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Development of recycling markets. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, US House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, June 13 and 19, 1991

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OSTI ID:5169322
This hearing focuses on the expansion of markets for recovered materials from the recycling of municipal wastes. The following questions need to be addressed: Why are normal market forces not sufficient to spur entrepreneurs to create new uses for recyclable materials separated from municipal waste streams by local collection programs What impediments exist to the growth in markets for municipal recyclables What constructive role can the federal government play in overcoming those impediments What are the costs to the EPA and the economy with any proposed federal action
OSTI ID:
5169322
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English