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Why do we recycle: Markets, values, and public policy

Technical Report ·
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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