1st Edition

Household Waste Recycling

By Richard Waite Copyright 1995
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

Households in the UK each generate around one tonne of waste per year, and the successful management and disposal of this waste is becoming an increasingly important issue. In many cases, recycling is the most sensible option, and the UK government has set a target to recycle a quarter of all household waste by the year 2000. This book gives an overview of the waste management and disposal options... Read more
List of illustrations Glossary Acknowledgment Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. How Waste Management is Organised Chapter 3. What can be Recycled? Chapter 4. Waste Management Options Chapter 5. Collection Options for Recycling Chapter 6. The Separation of Recyclable Materials Chapter 7. How Recyclable Materials are Reprocessed Chapter 8. The Markets for Recyclable Materials Chapter 9. The Costs of Recycling Chapter I0. Measuring Recycling Performance Chapter 11. Packaging and Packaging Waste Chapter 12. The Future Development of Recycling in the UK References Index

Biography

Authored by Waite, Richard