OIKIttiNT
VIEWS
ON SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT

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cmutLwi
      VIEWS
       on solid waste management
        Recommended Reeding

  The Federal solid waste management legislation,
 first enacted in 1965. provides for  solid waste
 research, demonstration, and technical assistance
 programs, and directs that the programs' results be
 made widely  available. From the several hundred
 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 waste and sludges, and
 resource recovery These are the principal areas being
 addressed in  this national effort to improve solid
 waste management practices, 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 In-
 formation. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
 Cincinnati, Ohio 45268. Please indicate an order
 number  for  each publication you  request.  EPA
 reports with PB numbers are available at the cost
 shown from the National Technical Information Ser-
 vice.  5285 Port Royal Road. Springfield. Virginia
 22161. Order numbers or motion picture titles with an
 asterisk indicate materials suitable for the junior and
 senior high-school curriculum.

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OVERALL
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES
AND RCRA
THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND
RECOVERY ACT OF 1976. The new Federal legisla-
tion on solid waste management. (Order No. 171)
THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND
RECOVERY ACT OF 1976; SUMMARY OF
PUBLIC LAW 94-580, by EPA, 1976. 14 pages (Order
No 564’) Explains the law and briefly discusses each
subtitle
THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND
RECOVERY ACT OF 1976; A BRIEF LOOK AT
PUBLIC LAW 94-580, by EPA. 1977. 3 pages (Order
No 563’) Discusses issUes the law addresses, the pro-
cess by which the objective will be achieved, and the
major thrusts of the Federal/state/local agencies
THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND
RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 (PUBLIC LAW 94-580);
PROVISIONS FOR DISCUSSION, by the Office of
Solid Waste, 1977, 17 pages. (Order No. 580) An
outline of sections of the Act; useful in presentations
of the provisions.
KEEPING PUBLIC LAW 94-580 PUBLIC, 1977. 17
pages. (Order No. 621’) Describes the need for mean-
ingful public understanding and participation in all
the major activities mandated by RCRA
WORDS INTO DEEDS; IMPLEMENTING THE
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY
ACT OF 1976, by EPA. 1977. 7 pages (Order No 628)
Discusses the present and future impact of the RCRA
on environmental and human health-related activ-
ities, as well as on domestic consumers, social and
economic issues and foreign’ trade Emphasizes the
new dimension of public understanding of this prob-
lem
EPA ACTIVITIES UNDER THE RESOURCE
CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF
1976; ANNUAL REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT
AND THE CONGRESS, FISCAL YEAR 1977 BY
DOUGLAS M. COSTLE, 1978, 79 pages. (Order No.
663) Summarizes in detail the programs for FY 1977;
outlines solid waste problems, program objectives,
legislative considerations, and plans for FY 1978.
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY
ACT 1976; iNTENT TO DEVELOP RULEMAK-
ING, by EPA, reprinted from the Federal Register,
Feb. 17, 1977. (Order No. 579’) Advises public of
specific people in EPA who can provide information
for developing laws.

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SOLID WASTE PLANNING AND DISPOSAL;
ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAK-
IIQG, by EPA. reprinted from the Federal Register,
July 5. 1977. (Order No. 629) Presents the guidelines
for planning land disposal of solid waste.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOURCE CON-
SERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976; IN-
TERIM REGULATIONS, reprinted from the Federal
Register, October 20. 1977. (Order No. 637) Interim
regulations governing grants and other Federal
assistance under RCRA.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT; INTERIM GUIDELINES, re-
printed from the Federal Register, January 12, 1978.
(Order No. 6491 States minimum guidelines for involv-
ing public action in the development and enforce-
ment of any regulation. guideline under the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, as amended by RCRA of 1976.
DECISION-MAKERS GUIDE IN SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT, by EPA. 1975. 158 pages. (Order
No. 390) A series of 2- to 5-page discussions of ap-
proximately 30 topics on solid waste
EPA REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGE-
MENT REPRESENTATIVES (Order No. 439) and
STATE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AGEN-
CIES (Order No 393) Lists, updated periodically.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; AVAILABLE
INFORMATION MATERIALS, 1966-1977, IN-
TERIM CATALOG, 1977. 191 pagis. (Order No. 203)
A catalog reflecting the scope of work undertaken by
EPA in its research, demonstration, and technical
assistance programs carried out under the Federal
solid waste management legislation. Lists publica-
tions available from OSW and NTIS.
WASTE REDUCTION
RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WASTE’ REDUC-
TION; A CATALOG OF CURRENT EPA
REPORTS, 1977, 15 pages. (Order No. 536)
REDUCE ThE INCENTIVE TO WASTE, 1975. 9
pages. (Order No 500’) Discusses the need for waste
reduction and the Federal role in waste reduction.
WASTE REDUCTION AND RESOURCE RECOV-
ERY—THERE’S ROOM FOR BOTH, reprinted
from Waste Age, Nov. 1975. (Order No. 505’) Explains
how resource recovery, source separation, and waste
reduction work together.
USE IT AGAIN, SAM; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HIGH GRADE PAPER RECOVERY PROGRAM,
by EPA. 1977, 4 pages. (Order No 616’) Convincing
arguments for recycling paper and tells what types of
paper are recyclable.

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PRICE COMPARISON SURVEY OF BEER AND
SOFT DRINKS IN REFILLABLE AND NON-
REFILLABLE CONTAINERS, by ihe League of
Women Voters. 1976. 34 pages. (Order No. 531)
Analysis of two questionnaires in the Washington.
D.C., metropolitan area.
U TRASHING YOSEMITE PARK, reprinted from
the EPA journal, Oct. 1976, 1 page. (Order No. 572)
Describes a successful EPA-monitored system for the
reuse and recyling of beer arid soft drink cans.
BEVERAGE CONTAINERS: ThE VERMONT EX-
PERIENCE, 16 pages. (Order No. 4871 Analyzes the
economic and environmental impact of the Vermont
beverage container legislation.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; RETURNABLE
BEVERAGE CONTAINERS FOR BEER AND
SOFT DRINKS, 1975, 9 pages. (Order No. 462)
Prepared by EPA to answer frequently asked ques-
tions on beverage container deposit legislation and
its impacts.
ThE IMPACT OF SOURCE SEPARATION AND
WASTE REDUCTION ON ThE ECONOMICS OF
RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILmES, reprinted
for Resource Recovery and Energy Review,
Mar/Apr. 1977. 5 pages. (Order No. 632)
MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTION
AND DISPOSAL
THE BIG PICKUP. [ -min, 16-mm motion picture,
sound. color, 1974.1 Describes America’s $5-billion-a-
year chore—collecting solid waste. Shows the gar-
bage collector’s problems and illustrates new gar-
bage collector’s problems and new techniques to im-
probe efficiency. (May be borrowed from RHR
Filmedia. inc.. 1212 Avenue of the Americas, New
York. N.Y. 10036;)

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PROBLEM-SOLVING IN SOLLD WASTE MAN-
AGEMENT THROUGH FEDERAL-LOCAL
COOPERATION; EIGHT CASE STUDIES, 1974. 40
pages (Order No. 423) Indicates needed tools and
techniques for improving waste collection Organiza-
tion, level of service, routing, labor and management
policies are discussed, and examples of successful
!mplementation in various cities are cited
Storage and Collection
GUIDELINES FOR THE STORAGE AND COL-
LECTION OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL,
AND INSTITUTIONAL SOLID WASTE, reprinted
from the Federal Register, Feb 13. 1976 (Order No
504) Contains definitions, requirements and recom-
mended practices for operation, collection, and safe-
ty in solid waste management in Federal agencies
MUNICIPAL SLUDGE: WHAT SHALL WE DO
WITH IT?, by the league of Women Voters, 1976, 8
pages (Order No. 566) Discusses the alternatives of
sludge disposal including economics of implementa-
tion.
IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN SOLID WASTE
COLLECTION; A BRIEF FOR ELECTED OFFI-
CIALS, 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.
DEMONSTRATING MULTIMATERIAL SOURCE
SEPARATION IN SOMERVILLE AND MARBLE-
HEAD, 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.
THE LITTLE TOWN THAT COULD, reprinted from
Conservation News . Jan. 1977, 6 pages. (Order No
642) Describes with illustrations how citizen action
resulted in a unique recycling operation for paper,
plastic, metal, and glass.
SEPARATING PAPER AT THE WASTE SOURCE
FOR RECYCLING, 1974, 16 pages. (Order No. 381)
Discusses techniques for separate colteption of news-
paper, corrugated and office wastepaper, as well as
associated market, environmental, and conservation
issues.
HEURISTIC ROUTING FOR SOLID WASTE COL-
LECTION VEHICLES, 1974, 45 pages. (Order No-
356)
A FIVE-STAGE IMPROVEMENT PROCESS FOR
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEMS, 1974, 38
pages. (Order No. 409)

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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 lnjur9
Reporting and Information System, which supplies
its users at no charge en individualized quarterly
report based on their injury data and makes recom-
mendations for countermeasures.
SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS; A
STATE-OF-THE-ART REPORT ON SYSTEMS IN-
CORPORATING HIGHWAY TRANSPORTA-
TION, by EPA, 1972, 160 pages. (Distributed by Na-
tional Technical Information Service as P8-213 511.
$6.75)
Processing
MAGNETIC SEPARATION: RECOVERY OF
SALABLE IRON AND STEEL FROM MUNICI-
PAL SOLID WASTE, 1977, 25 pages. (Order No. 559)
The National Center for Resource Recovery prepared
this preliminary planning guide for municipalities
considering magnetic separation.
RE-REFINING OF WASTE LUBRICATION OIL:
FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE, reprinted from Resource
Recovery end Energy Review. Nov./Dec. 1976, 4
pages. (Order No. 577) Discusses the history, prob-
lems, marketing and Federal programs involved with
re-refining lubrication oil
RESOURCE RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION; A
STATUS REPORT, reprinted from Resource
Recovery and Energy Review, Jan./Feb. 1977. 5
pages. (Order No 620) Discusses systems in opera-
tion and those under construction across the country
as of mid-1976. Focuses on activities of communities
implementing plants for thermal and mechanical
processing of solid waste to achieve resource
recovery: emphasis those involved in production of
solid refuse-derived fuel or pyrolysis
COMPOSTING SEWAGE SLUDGE BY HIGH-
RATE SUCTION AERATION TECHNIQUES; AN
INTERIM REPORT, by EPA. 1977. 56 pages (Order
No. 614) This is a description of a composting method
specifically for sewage sludge, tried out in Bangor.
Maine: gives figures. tables, and pointers for other
municipalities
SOLID WASTE SHREDDING AND SHREDDER
SELECTION, 1974, 67 pages. (Order No. 433)
THERMAL PROCESSING AND LAND
DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE, reprinted from the
Federal Register, Aug. 14. 1974. (Order No. 385)

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Land Disposal
SANITARY LANDFILL FACTS, 1970, 30 pages. cot-
-or illustrations (Order No. 47) EPA’s still-excellent
general description of the sanitary landfill method for
solid waste disposal.
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; PRO-
POSED CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION,
reprinted from the Federal Register. Feb 6. 1978. 14
pages (Order No 668) Discusses regulations for deter-
mining which solid waste land disposal facilities shall
be classified as being environmentally and hygienical-
ly safe.
SUCCESSFUL SANITARY LANDFILL SITING:
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFOR-
NIA, by Nancy G. Dunne, 1977. 31 pages (Order No.
617) Describes process taken to choose and secure
sites; contains maps of sites, technical charts and
newspaper clippings relating to the site development.
TRAiNING FOR SANITARY LANDFILL OPERA-
TIONS. Even the best planned and most carefully
engineered sanitary landfills will fail to meet current
standards if the personnel charged with daily opera-
tion are not fully trained in their assigned duties. This
three-part training package includes a 16-mm film
(22-mm ; sound, color); an instructor’s manual with
206 color slides, 35-mm. (May be purchased from the
National audiovisual Center, General Services Ad-
ministration, Washington, D.C. 20409)
DUMPS; A POTENTIAL THREAT TO OUR
GROUND-WATER SUPPLIES, reprinted from Na-
tion’s Cities, Oct. 1974. (Order No. 411) Discusses the
potential adverse impact of improper solid waste
disposal on water resource .
LEACHATE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT; CASE
STUDY OF THE SAYVILLE SOLID WASTE DIS-
POSAL SITE IN ISLIP (LONG ISLAND), NEW
yORK, by EPA, 1976, 18 pages. (Order No. 509)
Discusses types and locations of disposal sites, ex-
tent of damages and comparison of costs for clean
METALS IN MUNICIPAL LANDFILL LEACHATE
AND THEIR HEALTH EFFECTS, reprinted from
the American Journal of Public Health, May 1977, 4
pages (Order No. 624) Discusses concentration and
effects of various metals in leachate in five states:
Washington. Pennsylvania. Indiana. Tennessee, and
California.
DON’T WALK AWAY FROM AN OPEN DUMP,
reprinted from American City and County. 1976, 2
pages. (Order No. 520) Relates the procedures in-
volved in closing Arkade lphia , Arkansas’ open dump.
CLOSING OPEN DUMPS, 1971. 19 pages. (Order
No. 156’) EPA’s guidance on the proper clqsure of
unacceptable land disposal sites.

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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.
RESIDUAL MANAGEMENT BY LAND DIS-
POSAL; PROCEEDINGS OF THE HAZARDOUS
WASTE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, 1976, 280
pages. (Distributed by National Technical Informa-
tion Service as P8-256 768. *9.25) Identifies research
aimed at minimizing the impact of disposing of
hazardous wastes directly to the l8nd and provides
solutions to problems of some special wastes.
THERMAL PROCESSING AND LAND DIS-
POSAL OF SOLID WASTE, reprinted from the
Federal Register, Aug. 14, 1974. (Order No. 385)
SANITARY LANDFILL DESIGN AND OPERA-
TION, 1972, 59 pages. (Order No. 287)
FATE AND EFFECTS OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN
SEWAGE SLUDGE WHEN APPLIED TO AGRI-
CULTURAL LANDS, by California University, 1974,
107 pages. (Distributed by National Technical lnf or-
mation Service as P0-231 171. $5.50)
HAZARDOUS WASTES
HAZARDOUS WASTES, ThE GROSS NA-
TiONAL BY-PRODUCT. (18-mm, 36-mm slid.
show, sound, color, 1915.1 Depicts damage from im-
proper hazardous waste disposal on the land, and
describes available methods of hazardous waits
management. (May be purchased from the National
Audiovisual Center, General Services Administration.
yvashington. D.C. 20409. $10)
DISPOAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTES, report to
Congress 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 MANAGE-
MENT, 19Th. 3 pages. (Order No. 452’) Factsheet
identifying hazardous wastes and highlighting dis-
posal problems and potential damages. Provides
sources for additional information.
HAZARDOUS WASTES, 1975. 24 pages. color il-
lustrations. (Order No. 450’) Describes the hazardous
waste situation in the United States and suggests
ways concerned citizens can help solve the problems.
OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES OF HAZAR-
DOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT, by J. P. Lehman
of EPA. 1977. 17 pages. (Order No. 584’) Presented at
National Conference of Hazardous Waste Mahage-
ment. San Francisco. Feb. 1. 1977. Explains the RCRA.
the Hazardous Waste Management Program and its
provisions, the current status of the regulation and
the public’s participation.
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.
A SUMMARY OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
CLASSSIFICATION SYSTEMS, 19Th. 55 pages.
(Order No. 489) A technical analysis and review of 17
hazardous 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.
GROWTH POTENTIAL IN THE HAZARDOUS
WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICE INDUSTRY
1976. 26 pages. (Order No. 543) Examines the private
hazardous waste management service industry under
current conditions and under a postulated
Federal/State regulatory program.
State Programs and RegulatIons
STATE DECISION MAKERS GUIDE FOR
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT, by the
EPA Office of Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste
Management Division, 1977. 103 pages. (Order No.
612) A policy-oriented checklist of key issues to be
considered by state/regional/local governments and
agencies.
MODEL STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE MAN-
AGEMENT ACT, by EPA. 1977.
STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS
AND LEGISLATION; A SYNOPSIS OF INFOR-
MAT 1ON ON SEVEN SELECTED STATES, by
EPA. 1976. 46 pages. (Order No. 530’) Comparative
background Information, useful in comparing hazard-
ous waste laws and regulations.

