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Resource recovery: An essential tool for effective waste management

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:91700
Due to the rising costs of waste disposal and the limited amount of landfill space, the importance of recycling and resource recovery is growing every day. This document examines the process of resource recovery and how it fits into an integrated waste management program. The integrated program includes waste reduction, reuse and recycling, resource recovery and landfilling. This document also presents some questions and answers common to resource recovery. Due to the rising costs of waste disposal and the limited amount of landfill space, the importance of recycling and resource recovery is growing every day. This document examines the process of resource recovery and how it fits into an integrated waste management program. The integrated program includes waste reduction, reuse and recycling, resource recovery and landfilling. This document also presents some questions and answers common to resource recovery.
Research Organization:
National Solid Wastes Management Association, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
91700
Report Number(s):
PB--95-237533/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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