RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WASTE REDUCTION Current Reports This list (bW-536.2) was compiled by the Resource Recovery Division for the Office of Solid Waste U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1978 (Inside pages are recyclable) ------- U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Regional Offices . ,jm \r rancsco IV m Denvei \V isunsas City VI Region I Dennis Huebner, Chief Solid Waste Programs John F. Kennedy Building Boston, Mass. 02203 (617) 223-5775 Region II Michael F. Debonis, Chief Solid Waste Management Branch 26 Federal Plaza New York, New York 10007 (212) 264-0503/4/5 Region III Charles Howard/William Schremp Solid Waste Management Rep. 6th & Walnut Streets Philadelphia, PA. 19106 (215) 597-8116 Region IV James Scarbrough, Head Solid Waste Management Sec. 345 Courtland St., N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 (404) 881-3061 Region V Karl J. Klepitsch, Jr., Chief Waste Management Branch 230 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60604 (312) 353-2197 .i*l ih «(Pl% «'(C Region VI Rick Amber Solid Waste Management 1201 Elm Street Dal las , Texas 75270 (214) 749-7601 Rep. Region VII Morris G. Tucker, Chief Waste Management Section 1735 Baltimore Avenue Kansas City, Missouri 64108 (816) 374-3307 Region VIII Lawrence P. Gazda, Chief Waste Management Branch 1860 Lincoln Street Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 837-2221 Region IX Charles Bourns, Chief Solid Waste Management Program 215 Fremont Street San Francisco, California 94105 (415) 556-4606/7/8 Region X Tobias A. Hegdahl, Chief Soli d Waste Program 1200 6th Avenue Seattle, Washington 98101 (206) 442-1260 ------- RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WASTE REDUCTION Current Reports CONTENTS Page PUBLICATION INFORMATION 1 OVERVIEW General Information 1 Planning for Resource Recovery 4 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 6 WASTE REDUCTION General Information 8 Packaging 9 Beverage Containers 10 TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETS General Information 12 Source Separation and Paper Recycling 13 Materials Recovery 16 Energy Recovery 18 Co-Disposal of Solid Waste and Sewage Sludge 21 ORDER BLANK ------- 600 RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WASTE REDUCTION: FOURTH REPORT TO CONGRESS. Environmental Protection Agency. 1977. 142 p. Examines policy issues, updates solid waste generation and recycle estimates, reviews technological developments, and summarizes city, State and Federal Government activities in R&D, Guidelines and implementation of resource recovery and waste reduction programs during 1975-76. 344 RECYCLING AND THE CONSUMER. Environmental Protection Agency, 1974. 12 p. An introduction to recycling and source reduction and what the individual can do to promote them. 378 ENERGY CONSERVATION THROUGH IMPROVED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. Lowe, R.A., Appendices by M. Loube and F. A. Smith, April 1974. 39 p. ERRATA SHEET. 1976. 4 p. 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 activities in U.S. communi ti es. 390 DECISION-MAKER'S GUIDE IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. Environmental Protection Agency, 1976. 158 p. A series of two- to five-page discussions of approximately thirty solid waste management topics including resource recovery, separate collection and waste reduction. 393 STATE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. July 1977. 7 p. List of above, updated periodically. 403 RECYCLING AND THE CONSUMER. Environmental Protection Agency, 1974. 2 p. Two-sided sheet with information about recycling as well as illustrations of five recyclable materials which can be made into a mobile. 432 NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF WASTE REDUCTION AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ACTIVITIES. McEwen, L.B. 1977. 78 p. A summary of progress in resource recovery projects throughout the United States. Updated periodically. 443 COMPARATIVE ESTIMATES OF POST-CONSUMER SOLID WASTE. Smith, Frank A. 1975. 18 p. Presents a comparison of the quantity and composition of municipal solid waste. -2- ------- 445 A SOLID WASTE ESTIMATION PROCEDURE: MATERIAL FLOWS APPROACH. Smith, Fred L. 1975. 56 p. Presents estimates of household and commercial solid waste generation. 482 RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANT COST ESTIMATES: A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF FOUR RECENT DRY-SHREDDING DESIGNS. Smith, Frank A. October 1975. 20 p. A standardized evaluation of cost estimates for four dry-shredding facilities. 498 THE QUANTITY AND COMPOSITION OF POST-CONSUMER SOLID WASTE: MATERIAL FLOW ESTIMATES FOR 1973 and BASELINE FUTURE PROJECTIONS. Smith, Frank A.. Reprinted from Waste Age, March 1976. 5 p. Presents EPA's estimates of household and commercial waste generation and recycling for 1973, both in terms of material composition and product sources. 501 RESOURCE RECOVERY: THE INDUSTRY AND ITS CAPACITY. Hopper R. 1976 92 p. A survey of the resource recovery industry and its ability to meet the rising demand for resource recovery processing equipment. (See also #539 below) 505 WASTE REDUCTION AND RESOURCE RECOVERY: THERE IS ROOM FOR BOTH. Humber, N. Reprinted from Waste Age, November 1975. Defines terms and explains how resource recovery, source separation and waste reduction can work together. 