resource recovery plant smplementot
guides for
municipal officials
planning and overview
technologies risks
and contracts markets
accounting format
financing procurement
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This publication is part of a special series of reports prepared
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Solid Waste
Management Programs. These reports are designed to assist municipal
officials in the planning and implementation of processing plants to
recover resources from mixed municipal solid waste.
The title of this series is Resource Recovery Plant Implementation:
Guides for Municipal Officials. The parts of the series are as follows:
1. Planning and Overview (SW-157.1)
2. Technologies (SW-157.2)
3. Markets (SW-157.3)
4. Financing (SW-157.4)
5. Procurement (SW-157.5)
6. Accounting Format (SW-157.6)
7. Risks and Contracts (SW-157.7)
8. Further Assistance (SW-157.8)
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An environmental protection publication in the solid waste
management series (SW-157.8). Mention of commercial products does
not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Government. Editing and
technical content of this report were accomplished by the Resource
Recovery Division of the Office of Solid Waste Management Programs.
Single copies of this publication are available from Solid Waste
Management Information Materials Distribution, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268.
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CONTENTS
Page
Introduction 1
Communities and States Actively Seeking
Resource Recovery Systems 2
Resource Recovery Systems Marketed in
the United States 13
Organizations and Associations 19
Selected Bibliography on Resource Recovery 22
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RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANT IMPLEMENTATION:
GUIDES FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS
FURTHER ASSISTANCE
Compiled by Denise Hawkins*
Since the emerging resource recovery industry is evolving rapidly,
statements in this report related to economics, technologies, and risk
may quickly become outmoded by the new facts being created daily by
innovative public officials, consulting engineers and recovery plant
builders throughout the United States. Readers of this Guide are
encouraged, therefore, to supplement the information contained herein
with the more detailed and more current information obtainable from
such sources. For this purpose, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency has compiled in this section the following resources as a
guide to further assistance.
I. A listing of contacts in localities actively planning
resource recovery systems. This list also includes the
consultants they have employed, the systems they have
selected, and the companies chosen to construct their
systems.
II. A listing of those companies that are marketing resource
recovery systems.
III. A listing of organizations and associations that can
provide information about resource recovery.
IV. A bibliography of articles and publications, both technical
and nontechnical, with pertinent information on resource
recovery.
These listings are not intended to be comprehensive, nor does
the inclusion of any consultant or company imply the endorsement of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
*Denise Hawkins is an urban planner with the Resource Recovery
Division, Office of Solid Waste Management Programs, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
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COMMUNITIES AND STATES ACTIVELY SEEKING
RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEMS
The following list of communities and States that are actively
seeking resource recovery systems is presented alphabetically by
State and then by community. Unless a private company or special
authority is specified in parentheses, the State or community is
the legal entity that is interested in procuring a resource recovery
plant. Not all communities considering resource recovery are included;
the list is restricted to those localities that are judged to be
furthest along toward implementation of operational systems.
Following the name of the locality is an abbreviation indicating
the type of system it has selected. A (P) indicates oil or gas
pyrolysis; (SF) solid fuel, either shredded, pulped, or pelletized;
(M) total materials recovery; (W) waterwall incineration to produce
steam; and, (U) undecided. The energy recovery systems may also
include some recovery of materials, but the major emphasis is on
energy recovery.
Consultants and system vendors are listed in column two. The
consultants listed are those companies that have provided assistance
in the form of financial advice, feasibility studies, legal counsel,
preparation of requests for proposals, etc. The letters following
the consultant's name indicate his primary contribution to the
project: (T) technical, (M) managerial, (F) financial, and (L) legal.
Some consultants have provided expertise in more than one field.
System vendors are listed in the same column as consultants and
are designated by the symbol (SV). The vendors have been chosen by
the entity in column one to design and supervise construction of a
resource recovery plant. In some cases, the vendor has also provided
financial, managerial or technical assistance to the locality. However,
the primary function of the vendor is to design and supervise
construction. In many cases, the vendor will also operate the plant
upon completion.
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COMMUNITIES AND STATES ACTIVELY SEEKING RESOURCE
RECOVERY SYSTEMS AND THEIR CONSULTANTS AND
SYSTEM VENDORS
City, County or State
Consultants and System Vendors
California
San Diego County (U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Demonstration
Project) (P)*
Mr. Case Houson, Director
Department of Sanitation and
Flood Control
5555 Overland Avenue
San Diego, California 92123
(714) 565-5329
Garrett Research and
Development Company, Inc.
