Characterization of municipal solid waste in the United States: 1990 update
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6671832
The report is the most recent in a series of reports released by the EPA to characterize Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in the United States. It characterizes the national waste stream based on data through 1988 and includes: information on MSW generation from 1960 to 1988; recovery for recycling, composting, and combustion from 1960 to 1988; characterizing MSW by volume as well as by weight; projections for MSW generation to the year 2010; projections for MSW combustion through 2000; and projections (presented as a range) for recovery and recycling through 1995.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
- OSTI ID:
- 6671832
- Report Number(s):
- PB-90-215112/XAB; EPA--530/SW-90/042
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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320604* -- Energy Conservation
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& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Municipal Waste Management-- (1980-)
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
ELEMENTS
FORECASTING
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INCINERATORS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATERIALS RECOVERY
METALS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OXIDATION
PAPER
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
RECYCLING
SOLID WASTES
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
320604* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Municipal Waste Management-- (1980-)
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
ELEMENTS
FORECASTING
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INCINERATORS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATERIALS RECOVERY
METALS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OXIDATION
PAPER
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
RECYCLING
SOLID WASTES
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES