Why do we recycle: Markets, values, and public policy
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:676077
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
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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