(SV)+
Connecticut
Connecticut Resources
Recovery Authority
Mr. Richard P. Chase, President
or Ms. Rita Bowl by
Connecticut Resources
Recovery Authority
60 Washington Street
Suite 1305
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
(203) 549-6390
Bridgeport region (SF)
(Connecticut Resources
Recovery Authority)
(see address above)
Hartford-New Britain region (SF)
(Connecticut Resources
Recovery Authority)
(see address above)
First Boston Corporation
Hawkins, Del afield & Wood (L)
Murtha, Cullina, Richter &
Pinney (L)
Haskins & Sells (F)
Garrett Research and
Development Company,
Inc. (SV)
Burns & Roe (T)
Combustion Equipment Associates
with Service Corporation of
America and American Metals
Climax (SV)
*P, oil or gas pyrolysis; SF, solid fuel, either shredded, pulped,
or pelletized; M, total materials recovery; W, waterwall incineration to
produce steam; U, undecided.
+SV, system vendor.
^Contribution to project, mainly: financial (F), legal (L),
technical (T), managerial (M).
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New Haven region (U) None
(Connecticut Resources
Recovery Authority)
(see address above)
Del aware
Wilmington (U.S. Environmental Black, Crow & Eidsness, Inc. (T)
Protection Agency Demonstration
Project) (P)
(State of Delaware)
Mr. Pasquale S. Canzano
Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental
Control
State of Delaware
Dover, Delaware 19901
(302) 678-4781
District of Columbia
Washington (SF) National Center for
William McKinney, Director Resource Recovery (T)
Department of Environmental
Services
415 Twelfth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
(202) 629-3417
Florida
Dade County (U) None
Mr. Chris Tyson
Chief Civil Engineer
Public Works Department
Brickell Plaza, 4th floor
909 S.E. First Avenue
Miami, Florida 33131
(305) 358-2700
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Illinois
Chicago (SF)
Mr. Emil Nigro
Department of Streets and
Sanitation
Bureau of Sanitation
City Hall, Room 704
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 744-4583
Ralph M. Parsons Company (T)
Iowa
Ames (SF)
Mr. J.R. Castner, City Manager
City Hall
5th and Kelly Streets
Ames, Iowa 50010
(515) 232-7479
Henningson, Durham and
Richardson of Omaha,
Nebraska (T)
Kentucky
Lexington (W)
Mr. William Haskins
City Commissioner
City Hall
Walnut Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40503
(606) 255-5631
Proctor-Davis & Ray (T)
Louisiana
New
Orleans (M)
Mr. Keith Ingram
Technical Administrator
Administrative Office
City Hall
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
(504) 586-4224
National Center for
Resource Recovery (T)
Waldeman S. Nelson
Company (T)
Waste Management, Inc. (SV)
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Maryland
Baltimore (U.S. Environmental Monsanto Enviro-Chem
Protection Agency Demonstration System, Inc (SV)
Project) (P)
Mr. Elliot Zulver
Project Director
900 Municipal Building
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(301) 396-3499
Massachusetts
Beverly (SF) Metcalf & Eddy (T)
(United Shoe Manufacturing
Corporation)
Mr. Philip L. Pattison
Public Works Department
City Hall
Beverly, Massachusetts
(617) 922-0352
Braintree (W) Camp, Dresser & McKee (T)
Mr. John Griffin Metcalf & Eddy (T)
Plant Superintendent
Municipal Incinerator
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
(617) 843-6209
Danvers (U) Camp, Dresser & McKee (T)
(Clean Community Corporation) Raytheon Service
Mr. Bernard L. Canniff Company (SV)
President
Clean Community Corporation
One Newberry Street
Peabody, Massachusetts 01960
(617) 535-5140
East Bridgewater (SF) Arthur D. Little, Inc. (T)
(East Bridgewater Associates) Combustion Equipment
East Bridgewater Associates Associates with
234 Thatcher Street North American Incinerator
East Bridgewater, Massachusetts 02333 Corporation (SV)
(617) 588-2260
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Haverhlll (U)
(State of Massachusetts)
Mr. Alden Cousins, Director
Bureau of Solid Waste Disposal
Massachusetts Department of
Public Works
100 Nashua Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
(617) 727-4293
Lowell (U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Demonstration
Project) (M)
Mr. Paul Sheeny, City Manager
City Hall
Lowell, Massachusetts
(617) 454-8821
Saugus (RESCO) (W)*
Mr. W.C. Stephens
Energy Systems Division
Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc.
170 Mt. Airy Road
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
(201) 766-7700
MITRE Corporation (M)
Raytheon Service Company (SV)
Dillon, Reed (F)
MITRE Corporation (M)
Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc.
