on solid waste management
Recommended Reading
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ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Recommended Reading
The Federal solid waste management legislation,
first enacted in 1965, provides for solid waste re-
search, demonstration, and technical assistance
programs, and directs that the programs' results
be made widely available. From the several hun-
dred reports that reflect the work undertaken thus
far, the following are recommended as especially.
significant and current. The titles include reports
on waste reduction, municipal waste collection and
disposal, the problems of hazardous wastes and
sludges, and resource recovery. These are the
principal areas being addressed in this national
effort to improve solid waste management prac-
tices, to conserve resources, and to protect the
environment.
Single copies of most of the reports listed are
available free as supplies permit from: Solid Waste
Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45268. Please indicate an order
number for each publication you request. EPA re-
ports with PB numbers are available at the cost
shown from the National Technical Information
Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Vir-
ginia 22161. Order numbers or motion picture
titles with an asterisk indicate materials suitable
for the junior and senior high-school curriculum.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY
ACT OF 1976. The new Federal legislation on
solid waste management, (Order No. 171)
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: HORIZONS UN-
LIMITED, by Russell Train, Administrator of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 16 pages.
(Order No. 525*^
STATUS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE
UNITED STATES, by Sheldon Meyers, who directs
EPA's solid waste management program, 24 pages.
(Order No. 526*)
DECISION-MAKERS GUIDE IN SOLID WASTE MAN-
AGEMENT, by EPA, 1975, 158 pages. (Order No.
390) A series of 2- to 5-page discussions of approxi-
mately 30 topics on solid waste.
EPA REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT REP-
RESENTATIVES (Order No. 439) and STATE SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES (Order No. 393)
Lists, updated periodically.
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THE STATES' ROLES IN SOLID WASTE MANAGE-
MENT. A task force report from the Council of State
Governments, 1973, 58 pages, (Order No. 327)
CITIES AND THE NATION'S DISPOSAL CRISIS, by
the National League of Cities and U.S. Conference
of Mayors, 1973, 46 pages. (Order No. 331)
BASIC ISSUES ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
AFFECTING COUNTY GOVERNMENT, by the Na-
tional Association of Counties, 1973, 4O pages.
(Order No. 373)
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; AVAILABLE INFOR-
MATION MATERIALS, 1966-1976, 103 pages.
(Order No. 203) A catalog reflecting the scope of
work undertaken by EPA in its research, demon- '
stration, and technical assistance programs carried
out under the Federal solid waste management
legislation. ,
WASTE REDUCTION
See also the two EPA reports to Congress listed
under Resource Recovery.
WIN THE WAR ON WASTE, by Russell Train, 1974,
15 pages. (Order No. 460*) Presents EPA policy on
solid waste management and waste reduction. Ad-
vocates industry initiatives in reducing waste gen-
eration.
WASTE REDUCTION AND RESOURCE RECOVERY-
THERE'S ROOM FOR BOTH, reprinted from Waste
Age, Nov. 1975. (Order No. 5O5*) Explains how
resource recovery, source separation, and waste
reduction work together.
REDUCE THE INCENTIVE TO WASTE, 1975, 9
pages. (Order No. 500*) Discusses the need for
% waste reduction and the Federal role in waste
reduction.
REDUCE: TARGETS, MEANS AND IMPACTS OF
SOURCE REDUCTION, by the League of Women
'Voters, 1975, 47 pages. (Order No. 456) Highlights
targets for waste reduction, possible approaches,
expected impacts and activity by industry, legis-
latures, EPA, and the public.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; RETURNABLE BEVER-
AGE CONTAINERS FOR BEER AND SOFT DRINKS,
1975, 9 pages. (Order No. 462*) Prepared by EPA
to answer frequently asked questions on beverage-.
container deposit legislation and its' impacts.
BEVERAGE CONTAINERS: THE VERMONT EXPERI-
ENCE, 16 pages. (Order No. 487*) Analyzes the
economic and environmental impact of the Ver-
mont beverage container legislation.
SOURCE REDUCTION FACT SHEETS, a periodic
EPA publication series presenting innovative ap-
proaches to waste reduction— - .
