Why do we recycle: Markets, values, and public policy

Technical Report · Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:676077

Ackerman, F

Contents of the book include: Externality issues-unit pricing for waste disposal, effluent taxes, virgin materials subsidies, advance disposal fees; The landfill crisis and disposal facility siting; Container deposit (``bottle bill``) legislation; Environmental issues that fall outside of market theory; Calculating costs and benefits of municipal recycling programs; Life-cycle analysis and packaging policy, Germany`s ``Green Dot`` packaging system and producer responsibility; The impacts of production in extractive and manufacturing industries; Composting and organic waste management; and Economics of conservation, and material use and long-term sustainability.

• Research Organization: Island Press, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 676077
• Report Number(s): ISLAND-0086/XAB; ISBN 1559635053; TRN: 83131395
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Dec 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
SOLID WASTES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
RECYCLING
WASTE DISPOSAL
TAXES
SANITARY LANDFILLS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
LIFE-CYCLE COST
PACKAGING
RESOURCE CONSERVATION