R. Kerry Turner

Jane C. Powell

Ian Bateman

Reprints 35 articles on issues related to the practical management of solid waste generated by human populations. The main areas under consideration are the evaluation of waste management options, economic instruments, available technologies, and legislation. Some of the topics are municipal solid waste composting, predicting the waste generation rate and composition, a lifecycle assessment and economic valuation of recycling, taxing virgin materials, the structure of the Dutch waste sector and impediments for waste reduction, and Superfund and the implementation of U.S. hazardous waste policy. No subject index. c. Book News Inc.

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