• RED .OWL STORES PROGRAM, 1974, 3 pages.
(Order No. 416*) Describes the reuse of grocery
containers.
• PROGRAM OF INTERNATIONAL PAPER COM-
PANY AND WELLS DAIRY, 1975, 2 pages. (Order
No. 447*) Describes how milk cartons were re-
designed to conserve paper fiber and energy in
production. ' ~ •:
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MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTION &
DISPOSAL
THE BIG PICKUP*. [28-min, 16-mm motion picture,
sound, color, 1974.] Describes America's $5-billion-
a-year chore—collecting solid waste. Shows the
garbage collector's problems and illustrates new
garbage collector s problems and new techniques
to improve efficiency. (May be borrowed from RHR
Filmedia, Inc., 1212 Avenue of the Americas, New
York, N.Y. 10036.)
PROBLEM-SOLVING IN SOLID WASTE MANAGE-
MENT THROUGH FEDERAL-LOCAL COOPERATION;
EIGHT CASE STUDIES, 1974, 40 pages. (Order No.
423) Indicates needed tools and techniques for
improving waste collection. Organization, level of
service, routing, labor and management policies are
discussed, and examples of successful implemen-
tation in various cities are cited.
Storage and Collection
GUIDELINES FOR THE STORAGE AND COLLECTION
OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INSTITU-
TIONAL SOLID WASTE, reprinted from the Federal
Register, Feb. 13, 1976. (Order No. 504) Contains
definitions, requirements and recommended prac-
tices for operation, collection, and safety in solid
waste management in Federal agencies.
HEURISTIC ROUTING FOR SOLID WASTE COLLEC-
TION VEHICLES, 1974, 45 pages. (Order No. 356)
Develops optimum routing of collection vehicles
under reasonable time, effort, and cost constraints.
Contains implementation exercises for learning.
A FIVE-STAGE IMPROVEMENT PROCESS FOR SOLID
WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEMS, 1974, 38 pages.
(Order No. 409) Summarizes the techniques for
methodical evaluation, design, and implementation
of an improved collection system. Provides guide-
lines and alternatives for solid waste storage and
collection.
IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN SOLID WASTE COL-
LECTION; A BRIEF FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS, by
the National Commission on Productivity, 1974, 10
pages. (Order No. 440) Indicates collection costs
could be reduced 20 percent on a nationwide basis.
Means for measuring costs and productivity along
with actual data for various crew sizes, point of
collection, and frequency are presented.
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DEMONSTRATING MULTIMATERIAL SOURCE SEP-
ARATION IN SOMERVILLE AND MARBLEHEAD,
MASSACHUSETTS, reprinted from Waste Age, Feb.
1976. (Order No. 510) Describes two demonstration
projects, funded in part by EPA, where source-
separated paper, glass, and cans are collected for
recycling. "
SEPARATING PAPER AT THE WASTE SOURCE FOR
RECYCLING, 1974, 16 pages. (Order No. 381) Dis-
cusses techniques for separate collection of news-
paper, corrugated and office wastepaper, as well as
associated market, environmental, and conservation
issues.
SOLID.WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS; A STATE-OF-
THE-ART REPORT ON SYSTEMS INCORPORATING
HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION, by EPA, 1972, 160
pages. (Distributed by National Technical Informa-
tion Service as PB-213 511. $6.75)
MAKING REFUSE COLLECTION SAFER, reprinted
from Nation's Cities, Sept. 1975, 4 pages. (Order
No. 481) Refuse collectors suffer 10 times as many
injuries as the average worker. Cities can use an
EPA-developed injury analysis system, the injury
Reporting and Information System, which supplies
its users at no charge an individualized quarterly
report based on their injury data and makes rec-.
ommendations for countermeasures.
Processing
SOLID WASTE SHREDDING AND SHREDDER SELEC-
TION, 1974, 87 pages. (Order No. 433) A technical
discussion of the shredding process and a checklist
for shredder selection.
THERMAL PROCESSING AND LAND DISPOSAL OF
SOLID WASTE, reprinted from the Federal Register,
Aug. 14, 1974. (Order No. 385) Describes EPA's
guidelines and performance standards for large
municipal incinerators.