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STATE PROGRAM IMPLEM NTATION GUIDE
1915. 38 pages. (Order No. 464) “How to” guide for
states in conducting surveys of hazardous waste
generation and management.
EFFECTIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGE-
MENT (NON-RADIOACTIVE); POSITION
STATEMENT reprinted from the Federal Register,
Aug. 18, 1976, 2 pages (Order No. 535) Explains the
history, purpose, and definition of hazardous waste
management.
Environmental Effects
DAMAGE INCIDENTS FROM IMPROPER LAND
DISPOSAL, reprinted from the Journal of Hazard-
ous Materials. Jan. 1976. (Order No. 494) identifies the
major mechanisms of damage from the land disposal
of hazardous wastes. Typical case studies are cited. 1
HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL DAMAGE
REPORTS, 1975, 1976. (Order Nos 449,492, 545) Case
studies documenting health, environmental, and
economic damages from hazardous waste disposal.
TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN: AN AC-
CIDENTIAL POISONING EPISODE IN HORSE
ARENAS, reprinted from Science, May 16, 1975.
(Order No. 474) Describes poisoning episode follow-
ing the disposal of waste oil in Missouri. Medical
aspects are documented.
Disposal Technology
ULTIMATE DISPOSAL OF SPILLED HAZARD-
OUS MATERIALS, reprinted from Chemical
Engineering, Oct. 21. 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 APPROACHES, 1915. 36 pages. (Order
No 475) An overview of conventional sanitary land-
filling, the chemical waste landfill, and alternatives to
chemical waste landfill disposal.
FEDERAL SURVEYS 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.
LANDFILLS FOR PESTICIDE WASTE
DISPOSAL, reprinted ‘from Environmental Science
and Technology , Dec. 1976, 5 pages. (Order No. 569)
Reviews the social, political, economic and institu-
tional aspects of establishing and operating landfill
sites in five states.

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REVIEW OF PESTICIDE DISPOSAL RESEARCH,
by EPA. 1976. 76 pages (Order No. 527) Describes the
research being undertaken, identifies institutions in-
volved and gives summaries of four types of disposal
research.
DISPOSAL OF DILUTE PESTICIDE SOLU-
TIONS, by EPA. 1976. 18 pages. (Order No 519’)
Summarizes the problems of dispoèal of dilute
pesticide solutions with emphasis on their sources,
current disposal practices and factors influencing
such a choice.
INCINERATION IN HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT, 1975. 104 pages. (Order... N . 427)
Summarizes available information on incineration
and incinerators used for detoxifying hazardous
wastes.
Specific Chemicals
SAFE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF PESTI-
CIDES, by EPA. 1977. 9 pages. (Order No. 630’)
Reviews points to remember in storing, using and
disposing of pesticides; includes different types of
disposal.
PCB-CONTAINING WASTES (INDUSTRIAL
FACILITIES); RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES
FOR DISPOSAL, reprinted from Federal Register.
Apr. 1. 1976. (Order No. 516) Guidance from EPA on
the disposal of polychiorinated biphenyl wastes, ad.
dressed primarily to industrial users.
VINYL CHLORIDE: RECOMMENDED PRO-
CEDURES FOR DISPOSAL OF AEROSOL
CANS, reprinted from 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:
REGULATIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR
DISPOSAL AND STORAGE, reprinted from the
Federal Register, May 1, 1974. (Order No. 376) EPA ’s
first Issuance on pesticide containers and disposal re-
quirements necessary to protect the environment.

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REMARKS BY ThE HONORABLE DOUGLAS M.
COSTLE, ADMINISTRATOR, U.S. ENVIRON-
MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, 1977,13 pages.
(Order No. 613) Presented at the Resource Recovery
Technology SemInar, Apr. , 1977.
RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WASTE REDUC-
flON; FOU1 ITh REPORT TO CONGRESS, by
EPA Office of Solid Waste, 1977. 142 pages. (Order
No. 600) Describes the principle developments end
findings In the areas of resource recovery and waste
reduction since 1976.
WASTE REDUCTiON AND RESOURCE
RECOVERY ACTIVITIES; A NATIONWIDE
SURVEY, by EPA. 1976, 118 pages. COrder No. 4W)
_ A summary of resourcerecovery and waste reduction
activity for the summer of 1976; includes reports from
city and state programs discussing operations, con-
struction and advanced planning.
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE
RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE;
FIRST REPORT TO ThE PRESIDENT AND CON-
GRESS OF ThE UNITED STATES MANDATED
BY ThE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND
RECOVERY ACT OF 1976, 1977. 89 pages. (Order
No. 618) A review by th. Resource Conservation
Committee of the background, budget, staffing and
approaches for policy studies.
RESOURCE RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATiONS;
A STATUS REPORT, by EPA, reprinted from
Resource Recovery 8 Energy Review, 1977. 4 pages.
(Order No. 620) Discusses systems in operation and
those under construction across the country as of
mid-1976. Focuses on activities implementing plants
for thermal and mechanical processing of solid waste
tb achieve resource r.coyery; emphasizes those In-
volved in production of solid refuse-derived fuel or
pyrolysis.
RESOURCE RECOVERY

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RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANNING. . . AN
OVERVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PRO-
CESS, by the National League of Cities . U.S. Con-
ference of Mayors, 1977, 21 pages. (Order No. 567)
Outlines th& critical components of the implementa-
tion process, covers the issues of mixed waste
recovery and plant implementation The report is
based on the eight part series Resource Recovery
Plant Implementation’ Guides for Municipal Officials.
RESOURCE RECOVERY IS. (Produced by the Na-
tional Center for Resource Recovery. 20 mm, 16 mm,
sound, color, 1977. Cleared for TV. $100. Available
from RHR filmedia, Inc. . 1212 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10036. Allow 6 weeks
for scheduling.) Describes major approaches and pro-
cesses in resource recovery Aimed at general au-
diences, it is a stetus report; it tells what resource
recovery is and how it w’orks, and it examines the
outlook for the conservation of natural resources
through the widespread application of resource
recovery.
THE RESOURCE RECOVERY INDUSTRY,
reprinted from Environmental Science and Tech-
nology, May 1976, 5 pages. (Order No 539) Reviews a
report of the resource recovery industry giving partial
listings of contractors and equipment suppliers,
presents some of the views of the industry and its
future
EPA AND MUNICIPAL RESOURCE RECOVERY,
reprinted from the National Center for Resource
Recovery Bulletin, Summer, 1976,4 pages. (Order No.
560) Discusses the state-of-the-art of the municipal
recovery system.
CAREFUL MANAGEMENT: KEY TO RESOURCE
RECOVERY, reprinted from State and County Ad-
ministrator, Sept./Oct 1976, 2 pages (Order No 604)
HOW COMMUNITIES CAN OVERCOME
OBSTACLES TO RESOURCE RECOVERY PROJ-
ECTS, reprinted from Solid Wastes Management,
Jan. 1977, 6 pages. (Order No. 606) Reviews the types
of recycling contracts available and presents issues
to be considered for each.
NEW ENGLAND RECYCLING DIRECTORY, 1977.
50 pages. (Order No. 638) Lists agencies, programs,
markets, and how to organize programs for re-
cycling.
Materials
RECYCLING, reprinted from Government and the
Nation’s Resources: Report of the National Commis ? ‘
sion on Supplies and Shortages, Dec 1976, 1977. 8
pages. (Order No. 601)

