Improving military solid waste management: economic and environmental benefits: Department of Defense. Report to the Congress
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5314219
The Department of Defense can save money and better protect the environment by improving its solid waste management. In this report GAO recommends steps toward reduced pollution, higher land use, and greater energy recovery. Topics covered include; economic and environmental benefits of resource recovery; legislation, policy, and guidelines; efforts to control solid waste pollution; minimal recovery of recyclable materials; and energy recovery from solid waste.
- Research Organization:
- General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C. (USA). Logistics and Communications Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 5314219
- Report Number(s):
- PB-268805; LCD-76-345
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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