Land Disposal
THERMAL PROCESSING AND LAND DISPOSAL OF
SOLID WASTE, reprinted from the Federal Register,
Aug. 14, 1974. (Order No. 385) Describes EPA's
guidelines and recommended practices for the
thermal processing' and land disposal of solid
wastes. Recommendations are based on the more
complete EPA documents Sanitary Landfill Design
and Operation (Order No. 287) and Municipal-Scale
Incinerator Design and Operation (Order No. 122).
SANITARY LANDFILL FACTS, 197O, 30 pages, color
illustrations. (Order No. 47*) EPA's still-excellent
general description of the sanitary landfill method
for solid waste disposal.
DUMPS; A POTENTIAL THREAT TO OUR GROUND-
WATER SUPPLIES, reprinted from Nation's Cities,
Oct. 1974. (Order No. 411) Discusses the potential
adverse impact of improper solid waste disposal on
water resources. ,
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CLOSING OPEN DUMPS, 1971, 19 pages. (Order
No, 156*) EPA's guidance on the proper closure
of unacceptable land disposal sites.
SANITARY LANDFILL DESIGN AND OPERATION,
1972, 59 pages. (Order No. 287) Guidance by EPA
on the selection, design, and operation of sanitary
landfill sites.
FATE AND EFFECTS OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN SEW-
AGE SLUDGE WHEN APPLIED TO AGRICULTURAL
LANDS, by California University, 1974, 107 pages.
(Distributed by National Technical Information Serv-
ice as PB-231 171. $5.50) Study of the occurrence
of heavy metals in sludges and the effect of the
heavy metals on plants grown in sludge-treated
soils.
LAND AVAILABILITY, CROP PRODUCTION, AND
FERTILIZER REQUIREMENTS IN THE UNITED
STATES, 1975, 99 pages. (Order No. 484) Relates
these factors to animal waste and sewage sludge
utilization and disposal.
TRAINING FOR SANITARY LANDFILL OPERATIONS.
Even the best planned and most carefully engi-
neered sanitary landfills will fail to meet current
standards if the personnel charged with daily oper-
ation are not fully trained in their assigned duties.
This three-part training package includes a 16-mm
film (22-min, sound, color); an instructor's manual
with 206 color slides, 35-mm; and a trainee's man-
ual with 10 color slides, 35-mm. (May be purchased
from the National Audiovisual Center, General
Services Administration, Washington, D.C. 20409.)
HAZARDOUS WASTES
HAZARDOUS WASTES, THE GROSS NATIONAL BY-
PRODUCT*. [18-min, 35-mm slide show, sound,
color, 1975.] Depicts damage from improper haz-
ardous waste disposal on the land, and describes
available methods of hazardous waste management.
(May be purchased from the National Audiovisual
Center, General Services Administration, Washing-
ton, D.C. 20409. $10)
DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTES, report to Con-
gress by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1974, 110 pages. (Order No. 345) EPA's report
summarizes the Agency's investigations on the prob-
lems of storing and disposing of hazardous wastes.
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HAZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT,
1975, 3 pages. (Order No. 452*) Factsheet iden-
tifying hazardous wastes and highlighting disposal
problems and potential damages. Provides sources
for additional information.
HAZARDOUS WASTES, 1975, 24 pages, color illus-
trations. (Order No. 450*) Describes the hazardous
waste situation in the United States and suggests
ways concerned citizens can help solve the prob-
lems. • • '.
ISSUE ANALYSES FROM DISCUSSIONS AT FOUR
PUBLIC MEETINGS ON HAZARDOUS WASTE MAN-
AGEMENT, 1975, 90 pages. (Order No. 524) The
meetings were held to gather feedback on the
nature and scope of proposed Federal guidelines
for hazardous waste management. The statements
cluster around 11 issues which are analyzed. (In
press.)
A SUMMARY OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE CLAS-
SIFICATION SYSTEMS, 1975, 55 pages. (Order No.
489) A technical analysis and review of 17 hazard-
ous substances classification systems in use
throughout the Federal Government and several
States. The criteria used in these systems is based
on the Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act.
