Waste Age and Recycling Times: Recycling Handbook

by John T. Aquino

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000724004
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	01/29/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

John T. Aquino has been editor-in-chief/publishing director for Waste Age Publications since January 1991. He was previously vice president of Hanley-Wood, Inc., publisher of Builder and Remodeling magazines, and editor of Mortgage Banker magazine and Music Educators Journal. He is the author of seven collections/bibliographies for associations, including Performance-Based Teacher Education: An Annotated Bibliography and Careers in Music, and five monographs and numerous articles on his own. He was born in Washington, D.C. and lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife Deborah.

Table of Contents

1. Waste Product Profiles, 2. Recycling and the State and Federal Governments, 3. What Does Recycling Really Cost?, 4. Markets, 5. Recycling Collection and Vehicles, 6. Safety Issues, 7. Management/Strategy Issues, 8. Effect of Overseas Regulations on U.S. Recycling, 9. Case Studies, Acronyms and Abbreviations, Index