(SV)
Minnesota
Hennepin County (U)
Mr. Luther D. Nelson, Chief
Environmental Division
Public Works
320 Washington Avenue, South
Hopkins, Minnesota 55343
(613) 935-3381
Henningson, Durham and
Richardson of Minnesota,
Inc. (T)
*RESCO is a joint venture of Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc. and the
M. DeMatteo Construction Company.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul (P)
Mr. Maurice K. Dorton, Director
Governmental Programs
Metropolitan Waste Control
Commission of the Twin Cities
area
350 Metro Square Building
Seventh and Robert Streets
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
(612) 222-8423
Rust Engineering Company (T)
Missouri
St. Louis (U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Demonstration
Project) (SF)
(with Union Electric Company)
Mr. G. Wayne Sutterfield
Traffic and Transportation
Administrator
4100 South First Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63118
(314) 353-8550
St. Louis area (SF)
(Union Electric Company)
Mr. David L. Klumb
Union Electric Company
P.O. Box 149
St. Louis, Missouri 63166
(314) 621-3222
Homer & Shifrin, Inc. (T)
None
New Jersey
Hackensack Meadowlands area (SF)
(Hackensack Meadowlands
Development Corporation)
Mr. George Casino
Chief Engineer
HMDC
1099 Wall Street, West
Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071
(201) 935-3250
First Boston Corporation (F)
Hawkins, Delafield & Wood (L)
Sullivan & Cromwell (L)
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New York
Albany (SF)
The Honorable Erastus Corning, 2nd
Mayor
City of Albany
Albany, New York 12207
(518) 427-8900
Hempstead (SF)
Mr. William Landman
Commissioner of Sanitation
1600 Merrich Road
Merrich, New York 15566
(516) 318-4210
Monroe County (SF)
Mr. Chris Christensen
Director of Solid Waste
Department of PUblic Works
200 County Office Building
Rochester, New York 14614
(716) 454-7200
Mount Vernon (P)
Mr. Seymour Lefkowitz
Intergovernmental Coordinator
City Hall
Mt. Vernon, New York
(914) 668-0737
New York (SF)
Mr. Leonard F. O'Reilly
Director
Solid Waste Task Force
51 Chambers Street
New York, New York
(212) 566-0922
Onondaga County (W)
Mr. Charles R. Stoffel
Federal Aid Representative
Box 23324
L'Enfant Plaza Station
Washington, D.C. 20024
(202) 554-2494
Smith & Mahoney (T)
Dillon, Reed (F)
Hawkins, Delafield &
Wood (L)
Black Clawson Company
(SV)
Black, Crow & Eidsness,
Inc. (T)
Raytheon Service Company (SV)
Union Carbide Corporation (SV)
Homer & Shifrin (T)
Carrier Corporation (T)
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Westchester County (P)
Mr. Robert W. Huntington
Deputy Commissioner for
Solid Waste
County Office Building
White Plains, New York 11501
(914) 682-2003
Leonard S. Wegman Company.
Inc. (T)
Hawkins, Delafield & Wood (L)
New York State Environmental
Facilities Corporation
Ohio
Akron (W)
Mr. James A. Alkire, Director
Department of Planning and
Urban Renewal
400 Municipal Building
166 South High Street
Akron, Ohio 44308
(216) 375-2771
Franklin (U.S.Environmental
Protection Agency Demonstration
Project) (M)
Mr. B. Eichholtz, City Manager
P.O. Box 132
Franklin, Ohio 45005
(513) 746-9921
Glaus, Pyle, Schomer,
Burns & DeHaven (T)
Black Clawson Company (SV)
Oregon
Lane County (SF)
Mr. Bruce Bailey, Director
Solid Waste Division
Land County Department of
Environmental Management
135 East Sixth Avenue
(503) 687-4119
Wilsey & Ham (T)
Sandwell International (T)
Cornell, Howl and, Hayes &
Merryfield (T)
Pennsylvania
Palmer Township (SF)
Mr. H. Robert Daws, Chairman
Board of Supervisors
Palmer Township Municipal Building
3245 Freemansburg Avenue
Easton, Pennsylvania 18042
(215) 253-7191
Elo and Rhodes (T)
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Tennessee
Knoxville (U)
(Tennessee VAlley Authority)
Mr. Edward Bales
Office of Tributary Development
Tennessee Valley Authority
Knoxville, Tennessee
(615) 637-0101 X2185
Memphis (SF)
Mr. Frank Palumbo, City Engineer
City Hall
125 North Main Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
(901) 534-9611
Nashville (W)
(Nashville Thermal Transfer
Corporation)
Mr. Carl Avers, General Manager
Nashville Thermal Transfer
Corporation
110 First Avenue, South
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(615) 255-1460
I.C. Thomasson &
Associates, Inc. (T)
Black, Crow & Eidsness (T)
Leonard S. Wegman
Company, Inc. (T)
I.C. Thomasson &
Associates, Inc. (T)
Washington
Seattle (P)
Mr. Robert Sheehan
Seattle Solid Waste Project
Office of Management and
Budget
Seattle Municipal Building
Fourth and Cherry Streets
Seattle, Washington 98104
(206) 583-5792
Mathematical Sciences,
Northwest (M)
West Virginia
South Charleston (P)*
(Union Carbide Corporation)
Mr. Thomas Donnegan
Union Carbide Corporation
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(212) 551-4267
Union Carbide Corporation (SV)
*Private test facility.
