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Garbage and recycling / Mitchell Young, book editor.

Young, Mitchell (EDT) (Author). Young, Mitchell. (Added Author).

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Essays discuss topics related to refuse disposal and recycling, including the impact of political and social systems on garbage disposal, the success of recycling, and threats to the environment by certain types of waste.

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  • ISBN: 9780737736519
  • ISBN: 0737736518
  • ISBN: 9780737736526
  • ISBN: 0737736526
  • Physical Description: 256 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2007]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
ch. 3. Do specific types of waste pose a threat? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Society must address the potential dangers of e-waste / Morgan O'Rourke -- 2. The dangers of e-waste are exaggerated / Dana Joel Gattuso -- 3. Short-term storage of spent nuclear fuel is safe and effective / Matthew L. Wald -- 4. Technical and political difficulties prevent a permanent nuclear waste storage solution / Allison Macfarlane -- 5. Safe low-level radioactive waste storage is impossible / Judith Johnsrud -- 6. Low-level nuclear waste can be disposed of safely / Nuclear Energy Institute -- 7. Sewage sludge recycling poses a threat to human health / Caroline Snyder -- 8. Land application of biosolids is safe / Sam Hadeed -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 4. Can new technologies solve waste problems? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Modern landfills encourage waste and endanger the environment / Heather Rogers -- 2. Modern landfills are safe for the environment / National Solid Wastes Management Association -- 3. Modern incinerators can safely dispose of waste / Environmental Technology Council -- 4. Recycling beats incineration in the Third World / Brenda Platt -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index.
Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- ch. 1. How do political and social systems affect garbage disposal? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Current municipal waste systems lead to dangerous landfills / Helen Spiegelman and Bill Sheehan -- 2. The United States has room for twenty-first-century garbage / Bjørn Lomborg -- 3. Mandatory recycling promotes environmental awareness / Heather Rogers -- 4. Only necessity will end our wasteful habits / Elizabeth Royte -- 5. Racial minorities suffer disproportionately from toxic landfills / Eileen Gauna and Sheila Foster -- 6. Minority community members sometimes cooperate with illegal dumping / David N. Pellow -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 2. Is recycling environmentally and economically successful? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Municipalities can profit from well-designed recycling programs / Kivi Leroux Miller -- 2. The benefits of recycling are a myth / David Benjamin -- 3. Flexibility is the key to efficient waste disposal practices / Douglas Clement -- 4. Curbside recycling wastes environmental and economic resources / Asa Janney -- 5. A recycling program may improve social welfare / Richard C. Porter -- 6. Electronics recycling is a thriving, environmentally sound business / Elizabeth Grossman -- Periodical bibliography --

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