539 THE RESOURCE RECOVERY INDUSTRY. Hopper, R. and C. Ganotis. Reprinted from Environmental Science & Technology, May 1976. Presents a profile of the resource recovery industry and its projections for the future. This journal article is a summary of #501 above. 560 EPA AND MUNICIPAL RESOURCE RECOVERY. Meyers, S. Reprinted from NCRR Bulletin, Summer 1976. Review of EPA's role in relation to municipal resource recovery. 570 A REVIEW OF ENERGY RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES. Levy, S.J. and S.A. Lingle Reprinted from Waste Age, November 1976. Current status of development of energy recovery from solid waste. 601 RECYCLING. Chapter 8 from Government and the Nation's Resources: Report of the National Commission on Supplies and Shortages. Decmeber 1976. 155-172 p. The findings of the NCSS on recycling policies. 620 RESOURCE RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATIONS, A STATUS REPORT. Levy, S.J. and L.B. McEwen. Reprinted from Resource Recovery and Energy Review, January -- February 1977. A summary of the implementation of resource recovery by communities in the U.S. -3- ------- 632 THE IMPACT OF SOURCE SEPARATION AND WASTE REDUCTION ON THE ECONOMICS OF RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES. Skinner, J.H. Reprint from Resource Recovery & Energy Review, March/ April 1977. 5 p. Discusses how the economics of resource recovery facilities would be affected by the source separation of recyclable materials and by waste reduction activities. BASELINE FORECASTS OF RESOURCE RECOVERY. Midwest Research Institute. March 1975. 376 p. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication No. PB-245 924. Forecasts to 1990 the quantity of waste generation, the recovery of resources and specific materials from municipal solid waste, the total recoverable quantity of seven specific materials and sources of generation for residential, commercial, and industrial wastes. GOVERNMENT AND THE NATION'S RESOURCES, REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SUPPLIES AND SHORTAGES, December 1976. Distributed by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. No. 052-003-00271-0. $2.20/copy. The findings of the NCSS on the range of materials policy issues particularly those relating to shortages and scarcities. ENERGY IN SOLID WASTE: A CITIZEN GUIDE TO SAVING. Citizens Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality, 1975. 38 p. Distributed by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. No. 4000-00319. $1.25/copy, 25% discount on orders of 100 or more. Discusses ways citizens can reduce waste generation and facilitate the recovery, recycling and reuse of resources in solid waste. OVERVIEW (continued) Planning for Resource Recovery RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANT IMPLEMENTATION: GUIDES FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS. A series of 8 publications covering all aspects of the planning and procurement process for resource recovery. They are: 533 PLANNING AND OVERVIEW. Lowe, R.A. and A. Shilepsky 1976. 34 p. Discusses three major steps—study, selection, and procurement—leading to implementation of resource recovery with emphasis on significant issues and problems. -4- ------- 550 TECHNOLOGIES. Levy, S.J. and H.G. Rigo. 1976. 81 p. A review of various technologies available to recover energy and resources from municipal solid waste. 496 RISKS AND CONTRACTS. Randol, R. 1976. 52 p. Examines risks in resource recovery and possible risk allocations. Case studies of contractual arrangements in Milwaukee, Nashville, and Bridgeport. 499 MARKETS. Garbe, Y. and S.J. Levy. 1976. 47 p. Discusses the markets for energy and material products recovered from municipal solid waste. 493 ACCOUNTING FORMAT. Sussman, D. 1976. 17 p. Presents a standardized accounting procedure for resource recovery facilities. 471 FINANCING. Randol, R. 1975. 20 p. Discusses alternatives for financing resource recovery facilities. 495 PROCUREMENT. Shilepsky, A. 1976. 66 p. Discusses the process of preparing a Request for Proposals and evaluating the responses. 470 FURTHER ASSISTANCE. Hawkins, D. 1975. 29 p. Provides sources for information on resource recovery. 466 RESOURCE RECOVERY: CAREFUL SYSTEM PLANNING AND MATERIALS MARKET ANALYSIS ESSENTIAL. Humber, N. In Solid Waste Management Today . . . Bringing About Municipal Change. Reprinted from Nation's Cities, April 1975. Discusses major considerations which must be studied before undertaking resource recovery—technology, markets, procurement, intergovernmental relations, financing. 505 WASTE REDUCTION AND RESOURCE RECOVERY: THERE IS ROOM FOR BOTH. Humber, N. Reprinted from Waste Age, November 1975. (See Overview -- General Information for description.) 552 RESOURCE RECOVERY RFP AND CONTRACT SUMMARIES. Hawkins, D. 1976 54 p. Summaries of 12 requests for proposals (RFP's), 5 contracts and a letter of intent issued by cities, counties and States for resource recovery projects. -5- ------- 567 RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANNING: AN OVERVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. National League of Cities. 