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Wisconsin
Madison (SF)
Mr. James Ret!off
Engineering Department
City-County Building
Madison, Wisconsin 53709
(608) 266-4091
Milwaukee (SF)
Mr. Donald Roethig, Deputy
Commissioner of Public Works
Room 516, Municipal Building
Milwaukee* Wisconsin 53202
(414) 278-3302
Horner & Shifrin, Inc. (T)
De Leuw, Gather
Organization (T)
Americology (SV)
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RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEMS MARKETED
IN THE UNITED STATES
The following is a list of those companies that are known by
EPA to be marketing complete resource recovery systems in the
United States. It is intended to be as comprehensive as possible;
however, there may be firms that are not known by EPA. These
companies and systems are at varying stages of commercial development.
Consultants and those firms which offer only partial systems or
components of systems are not included.
This list is provided solely as an information resource for city
officials wishing to notify resource recovery companies of their
desire to implement resource recovery. Inclusion in this list does
not imply endorsement, nor even current information on the part of
EPA regarding system development, reliability, economics, or
environmental acceptability.
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RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEMS MARKETED
IN THE UNITED STATES
Name and Address
Process*
Products*
AMERICAN CAN COMPANY
Mr. L.C. Bielicki
Americology Division
American Lane
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
(203) 552-2111
BLACK-CLAWSON COMPANY
Mr. Dean H. Kohlhepp
605 Clark Street
Middletown, Ohio 45042
(513) 422-4561
BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES
Mr. John Barineau
Vice President
Fannin Bank Building
Houston, Taxas 77025
(713) 741-1540
CARBORUNDUM
Mr. Paul G.
Solid Waste
Division
P.O. Box 337
Niagara Falls,
(716) 278-6105
DaVia
Conversion
Shredding, air classi-
fication, magnetic
separation, glass and
aluminum separation
Hydrapulping, metals
and glass separation
Collection, paper
picking, shredding,
air classification,
magnetic separation
Pyrolysis, materials
recovery
New York 14302
CLEAR AIR, INC.
Mr. R.W. Taylor
P.O. Box 111
Ogden, Utah 84402
(801) 399-9828
Solid fuel,
metals, glass
Metals, glass,
paper, steam/
electricity
Paper, solid fuel,
ferrous metals
Gaseous fuel,
steam, materials
Incineration, shredding
white goods
Steam/electricity,
ferrous metals
*Process and products are general descriptions only. They are
subject to change at the company's discretion and without notice.
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Shredding, air and
magnetic separation
COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT
ASSOCIATION
Mr. A.M. Bellac
555 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 980-3700
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, Composting
INC.
Mr. Howard 6. Burr
Director of Technology
3069 E. Commerical Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33308
(305) 771-6152
Solid fuel,
ferrous metals
CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY
Mr. M.L. Smith
1200 W. 76th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60620
(312) 637-2000
DEVCO MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Mr. James Savage
Director
410 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 371-9105
ECOLOGENICS, INC.
Mr. John M. Nisbet
Vice President for
Marketing
P.O. Box 348
Red Lion, Penn. 17356
(717) 244-8549
ENGINEERED WASTE CONTROL
SYSTEMS, LTD.
2126 Logan Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R2ROJ2
GARRETT RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
Dr. George Mall an
P.O. Box 310
La Verne, California 90017
(714) 293-5000
Shredding, magnetic
and glass separation
Pyrolysis
Incineration,
shredding, air and
magnetic separation
Shredding, metals
and glass separation
Pyrolysis
Shredding, air,
magnetic and glass
separation
Fertilizer
Solid fuel,
ferrous metals,
glass
Gaseous fuel,
steam
Steam/electricity,
ferrous metals
Metals, glass,
solid fuel
Liquid fuel,
ferrous metals
Metals, glass,
solid fuel
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GRUMMAN ECOSYSTEMS Cutting, air, magnetic Glass, ferrous
CORPORATION and mechanical separa- metals, pulp,
Mr. William Schwindler tion, pulping, incinera- animal food
President tion, pelletizing
1111 Stewart Avenue
Bethpage, New York 11714
(516) 575-7960
MONSANTO ENVIRO-CHEM Pyrolysis Gaseous fuel,
SYSTEMS steam/electricity
Mr. Edsel D. Stewart
Manager, LANDGARD Systems
800 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63166
(314) 694-2151
OVITRON CORPORATION Waste heat boilers, Steam/electricity
P.O. Box 457 incineration
East Stroudsburg, Penn. 18301
(717) 424-6000
PROCESS SYSTEMS, INC. Incineration, waste Steam, frit
112-03 Fourteenth Avenue heat recovery
College Point, New York 11356
(212) 939-6000
PYROTEK Pyrolysis Gaseous fuel
Mr. George Moore
Vice President
1917 St. Andrews Place
Santa Ana, Calif. 92705
(714) 835-3880
RAYTHEON CORPORATION Shredding, air and Solid fuel, metals,
Mr. Robert Schroeder mechanical separation, glass
Missile Systems Division incinerator residue
Bedford, Massachusetts
(617) 272-9300 x472
RESEARCH-COTTRELL Shredding, air and Solid fuel, ferrous
Mr. James C. Anderson magnetic separation metals
Vice President
Refuse Processing
Bedminster, New Jersey
(201) 885-7000
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SCA SERVICES, INC.
