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Recycling Publications
Building Savings: Strategies for
Waste Reduction of Debris from Buildings
by Kelly Lease, Mark Jackson, and
Brenda Platt
2000, fact sheet packet (20 pages)
EPA-530-F-00-001 - Download
PDF file
This fact sheet packet profiles seven building projects—from
new construction to renovation and deconstruction—that are
recovering 42 to 82% of materials otherwise destined for disposal.
Policymakers wanting to encourage building material recovery, building
owners and developers interested in green building design, and contractors
seeking a competitive edge will find this document useful.
Complex Recycling Issues: Strategies
for Record-Setting Waste Reduction in Multi-Family Dwellings
by Kelly Lease, Brenda Platt, and
Joanne Goodwin
1999, fact sheet packet (26 pages) - Download
PDF file
EPA-530-F-99-022
Multi-family buildings are often overlooked when communities offer
their residents recycling services. This fact sheet packet features
four model apartment buildings and complexes, from garden apartments
to high-rises, that are recycling between 20 and 65% of their discarded
materials. Also profiled are five communities that provide recycling
service to their multi-family dwelling sector.
Cutting the Waste Stream in Half:
Community Record-Setters Show How
by Brenda Platt and Kelly Lease 1999
171-page report, EPA-530-R-99-013 - Download
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fact sheet packet , EPA-530-F-99-017 - Download
PDF file
This report and fact sheet packet
of the same title feature 18 cities and counties recovering 40 to
65% of their residential waste. They profile each community’s
program, drivers for waste reduction levels, materials accepted,
set-out and collection methods, and equipment and operating costs.
The fact sheet packet summarizes and complements the full report.
Essential reading on cost-effective recycling. See October 1999
press release.
Don't Throw Away That Food: Strategies
for Record-Setting Waste Reduction
by Brenda Platt and Joanne Goodwin
1998, fact sheet packet (24 pages)
EPA-530-F-98-023 - View
Online
A growing number of food-related
businesses are diverting their food discards to useful purposes
in place of the dump. This fact sheet packet documents nine programs
with record-setting food recovery levels, from a hospital and
prison to an urban produce market and supermarkets. The packet
includes tips for solid waste planners and resources for more
information. See January 1999 press release
Waste Reduction Record Setters
Program Profiles
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Online
More than 50 examples of cutting-edge
recycling programs from around the country
Reduce, Reuse, Refill!
by Brenda Platt and Doug Rowe
2002 (69 pages)
View
online
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PDF file
More than 70% of soda and beer
containers are refilled in Finland, Denmark, and Germany, where
policies are in place to require, if not support refilling. In
the U.S., less than 5% of beverage containers are refilled. U.S.
beverage companies offer their products for sale in Europe and
elsewhere in refillables. Why not in the U.S.? What policies are
in place in Europe, Canada, and Latin America to promote refilling?
Which policies could be replicated in the U.S. to revive refilling?
This report addresses these issues.
Wasting and Recycling in the United
States 2000
by Brenda Platt and Neil Seldman
2000, 64 pages
$25 (incl. S&H) from the GrassRoots Recycling Network (GRRN), P.O.
Box 49283,
Athens, GA 30604-9283
(706) 613-7121
order form available on the GRRN Web site:
http://www.grrn.org This report-prepared for the GrassRoots
Recycling Network-summarizes the state of wasting and recycling
in the U.S., details recycling's many environmental and economic
benefits, introduces the concept of zero waste planning, and concludes
with an agenda for action. Recycling continues to increase, but
is being outpaced by the rise in wasting. Landfill tonnage and interstate
shipments of waste are growing. By documenting these trends, this
report points to the need to expand public policies to eliminate
waste and conserve resources. A must-have for recycling advocates.
For more information or to share
information on model practices and policies, contact:
Brenda Platt - Project Director
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
927 15th St. NW, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
phone 202-898-1610 o fax 202-898-1612
email: bplatt@ilsr.org
ILSR Home on the Web at
http://www.ilsr.org
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