Title The economics of waste / Richard C. Porter

Published Washington, DC : Resources for the Future, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 301 pages) : illustrations Contents Economics and waste : an introduction -- pt. 1. Solid waste creation, collection, and disposal. Business waste -- Household waste collection -- Solid waste landfills -- Incineration of solid waste -- Illegal disposal and litter -- Exporting and importing waste -- pt. 2. Recycling solid waste products. Market failure in recycling -- Economics of recycling -- Policies for recycling -- Logistics of recycling -- Markets for recycling -- Yard waste and composting -- pt. 3. Special waste categories. Hazardous waste -- Superfund -- Radioactive waste -- pt. 4. Final thoughts. What have we learned? Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-292) and index Notes Print version record Subject Refuse and refuse disposal -- Economic aspects -- United States Factory and trade waste -- Economic aspects -- United States Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Economic aspects -- United States Pollution -- United States -- Costs BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Service. Factory and trade waste -- Economic aspects Pollution -- Costs Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Economic aspects Refuse and refuse disposal -- Economic aspects Abfallbeseitigung Wirtschaft Recycling Sonderabfallbeseitigung Milieueconomie. Verspilling. Déchets -- Élimination -- Industrie et commerce -- États-Unis. Recyclage -- Aspect économique -- États-Unis. Pollution -- États-Unis -- Coût. Aspect économique. Résidu industriel. Recyclage. Élimination des déchets. Déchets dangereux. Déchets domestiques. United States USA États-Unis. Form Electronic book LC no. 2001058872 ISBN 9781936331543 1936331543

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