Mr. J.R. Mohorovic
99 High Street
Boston, Mass. 02110
(617) 423-4100
SYSTEMS ASSOCIATES, INC.
444 W. Ocean Boulevard
12th Floor
Long Beach, Calif. 90802
(213) 435-8282
TITAN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Mr. Dwight C. Brown
President
East 81
State Highway Four
Paramus, New Jersey 07652
(201) 843-0040
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
Mr. Richard Pual
Linde Division
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(212) 551-2077
UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS
Mr. R.J. Schoeneberger
Program Manager
10 UOP Plaza
Algonquin & Mt. Prospect Rds.
Des Plaines, 111. 60016
(312) 391-2000
VISTA CHEMICAL AND FIBER
PRODUCTS, INC.
Mr. Howard Stamer
350 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10001
(212) 594-1870
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
Mr. Peter Vardy, or
Mr. Harold Gershowitz
900 Jorie Boulevard
Oak Brook, 111. 60521
(312) 654-8800
Collection, shredding,
air, magnetic and
mechanical separation
Shredding, air and
magnetic separation
Paper, metals,
solid fuel
Ferrous metals,
solid fuel
Waterwall incineration Steam/electricity
Pyrolysis
Gaseous fuel,
steam/electricity
Waterwall incineration Steam/electricity
Shredding, air Metals, glass,
classification, magnetic -olid fuel and
and mechanical separa- ruel pellets
tion, pelletizing
Collection, shredding,
magnetic separation,
paper picking, air
classification,
gassification
Ferrous metals,
paper, solid
fuel
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WHEELABRATOR-FRYE Incineration Steam/electricity,
Mr. W.C. Stephens metals
President
Energy Systems Division
170 Mt. Airy Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(201) 766-7700
WILLIAMS BROTHERS WASTE Size reduction, Solid fuel,
CONTROLS, INC. pneumatic, metals, glass
Mr. D.L. Mihelich mechanical and
Industry Manager magnetic separation
6626 South Yale Avenue
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
(918) 664-4320
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ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
In addition to consultants and system designers, there are
government associations, public interest groups, and trade
associations that are interested in resource recovery and that
may be consulted for information from the perspective of their
constituencies. Listed here are some of those organizations.
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ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS THAT
CAN PROVIDE RESOURCE RECOVERY INFORMATION
Aluminum Association
Dr. William Balgord
750 Third Avenue
New York, N. Y. 10017
(212) 972-1800
American Consulting Engineers Council
Mr. Larry Spiller
1155 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20005
(202) 296-1780
American Iron and Steel Institute
Tinplate Producers
150 East 42nd Street
New York, N. Y. 10017
American Paper Institute
Mr. Richard J. Wiechmann
250 Madison Avenue
New York, N. Y. 10016
(212) 883-8014
American Public Works Association
Mr. Rodney Fleming
1313 East 60th Street
Chicago, 111. 60637
(312) 947-2520
American Society of Civil Engineers
Mr. Timothy Wolfe
345 East 47th Street
New York, N. Y. 10017
(212) 752-6800 x505
Bureau of Mines
Mr. Charles Kenahan
U.S. Department of
the Interior
Washington, D. C. 20240
(202) 634-1142
Council of State Governments
Mr. James Brydhoff
Ironworks Pike
Lexington, Kentucky 40505
(606) 252-2291
Environmental Action
Ms. Pat Taylor
1346 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20036
(202) 833-1845
Glass Container Manufacturer's
Institute
Miss Hughes
1800 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20006
(202) 872-1280
International City Management
Association
Mr. Robert Bartolotta
1140 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20036
(202) 293-2200
Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel
Mr. Herschel Cutler
1729 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20006
(202) 298-7660
League of Women Voters
Ms. Dana Duxbury
151 Hidden Road
Andover, Mass. 01810
(617) 475-8881
National Association of Counties
Ms. Kay Stouffer
1735 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C.
