Waite Household Waste Recycling

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-134-04993-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 194 Seiten

Reihe: Environmental Management Set

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 currently available, and provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of how recycling could develop. The author – one of the UK's leading experts – looks at how much of the waste is potentially recyclable, shows the various ways in which recyclable materials can be separated and reprocessed, and assesses the existing markets for recyclable materials. He gives an in-depth account of the important subject of packaging recycling, and compares the UK's progress and performance with what is happening elsewhere in Europe. He also discusses how the performance of current recycling schemes can be measured and costed, and forecasts future developments in the industry. Dr Richard Waite is a former Specialist Advisor to the House of Commons Environment Select Committee and is currently a consultant with Coopers & Lybrand. He established one of the first commercial MRFs in the country, and has advised many local authorities, central government departments (including the European Commission) and private sector organisations on recycling issues. Originally published in 1995

Autoren/Hrsg.

Waite, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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