Specifications for recovered materials. Part I. A prerequisite to marketing

Journal Article · · NCRR Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7193907

An early step in planning for resource recovery, as discussed elsewhere in this issue, is marketing. But before marketing can be effectively carried out, consideration must be given to specifications for the products to be recovered; for specifications are the language between buyer and seller. Clearly, they also are important in determining the type of technology to be employed in a particular recovery facility. This is Part I of a two-part article reporting on an Environmental Protection Agency-sponsored project at the National Center for Resource Recovery to develop target specifications for materials, including a refuse-derived fuel product, recovered from municipal solid waste. Part I introduces the research and treats existing and proposed specifications for recovered paper and magnetic metals. Part II, to appear in the next issue of the NCRR Bulletin, will deal with aluminium, other non-ferrous metals, glass, and refuse-derived fuel. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 7193907
• Journal Information: NCRR Bull.; (United States), Journal Name: NCRR Bull.; (United States) Vol. 5:4; ISSN NCRBD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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