(202) 785-9577
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National Association of Recycling
Industries
Mr. Howard Ness
330 Madison Avenue
New York, N. Y. 10017
(212) 867-7330
National Center for Resource
Recovery
Director of Information
1211 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20036
(202) 223-6154
National League of Cities/
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Ms. Diana Wahl
Solid Waste Project
1620 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20006
(202) 293-7177
National Solid Wastes
Management Association
Mr. James Greco
1730 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, D. C. 20036
(202) 659-4613
Office of Solid Waste
Management Programs
Resource Recovery Division
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, D. C. 20460
(202) 254-7840
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON RESOURCE RECOVERY
General Topics
+Available information; resource recovery and waste reduction. Washington,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste Management
Programs, Jan. 1975. 8 p. (Unpublished report.)
*Colonna, R. A., and C. McLaren, comps. Decision-makers guide in solid
waste management. Environmental Protection Publication SW-127.
Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974. 157 p.
A series of two- to five-page discussions of approximately 20 solid
waste management topics including resource recovery and separate
collection.
*Hopper, R. E. A nationwide survey of resource recovery activities.
Environmental Protection Publication SW-142. [Washington], U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Jan. 1975. 74 p.
A summary of progress in resource recovery projects throughout
the United States. (Updated periodically.)
*0ffice of Solid Waste Management Programs. Available information
materials; solid waste management. Environmental Protection
Publication SW-58.24. [Washington], U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, June 1975. 48 p.
*Skinner, J. H. Resource recovery: the Federal perspective. Waste_
Age. 5(1):12-14, 54, Jan./Feb. 1974. Reprinted, [Washington!;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1974. 3 p.
Examines the material and product composition of solid waste and
examines combinations of materials recovery, energy recovery and
waste reduction. Makes several recommendations for increased
resource recovery.
*U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste Management
Programs. Resource recovery and source reduction; second report to
Congress. Environmental Protection Publication SW-122. Washington,
U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974. 112 p.
Presents an exploration of resource recovery as a method of solid
waste management and resource conservation. Key findings related
to resource recovery are presented and major options outlined. EPA's
program activities in resource recovery are discussed. The appendix
presents summaries of information about the status of resource
recovery by major materials categories and a listing of existing
resource recovery facilities.
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*U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste Management
Programs. Resource recovery and source reduction; third report to
Congress. (In preparation.)
A more recent look at EPA findings and program activities in resource
recovery and source reduction.
Waste Reduction and Source Separation Issues
+Claussen, E. Source reduction; a new approach to solid waste management,
natural resource conservation, and environmental protection. [Washington],
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, June 1974. 12 p. (Unpublished
report.)
Discusses the role of source reduction in a resource recovery strategy.
+Hansen, P. A decision guide to paper recovery through municipal separate
collection. Washington, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Apr. 1974.
14 p. (Unpublished report.)
Discussion of the techniques, procedures and economics of separate
collection of paper from residues as a guide to starting a program.
*Halloway, J. R., and J. H. Skinner. The effect of paper recovery on the
characteristics of solid waste as a fuel. Washington, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Jan. 1975. 24 p. (Unpublished report.)
Presents estimates of practical paper recovery rates. Estimates the
effects of heating value of solid waste as a result of removing paper
for recycling.
Lerza, C. Here is a gift horse, Mayor. Don't look it in the mouth.
Environmental Action, 4(24):11-13, Apr. 28, 1973.
Discusses source reduction vs. high technology resource recovery from
an environmentalist's perspective.
*Lingle, S. Separating paper at the waste source for recycling.
Environmental Protection publication SW-128. Washington, U.S.
Government Printing Office, 1974. 16 p.
Discussion of techniques for separate collection of newspaper,
corrugated, and office waste paper, as well as associated market,
environmental and conservation issues.
SCS Engineers, Inc. Analysis of source separate collection of recyclable
solid waste; separate collection studies. Environmental Protection
Publication SW-95c.l. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1974.
157 p. (Distributed by National Technical Information Service,
Springfield, Va., as PB-239 775.)
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Final report of detailed case studies of separate collection. Discusses
economics, equipment, public response and other influencing factors.
Taylor, P. Source reduction; stemming the tide of trash. Environmental
Action. 6(7):8-11. Aug. 17, 1974.
A discussion of source reduction.
Resource Recovery Systems - Technology and Economics
Abert, J. G., H. Alter, and J. F. Bernheisel. The economics of resource
recovery from municipal solid waste. Science, 183(4129):1052-1058,
Mar. 15, 1974.
Presents an accounting framework for the evaluation of recovery system
economics.
*Arella, D. G., and Y. M. Garbe. Mineral recovery from solid wastes; a
summary of EPA's Lowell, Massachusetts, demonstration project.
Environmental Protection Publication SW-82d.l. [Washington], U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1975. 15 p.