WHERE HAVE ALL THE TOXIC CHEMICALS GONE?
reprinted from Ground Water, Mar.-Apr. 1973.
(Order No. 415) Discusses the problems of ground-
water .contamination due to improper disposal of
toxic chemicals.
HAZARDOUS WASTE, GUIDELINES: PLANS AND
PROSPECTS, 1976, 7 pages. (Order No. 540) Re-
•views Federal plans for guideline development,
THE NATIONAL HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM, 1975, 18 pages. (Order No. 541) Dis-
cusses the status of Federal legislation on land dis-
posal of hazardous wastes, and predicts the im-
pact of the legislation. Also describes EPA's hazard-
ous waste management program.
FEDERAL DIRECTION FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT, 1974, 16 pages. (Order No- 542)
Describes EPA's efforts to: build a data base on
hazardous wastes, how many there are and where
they are; develop guidelines and standards; and
aid implementation of hazardous waste programs.
GROWTH POTENTIAL IN THE HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT SERVICE INDUSTRY, 1976, 26
pages. (Order no. 543) Examines the private hazard-
ous waste management service industry under cur-
rent conditions and under a -postulated Federal/
State regulatory program.
RESIDUAL MANAGEMENT, BY LAND DISPOSAL-
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE RE-
SEARCH SYMPOSIUM, 1976, 280 pages. (Distrib-
uted by National Technical Information Service as
PB-256 ,768. $9.25). Identifies research aimed at
minimizing the impact of disposing of hazardous
wastes directly to the land and provides solutions
to problems of some special wastes.
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State Programs and Regulations
STATE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE, 1975,
38 pages. (Order No. 464) "How to" guide for
States in conducting surveys of hazardous waste
generation and management.
Environmental Effects
DAMAGE INCIDENTS FROM IMPROPER LAND DIS-
POSAL, reprinted from the Journal of Hazardous
Materials, Jan. 1976. (Order No. 494) Identifies the
major mechanisms of damage from the land dis-
posal of hazardous wastes. Typical case studies are
cited.
HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL DAMAGE REPORTS,
1975, 1976. (Order Nos. 449, 492, 546) Case
studies documenting health, environmental, and
economic damages from hazardous waste disposal.
TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN: AN ACCIDENTAL
POISONING EPISODE IN HORSE ARENAS, reprinted
from Science, May 16, 1975. (Order No. 474) De-
scribes poisoning episode following the disposal of
waste oil in Missouri. Medical aspects are docu-
mented.
Disposal Technology
ULTIMATE DISPOSAL OF SPILLED HAZARDOUS MA-
TERIALS, reprinted from Chemical Engineering, Oct.
27, 1975. (Order No. 506) Discusses the use of
existing hazardous waste disposal facilities versus
on-site disposal.
LANDFILL DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTES: A
REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND KNOWN AP-
PROACHES, 1975, 36 pages. (Order No. 475) An
overview of conventional sanitary landfilling, the
chemical waste landfill, and alternatives to chemical
waste landfill disposal.
INCINERATION IN HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGE-
MENT, 1975, 104 pages. (Order No. 427) Sum-
marizes available information on incineration and
incinerators used for detoxifying hazardous wastes.
INFORMATION ABOUT HAZARDOUS WASTE MAN-
AGEMENT FACILITIES, 1975, 130 pages. (Order No.
468) Detailed descriptions of selected hazardous
waste management facilities.
FEDERAL S.URVEYS OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE, 1975,
20 pages. (Order No. 545) Gives results of six of 13
studies of specific industries initiated by EPA in
1974. The studies cover hazardous waste character-
istics, generation, and disposal technology and
costs.
Specific Chemicals
PCB-CONTAINING WASTES (INDUSTRIAL FACIL-
ITIES); RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR DIS-
POSAL, reprinted from the Federal Register, Apr. 1,
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1976. (Order No. 516) Guidance from EPA on the
disposal of pqlychlorinated biphenyl wastes, ad-
dressed primarily to industrial users.
VINYL CHLORIDE: RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES
FOR DISPOSAL OF AEROSOL CANS, reprinted front
the Federal Register, June 9, 1976. (Order No. 529)
Guidance from EPA, intended mainly for holders of
large quantities of vinyl chloride-containing aerosol
cans.
