Materials and energy from municipal waste: resource recovery and recycling from municipal solid waste and beverage container deposit legislation

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5299616

This report addresses important questions that have arisen about the feasibility of various approaches to resource recovery, recyling, and reuse. It presents the results of an examination of important technical, economic, and institutional factors. Federal policies that might stimulate resource recovery, recycling, and reuse were identified and their effectiveness and impacts were assessed. The criteria used for assessing the policy options include technical and administrative feasibility (effectiveness), economic efficiency, equity, risk reduction, and diversity.

• Research Organization: Office of Technology Assessment (U.S. Congress), Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 5299616
• Report Number(s): PB-300849
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ALUMINIUM
MATERIALS RECOVERY
GLASS
IRON
METALS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
RECYCLING
STEELS
BEVERAGES
CONTAINERS
COST
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
LEGISLATION
MARKETING
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
PAPER
REGULATIONS
RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WASTE DISPOSAL
ALLOYS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY FACILITIES
FOOD
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MANAGEMENT
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS
WASTES
320604* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Municipalities & Community Systems- Municipal Waste Management- (1980-)
291000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Conservation