This paper is a summary report of the technology to be demonstrated
at Lowell, Massachusetts, including equipment description, process
flow, and economics.
*Arella, D. G. Recovering resources from solid waste using wet-processing;
EPA's Franklin, Ohio, demonstration project. Environmental Protection
Publication SW-47d. Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974.
26 p.
A summary description of the Franklin, Ohio demonstration project--
equipment, process flow, and economics.
*Hitte, S. J. Anaerobic digestion of solid waste and sewage sludge to
methane. Washington, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (In
preparation.)
A discussion of the biological conversion of solid waste to methane.
Discusses markets, current research, benefits, economics and environmental
impacts.
*Levy, S. J. Pyrolysis of municipal solid waste. Waste Age, 5(7):14-15,
17-20, Oct. 1974.
Describes pyrolysis in general and the pyrolysis systems being developed
and built by several private companies.
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*Levy, S. J. San Diego County demonstrates pyrolysis of solid waste to
recovery liquid fuel, metals, and glass. Environmental Protection
Publication SW-80d.2. Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office,
1975. 27 p.
Describes the San Diego demonstration, funded in part by EPA, where
oil is produced in pyrolysis of solid wastes.
*Lowe, R. A. Energy recovery from waste; solid waste as supplementary
fuel in power plant boilers. Environmental Protection Publication
SW-36d.ii. Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1973. 24 p.
Second interim report on the experiments being conducted by the City
of St. Louis and Union Electric Company regarding the utilization of
solid waste as a supplementary fuel; includes discussion of the current
technical, marketing and economic aspects of the solid-waste-as-a-fuel
concept.
National Center for Resource Recovery, Inc. Resource recovery from
municipal solid wastes/a state-of-the-art study. Lexington, Mass.,
Lexington Books, 1974. 182 p.
This study on the resource recovery concept encompasses reuse of raw
materials in refuse, adapting waste products for different uses,
altering form and substance of recovered materials for new products,
converting waste into storable fuel, burning directly to produce
energy.
*Rogers, H. W., and S. J. Hitte. Solid waste shredding and shredder
selection. Environmental Protection Publication SW-140. [Washington],
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1974. 87 p.
*Shannon, L. J., M. P. Shrag, F. I. Honea, and D. Bendersky. St. Louis/
Union Electric refuse firing demonstration air pollution test report.
Washington, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1974. 107 p.
The results of EPA's air emission test conducted in December 1973 as
part of the St. Louis energy recovery demonstration. The report was
written by Midwest Research Institute.
+Smith, F. A. An evaluation of the cost of recovering dry-shredded-fuel
and material resources from mixed community solid waste. Washington,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste
Management Programs, Aug. 20, 1974. 70 p. (Unpublished report.)
Presents a cost evaluation based on the analysis of a number of
recovery plant engineering proposals.
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*Sussman, D. B. Baltimore demonstrates gas pyrolysis; the energy recovery
solid waste facility in Baltimore, Maryland. Environmental Protection
Publication SW-75d.i. [Washington], U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1974. 24 p.
Describes the Baltimore energy and materials recovery demonstration,
funded in part by EPA, where steam is generated by burning gases
produced by pyrolysis of solid waste.
*Systems Technology Corporation. Technical and economic evaluation of the
Franklin, Ohio, resource recovery facility. Washington, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. (In preparation.)
Presents the first in-depth evaluation of an operating resource recovery
plant.
Market Issues
BatteHe Memorial Institute. A study to identify opportunities for
increased solid waste utilization, v.l. General report. Environmental
Protection Publication SW-40d.l. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1972. 178 p. (Distributed by National Technical Information Service,
Springfield, Va., as PB-212 729.)
BatteHe Memorial Institute. A study to identify opportunities for
increased solid waste utilization, v.2-7. Aluminum, copper, lead,
zinc, nickel and stainless steel, and precious metal reports.
Environmental Protection Publication Sw-40d.2. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1972. 608 p. (Distributed by National Technical
Information Service, Springfield, Va., as PB-212 730.)
Battelle Memorial Institute. A study to identify opportunities for
increased solid waste utilization, v.8-9. Paper and textile reports.
Environmental Protection Publication SW-40d.3. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1972. 342 p. (Distributed by National Technical
Information Service as PB-212 731.)
Defines the structure and functions of the secondary materials industry;
describes its relationships to sources to supply and markets, and
outlines and evaluates problems of recycling—materials, sources,
industry, and markets.
*Darnay, A., and W. E. Franklin. Salvage markets for materials in solid
waste. Environmental Protection Publication SW-29c. Washington, U.S.
Government Printing Office, 1972. 187 p.
A realistic evaluation is made of markets for secondary materials. The
report considers consumption of raw materials and of secondary materials,
the structure of the secondary materials industry and the sanitation
industry, national trends in recovery of waste materials, salvage
operations and operating costs, and legislative and policy matters.
