outlined, and there is a directory of state, federal, and private recycling organizations. A meager list of reference materials and a glossary complete this useful book. The writing is clear, concise, and easy to understand, but Kimball does not talk down to the reader. This book, which is more specific than John Elkington's The Green Consumer ( LJ 3/1/90), is highly recommended to lay readers, scholars, and specialists.-- Eugenia C. Adams, Univ. of Houston-Downtown Lib.

Library Journal

Gr 7 Up-- Finding this handbook on the shelf will mean hitting research paydirt. It includes an overview of the topic; biographies of important people in the field; facts on recyclable products; state-by-state laws and regulations; a directory of organizations; and a bibliography that includes books, articles, journals, educational materials, databases, and video tapes. Librarians and teachers will also find this resource helpful as they look to add information to their libraries and curriculum units. Your Research Guide to Environmental Organizations (Smiling Dolphins Pr., 1991) is another good source, as is the Gale Environmental Sourcebook (Gale, 1991). --Margaret Tice, Brooklyn Public Library

School Library Journal

New edition of a reference handbook covering the history of recycling, the stories of key figures, data regarding both widely recycled and unusual commodities, state laws and regulations, recycling organizations, reference materials, and online resources. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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