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MARKET LOCATIONS FOR RECOVERED
MATERIALS, by S. E. Howard. 1976, 81 pagas.
(Order No 518) Lists production plants for recovered
materials by name and location.
RESIDENTIAL PAPER RECOVERY, A COM-
MUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, 1916, 20 pages.
(Order No. 553) Explains how to promote the en-
vironmental program in the community
PAPER PROFITS; SOLID WASTE PROJECT,
reprinted from Garbage Guide, 1978, 4 pages (Order
No. 666) Discusses the difficulty in starting a high-
grade office paper recycling program and outlines the
way to successfully establish such a program.
WASTE PAPER, A NEW LOOK AT RECYCLING,
by the Citizen’s Advisory Committee on Environ-
mental Quality, 1977, 88 pages. (Order No. 622) A
resume of the May 11. 1976 Conference sponsored by
the Citizen’s Advisory Committee of Environmental
Quality with committee findings, conclusions and
recommendations. Includes statements by authors of
six monographs on efforts liecessary to encourage
greater paper recycling.
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO RECYCLE MORE
PAPER, 1975, 12 pages. (Order No. 446) Guide for
citizens Interested In ways to recycle paper.
CURBING TRASH; COMMUNITY GUIDE, by the
League otWomen Voters, 1977, 6 pages (Order No.
611) Outlines different ways communities can set up
resource recovery locations.
OFFICE PAPER RECOVERY, by R. P. Stearns,
1977, 53 pages. (Order No. 571) Guidelines for in-
itiating paper recycling in the office.
RESIDENTIAL PAPER RECOVERY: A MUNICI-
PAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE, 1975, 26 pages.
(Order No. 486) Discusses public vs private collec-
tion, success factors, pilot vs. full-scale programs,
end mandatory vs. voluntary separation of paper by
households.
COLOR SORTING WASTE GLASS AT
FRANKLIN, OHIO, reprinted from Waste A e,
Sept. 1976 (Order No. 558) Evaluates the feasibility of
sorting glass by color.
RECOVERING RESOURCES FROM SOLID
WASTE USING WET-PROCESSING; EPA ’s
FRANKLIN, OHIO, DEMONSTRATION PROJ-
ECT, 1976, 26 pages. (Order No. 4081 Summary report
on the Franklin pilot plant, a commercially operated
facility that recovers paper, metals, and glass from
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RESOURCE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY UP-
DATE FROM THE U.S.E.P.A.
• DEMONSTRATING RESOURCE RECOVERY,
reprinted from Waste Age, June 1976. (Order No.
528) Summarizes EPA’s resource recovery demon-
stration 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 DEMONSTRA-
TION: SUMMARY OF AIR EMISSIONS
ANALYSES, reprinted from Waste Age, Aug.
1976. (Order No. 538) Summary of the particulate,
bacterial, gaseous. and viral emissions testing at
the Sj. Louis refuse-derived fuel project
• RESOURCE RECOVERY THROUGH MULTI-
MATERIAL SOURCE SEPARATION, reprinted
from Waste Age. Oct 1976. 4 pages. (Order No.
575 ) Recounts case studies of municipal waste
recycling by the citizens.
• A REVIEW OF ENERGY RECOVERY TECH-
NOLOGIES, reprinted from Waste Age, Nov.
1976. 4 pages. (Order No. 570’)
• DEMONSTRATION OF PYROLYSIS AND
MATERIALS RECOVERY IN SAN DIEGO,
CALIFORNIA, reprinted from Waste Age, Dec
1976, 4 pages. (Order No. 582’) Evaluation test
results of the pyrolysis plant in San Diego.
• THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND
RECOVERY ACT OF 1976: HOW IT WILL IM-
PACT ON RESOURCE RECOVERY AND
CONSERVATION, reprinted from Waste Age,
Apr. 1977. 4 pages. (Order No. 623’) Reviews ACRA
from a technical viewpoint
“CO-DISPOSAL” FOR SOLID WASTES AND
SEWAGE SLUDGE, reprinted from WasteAge, July
1977. 3 pages. (Order No. 667) Discusses co-disposal
techniques Including sludge incineration, RDF
(refuse-derived fuel), volume reduction, direct sludge
drying and non-thermal approaches.
Energy
SAVING THE ENERGY IN SOLID WASTE, 1976. 4
pages. (Order No. 503) Discusses methods and
benefits of energy recovery with a recommended
reading list.

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ENERGY CONSERVATION THROUGH IM-
PROVED 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
technologies and energy recovery activity in com-
munities around the country
UTILIZATION OF -SOLID WASTES FOR THE
GENRATION OF ELECTRIC POWER, reprinted
from IEEE Power Engineering Society Papers, 1977, 4
pages. (Order No. 602) Discusses the different ther-
mal processing syste’ms and reviews their develop-
mental status. -
ENERGY RECOVERY FROM WASTE; SOLID
WASTE AS SUPPLEMENTARY FUEL IN POWER
PLANT BOILERS 1 1973, 24 pages. (Order No. 264)
Describes the St. Louis energy recovery demonstra-
tion, funded in part by EPA. where solid waste is pro-
cessed and used as a supplementary fuel.in power
plant boilers.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEMONSTRATES PY-
ROLYSIS OF SOLID WASTE TO RECOVER LIa-
UID FUEL, METALS, AND GLASS, 1975,27 pages.
Describes the San Diego County pyrolysis demon-
stration project where a 200-ton-per-day plant will
convert organic solid waste into an oil-like liquid fuel

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