An authoritative review of issues in waste management both in the United States and globally that measures the scope of the problem and examines the latest scientific and policy initiatives for addressing it.
An authoritative review of issues in waste management both in the United States and globally that measures the scope of the problem and examines the latest scientific and policy initiatives for addressing it.
Jacqueline Vaughn, Ph.D., is professor emerita of political science at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.
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Contents Preface 1. Background and History Definitions Waste Disposal and Management in History Early Civilizations Ancient Greece and Rome The Middle Ages The Age of Sanitation Waste Management Legislation Current Status of Solid Wastes in the United States Integrated Solid Waste Management An Overview The Details Generation Recycling and Composting Incineration Landfills Special Problems References 2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions Running Out of Room Exportation of Hazardous Wastes Exportation of Plastic Wastes Plastic Wastes Nuclear Wastes Electronic Wastes Industrial Wastes Agricultural Wastes Agricultural Wastes as Biofuels Agricultural Hazardous Wastes Agricultural Waste and Climate Change Mining Wastes Environmental Justice References 3. Perspectives Introduction Computational Approaches to Precise Toxicology Research, Hussain Ather The Recycling Puzzle, Sandy Becker The Search for Safe and Effective Wastewater Management Solutions, Adrienne Fung Ecological Feces and Urine Alchemy in Shogun Japan, Joel Grossman Colonel Waring's Epoch Cure, Jim Nordlinger Composting Helps Keep the Soil Beneath Our Feet Healthy and Vibrantly Alive!, Lisa Perschke The Flow of Waste: Earth Day to the Tesla Gigafactory, Nidia K. Trejo Waste Management and Tribes, Lynn Zender Sludge: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Geena Zick 4. Profiles Air & Waste Management Association Robert Bullard (1946-) Dollie Burwell (1948-) Edwin Chadwick (1800-1890) Environmental Protection Agency Alfred Fryer (1830/31-1892) Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Hazel Johnson (1935-2011) Keep America Beautiful Charles J. Moore (dates unavailable) National Recycling Coalition National Waste & Recycling Association Nuclear Regulatory Commission Boyan Slat (1994-) Solid Waste Association of North America Beverly Wright (1947-) 5. Data and Documents Introduction Data Table 5.1. Materials Generated in the Municipal Waste Stream, 1960-2015 (thousands of tons) Table 5.2. Materials Generated in the Municipal Waste Stream, 1960-2015 Table 5.3. Municipal Solid Wastes Recycled and Composted, 1960-2015 Table 5.4. Materials Combusted with Energy Recovery, 1970-2015 Table 5.5. Materials Landfilled in the Municipal Waste Stream, 1960-2015 Table 5.6. List of Superfund National Priority List Sites, 1983-2019 Table 5.7. Trend Analysis for Hazardous Waste Generation, 2001-2017, National and by Selected States Documents Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976) Margaret Bean et al. v. Southwestern Waste Management Corp. (1979) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (1980) Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (1989) Principles of Environmental Justice (1991) Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Templet (1991) Environmental Equity: Reducing Risks for All Communities (1992) United States of America v. Asarco Incorporated (Consent Decree) (1998) Not in My Backyard: Executive Order 12898 and Title VI as Tools for Achieving Environmental Justice (2003) Electronic Waste Recycling Act (2003) Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (2018) Negotiating Superfund Settlements (2019) 6. Resources Books Articles Reports Internet 7. Chronology Glossary Index
Contents Preface 1. Background and History Definitions Waste Disposal and Management in History Early Civilizations Ancient Greece and Rome The Middle Ages The Age of Sanitation Waste Management Legislation Current Status of Solid Wastes in the United States Integrated Solid Waste Management An Overview The Details Generation Recycling and Composting Incineration Landfills Special Problems References 2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions Running Out of Room Exportation of Hazardous Wastes Exportation of Plastic Wastes Plastic Wastes Nuclear Wastes Electronic Wastes Industrial Wastes Agricultural Wastes Agricultural Wastes as Biofuels Agricultural Hazardous Wastes Agricultural Waste and Climate Change Mining Wastes Environmental Justice References 3. Perspectives Introduction Computational Approaches to Precise Toxicology Research, Hussain Ather The Recycling Puzzle, Sandy Becker The Search for Safe and Effective Wastewater Management Solutions, Adrienne Fung Ecological Feces and Urine Alchemy in Shogun Japan, Joel Grossman Colonel Waring's Epoch Cure, Jim Nordlinger Composting Helps Keep the Soil Beneath Our Feet Healthy and Vibrantly Alive!, Lisa Perschke The Flow of Waste: Earth Day to the Tesla Gigafactory, Nidia K. Trejo Waste Management and Tribes, Lynn Zender Sludge: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Geena Zick 4. Profiles Air & Waste Management Association Robert Bullard (1946-) Dollie Burwell (1948-) Edwin Chadwick (1800-1890) Environmental Protection Agency Alfred Fryer (1830/31-1892) Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Hazel Johnson (1935-2011) Keep America Beautiful Charles J. Moore (dates unavailable) National Recycling Coalition National Waste & Recycling Association Nuclear Regulatory Commission Boyan Slat (1994-) Solid Waste Association of North America Beverly Wright (1947-) 5. Data and Documents Introduction Data Table 5.1. Materials Generated in the Municipal Waste Stream, 1960-2015 (thousands of tons) Table 5.2. Materials Generated in the Municipal Waste Stream, 1960-2015 Table 5.3. Municipal Solid Wastes Recycled and Composted, 1960-2015 Table 5.4. Materials Combusted with Energy Recovery, 1970-2015 Table 5.5. Materials Landfilled in the Municipal Waste Stream, 1960-2015 Table 5.6. List of Superfund National Priority List Sites, 1983-2019 Table 5.7. Trend Analysis for Hazardous Waste Generation, 2001-2017, National and by Selected States Documents Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976) Margaret Bean et al. v. Southwestern Waste Management Corp. (1979) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (1980) Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (1989) Principles of Environmental Justice (1991) Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Templet (1991) Environmental Equity: Reducing Risks for All Communities (1992) United States of America v. Asarco Incorporated (Consent Decree) (1998) Not in My Backyard: Executive Order 12898 and Title VI as Tools for Achieving Environmental Justice (2003) Electronic Waste Recycling Act (2003) Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (2018) Negotiating Superfund Settlements (2019) 6. Resources Books Articles Reports Internet 7. Chronology Glossary Index
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