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Informationen zum Autor William D. Robinson is the editor of The Solid Waste Handbook: A Practical Guide , published by Wiley. Klappentext A comprehensive, single-source reference of current issues in solid waste management designed as an aid in decision-making and assessment of future trends. Covers public perceptions, legislation, regulation, planning and financing, and technologies and operation. Reviews the evolution of waste management since the passage of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, amended in 1978, 1980 and 1984. Examines common and divergent public and private concerns, including an in-depth review of public perceptions and their effect on planning and implementation. Also includes a discussion of the inadequacies of most waste quantity and composition estimates, with techniques for adequate evaluation. Looks at the misunderstanding and controversy over source separation and issues in municipal resource recovery from the viewpoint of the private scrap process industry. Also includes an unprecedented examination of the problem of bulky waste logistics and its effect on current disposal practice, and case histories and the current status of energy recovery from industrial waste. With over 500 tables, graphs, and illustrations. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive! single-source reference of current issues in solid waste management designed as an aid in decision-making and assessment of future trends. The book covers public perceptions! legislation! regulation! planning and financing and technologies and operation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 The Public Issues 1 Using The Handbook Who and How 3 William D. Robinson 1.1 Who and How 4 1.2 Issues That Are Controversial Neglected or Ignored 4 1.3 Chapter Abstracts 4 2 Legislation and Involved Agencies 9 William L. Kovacs 2.1 History of Solid Waste Management Laws 9 2.2 Hazardous Waste Aspects of RCRA 10 2.3 Solid Waste Guidelines and Planning Process 13 2.4 Procurement of Products Containing Recovered Materials 15 2.5 Other Federal Statutes Impacting on Solid Waste Management 16 2.5.1 Department of Energy 16 2.5.2 National Energy' Conservation Policy Act Pub. L. 95-619 18 2.5.3 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and PURPA 18 2.5.4 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 19 2.6 Implementation of RCRA 19 2.6.1 EPA's Implementation of RCRA 19 2.6.2 The EPA Solid Waste Program 20 2.6.3 The EPA 20 2.6.4 The Procurement of Recovered Materials 21 2.7 DOE's Impact on Solid Waste Management 21 2.8 Impact of New Federalism 21 2.9 Current and Future Issues in Solid Waste 23 2.9.1 The Liability Issue 23 2.9.2 Cost Competitiveness of New Technology 23 2.9.3 The Need for Solid Waste Flow Control and the Municipal Action Exemption 24 2.9.4 The Absent Parties in EPA Litigation-States and Municipalities 25 2.9.5 Procurement and Recycling 26 2.10 Summary 26 3 Public Perceptions and Community Relations 31 Lawrence Chertoff and Diane Buxbaum 3.1 Introduction 31 3.2 Resource Recovery Project Case Study 31 3.2.1 Facilities Investigated 31 3.2.2 Data-Gathering Technique 32 3.2.3 Summary of Interview Questions Asked 32 3.2.4 Communities Studied 32 3.3 Implications of Case Study 33 3.3.1 Motivating Forces 33 3.3.2 Militating Factors 33 3.3.3 Economic Considerations 33 3.3.4 Community Education 34 3.4 Case Analysis 34 3.4.1 Abandoned Projects 34 3.4.2 Abandoned Sites 36 3.4.3 Successful Projects 38 3.4.4 Projects in Doubt 39 3.5 Summary 40 4 The Feasibility Study Procurement and Construction Management 43 Stuart H. Russell...
