resource recovery plant smplementot guides for municipal officials planning and overview technologies risks and contracts markets accounting format financing procurement ------- ------- 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) ------- 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. ------- 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 ------- ------- 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. ------- 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. ------- 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). ------- 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 ------- 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) ------- 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 ------- 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. ------- 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) 8 ------- 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) ------- 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) 10 ------- 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. 11 ------- 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) 12 ------- 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. 13 ------- 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. 14 ------- 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 15 ------- 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 16 ------- 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 17 ------- 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 18 ------- 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. 19 ------- 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 (continued) 20 ------- 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 21 ------- 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. 22 ------- *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.) 23 ------- 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. 24 ------- *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. 25 ------- *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. 26 ------- 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. 27 ------- 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. 28 ------- 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. 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