PESTICIDES AND PESTICIDE CONTAINERS: REGU-
LATIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE AND RECOMMENDED
PROCEDURES FOR DISPOSAL AND STORAGE, re-
printed from the Federal Register, May 1. 1974.
(Order No. 376) EPA's first issuance on pesticide
containers and disposal requirements necessary to
protect the environment.
RESOURCE RECOVERY
RESOURCE RECOVERY AND SOURCE REDUCTION:
SECOND REPORT TO CONGRESS, 1974, 112 pages.
(Order,No.'353) Presents findings from EPA studies
about resource recovery and source reduction.
RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WASTE REDUCTION:
THIRD REPORT TO CONGRESS, 1975, 96 pages.
(Order No. 448) 'Examines policy issues, reviews
technological progress, summarizes city and State
activities, and reviews EPA studies and investiga-
tions for 1974.
A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF RESOURCE RECOVERY
ACTIVITIES, 1976, in press. (Order No. 432) A
summary of progress in resource recovery projects
throughout the United States. Updated periodically.
THE RESOURCE RECOVERY INDUSTRY, reprinted
from Environmental Science & Technology, May
1976. (Order No. 501) A profile of the resource re-
covery industry and projections for its future.
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Materials
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO RECYCLE MORE PAPER,
1975, 12 pages. (Order No. 446) Guide for citizens
interested in ways to recycle paper.
RESIDENTIAL PAPER RECOVERY: A MUNICIPAL
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE, 1975, 26 pages. (Order
No. 486) Discusses public vs. private collection,
success factors, pilot vs. full-scale programs, and
mandatory vs. voluntary separation of paper by
households.
RECOVERING RESOURCES FROM SOLID WASTE
USING WET-PROCESSING; EPA's FRANKLIN, OHIO,
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, 1974, 26 pages.
(Order No. 408) Summary report ort the Franklin
pilot plant, a commercially operated facility that
recovers paper, metals, and glass from the city's
solid wastes.
RESOURCE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
FROM THE U.S.E.P.A.
• DEMONSTRATING RESOURCE RECOVERY, re-
printed from Waste Age, June 1976. (Order No.
528) Summarizes EPA's resource recovery dem-
onstration grant projects to date.
• BALTIMORE PYROLYSIS AND WASTE-FIRED
STEAM GENERATOR EMISSIONS, reprinted from
Waste Age, July 1976. .(Order No. 537) A list,
with discussion, of particulate emission data from
100-percent solid-waste-fired steam generators.
• EPA RESOURCE RECOVERY DEMONSTRATION:
SUMMARY OF AIR EMISSIONS ANALYSES, re-
printed from Waste Age, Aug. 1976. (Order No.
538) Summary of the particulate, bacterial, gase-
ous, and yiral emissions testing at the St. Louis
refuse-derived fuel project.
Energy
ENERGY CONSERVATION THROUGH IMPROVED
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, 1974, 39 pages.
(Order No. 378) Summarizes the potential energy
conservation benefits from source reduction, energy
recovery, materials recycling, and improved solid
waste collection. Summarizes energy recovery tech-
nologies and energy recovery activity in commun-
ities around the country.
ENERGY RECOVERY FROM WASTE; SOLID WASTE
AS SUPPLEMENTARY FUEL IN POWER PLANT
BOILERS, 1973, 24 pages. (Order No. 264) De-
scribes the St. Louis energy recovery demonstra-
tion, funded in part by EPA, where solid waste is
processed and used as a supplementary fuel in
power plant boilers.
BALTIMORE DEMONSTRATES GAS PYROLYSIS; RE-
SOURCE RECOVERY FROM SOLID WASTE, 1975, 24
pages. (Order No. 431) 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.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEMONSTRATES PYROLYSIS
OF SOLID WASTE TO RECOVER LIQUID FUEL,
METALS, AND GLASS, 1975, 27 pages. Describes
the San Diego County pyrolysis demonstration proj-
ect where a 200-ton-per-day plant will convert or-
ganic solid waste into an oil-like liquid fuel.
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