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Franklin, W. E. Paper recycling--the art of the possible, 1970-1985.
New York, American Paper Institute, 1973. 181 p.
Significant factors relating to utilization of waste paper discussed
at length in this report.
Tunnah, B. G., A. Hakki, and R. J. Leonard [Gordian Associates, Inc.].
Where the boilers are; a survey of electric utility boilers with
potential capacity for burning solid waste as fuel. Environmental
Protection Publication SW-88c. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1974. 329 p. (Distributed by National Technical Information Service,
Springfield, Va., as PB-239 392.)
Identifies the location and important design characteristics of
electric utility boilers that have potential capacity for using waste
as a supplemental fuel. Indicates how much waste could be burned each
day in each boiler.
*Levy, S. J. Markets and technology for recovering energy from solid
waste. Environmental Protection Publication SW-130. Washington, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1974. 31 p.
Describes methods for converting solid waste into solid, liquid, and
gaseous fuels and into steam and electricity. Discusses the marketability
of those fuels. Compares the technical alternatives and market
opportunities in energy recovery.
*Lingle, S. A. Paper recycling in the United States. Waste Age,
5(8):6-8,10, Nov. 1974.
An overview of waste paper markets and recovery techniques and a
summary of major trends.
*Lingle, S. A. Recycled materials markets; February 1975--a summary.
Environmental Protection Publication SW-149. Cincinnati, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Apr. 1975. 8 p.
A summary of the status of markets for secondary materials.
Regan, W. J., R. W. James, and T. J. Me Leer. Identification of
opportunities for increased recycling of ferrous solid waste.
Environmental Protection Publication SW-45d. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1972. 391 p. (Distributed by National Technical
Information Service, Springfield, Va., as PB-213 577.)
Study of the markets for recycled ferrous waste.
Samtur, H. R. Glass recycling and reuse. IES Report 17. Madison,
University of Wisconsin, Institute for Environmental Studies, Mar. 1974.
100 p.
A study of technical and economic issues in glass recovery.
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Implementation
Abert, J. G. Procurement and contracting. Washington, National Center
for Resource Recovery, Apr. 29, 1974. 10 p.
A speech on procurement problems in general.
Buhler, F. , ed. Municipal solid waste management; resource and energy
recovery. Washington, National League of Cities-United States Conference
of Mayors, Dec. 1973. 66 p.
Discussion of the St. Louis and Nashville energy recovery projects.
+Humber, J. N. Resource recovery; some non-technical issues. Presented
at National Materials Conservation Symposium, National Bureau of
Standards, Gaithersburg, Md., Apr. 29, 1974. Washington, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 15 p. (Unpublished speech.)
Discussion of institutional barriers to resource recovery such as
markets, legal restraints, and financing.
Managing solid waste. Public Management, 56(8):1-29. Aug. 1974.
Discussion of solid waste management by both the public and private
sectors from the people involved.
*Randol, R. Resource recovery plant implementation guide; financing.
Environmental Protection Publication SW-157.4. Washington, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1975. (In preparation.)
Describes financing mechanisms available to cities, States, and other
public agencies; identifies the advantages, and costs; describes the
financing process step-by-step.
+Shilepsky, A. Resource recovery system procurement problems in New York
State. lr± Proceedings; Erie County-City of Buffalo Resource Recovery
Seminar, Hamburg, N.Y., June 10-11, 1974. [Buffalo], New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation and County of Erie. p. 137-146.
Discussion of the effect of procurement laws on resource recovery.
Suttles, S., R. Bartolotta, and G. Siebert. Managing solid waste, pt.2.
Management Information Service Report, 6(9):l-22, Sept, 1974.
Discussion of institutional questions concerning resource recovery.
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Solid Waste Periodicals
NCRR Bulletin
National Center for
Resource Recovery
1211 Connecticut Avenue,
Washington, D.C. 20036
N.W.
NSWMA Newsletter/Technical Bulletin
National Solid Waste Management
Association
1730 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20036
Resource Recovery Magazine
Wakeman-Walworth, Inc.
Box 1144
Darien, Connecticut 06820
Reuse/Recycle
Exchange Publishing Company
750 Summer Street
Stanford, Connecticut 06901
Solid Waste Report
Business Publishers, Inc.
P.O. Box 1067, Blair Station
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Solid Waste Systems Magazine
Systems Publishing, Inc.
2333 West Third Street
Los Angeles, California 90057
Solid Wastes Management - Refuse
Removal Journal
Communication Channels, Inc.
461 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10001
Waste Age Magazine
Three Sons Publishing Company
6311 Gross Point Road
Niles, Illinois 60648
*Available from: Solid Waste Information Materials Control Section,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268.
+Available from: Resource Recovery Division, Office of Solid Waste
Management Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
20460.
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