1976. 21 p. A brief discussion of issues to assist local officials in preparing and mobilizing the investigation of local resource recovery opportunities. This is a short version of #533 above. 604 CAREFUL MANAGEMENT: KEY TO RESOURCE RECOVERY. Lowe, R. A. and E. Sano. Reprint from State and County Administrator, September -- October 1976, 2 p. Discusses advance planning and strong supervision for municipal-scale resource recovery projects. 606 LEGAL: HOW COMMUNITIES CAN OVERCOME (LEGAL) OBSTACLES TO RESOURCE RECOVERY PROJECTS. Hopper, R. Reprint from Sol id Waste Management-Refuse Removal journal, January 1977. 2 p. An article describing legal prerequisites for various procurement strategies. OVERVIEW (continued) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 171 RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976, PUBLIC LAW 94-580, 94th Congress, S. 2150 -- October 21, 1976. 47 p. Act provides technical and financial assistance for the development of management plans and facilities for the recovery of energy and other resources from discarded materials. The Act also provides for the safe disposal of discarded materials, and to regulate the management of hazardous waste. 563 THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976; A brief look at Public Law 94-580. 1977. 3 p. A summary of RCRA, #171 above, in pamphlet form. 564 THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976; A summary of Public Law 94-580. 1976. 8 p. Summary of RCRA, #171 above. 566 EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS — THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976. Meyers, S. Presented at 5th National Congress on Waste Management Technology and Resource and Energy Recovery, Dallas, December 1976. 13 p. Speech describing background and provisions of RCRA. 576 THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 (PUBLIC LAW 94-580); ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION. February 1977. 10 p. Discusses issues of RCRA, #171 above. -6- ------- 579 RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976; INTENT TO DEVELOP RULEMAKING. Federal Register, 40 CFR, Ch. 1, February 17, 1977. 1 p. Agency contact point and advice for development of these rulemakings and reports. 580 THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 (PUBLIC LAW 94-580); PROVISIONS FOR DISCUSSION. February 1977. 17 p. Describes provisions of RCRA for use in making presentations. 607 THE RCRA AND STATE GOVERNMENT. Hickman, H. L. Reprinted from Waste Age, January 1977. 2 p. Discusses those provisions of RCRA most directly related to developing State solid waste management programs. 615 IDENTIFICATION OF REGIONS AND AGENCIES FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; INTERIM GUIDELINES. Federal Register, Title 40, Ch.l, Part 255. May 16, 1977. 5 p. Presents criteria and procedures to assist State and local governments in identifying regions and agencies for developing and implementing a State solid waste management plan. 618 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE. Resource Conservation Committee. April 1977. 89 p. First report to the President and Congress mandated by RCRA (#171 above) presenting the framework for the Committee's activities for 18 months. 622 THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976: HOW WILL IT IMPACT ON RESOURCE RECOVERY AND CONSERVATION? Humber, N., and S. Lingle. Reprint from Waste Age, April 1977. Discusses provisions and issues of RCRA. 637 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976; INTERIM REGULATIONS. Federal Register, Title 40, Ch. 1, Parts 30, 35, 40, 45. October 20, 1977. 9 p. Amendments to above Parts of the current EPA regulations governing grants and other Federal assistance promulgated in accordance with the provisions and requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by RCRA of 1976. -7- ------- WASTE REDUCTION General Information SOURCE REDUCTION FACT SHEET. _ Periodic publication presenting innovative approaches to waste redaction. 416 RED OWL STORES. Environmental Protection Agency. 1975. Reuse of grocery containers. 447 INTERNATIONAL PAPER AND WELLS DAIRY. Environmental Protection Agency. 1975. Redesigned milk carton to conserve paper fiber and energy in production. 353 RESOURCE RECOVERY AND SOURCE REDUCTION: SECOND REPORT TO CONGRESS. Environmental Protection Agency. March 1974. 112 p. (See Overview for description) 448 RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WASTE REDUCTION: THIRD REPORT TO CONGRESS. Environmental Protection Agency. 1975. 96 p. (See Overview for description) 600 RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WASTE REDUCTION: FOURTH REPORT TO CONGRESS. Environmental Protection Agency. 1977. 142 p. (See Overiew for description) 456 REDUCE. League of Women Voters Educational Fund Publication. 1975. 47 p. Highlights targets for waste reduction, possible approaches, expected impacts and activity by industry, legislatures, EPA, and the public. 460 WIN THE WAR ON WASTE. Train, Russel. Presented at the Third National Congress on Waste Management Technology and Resource Recovery, November 14, 1974. 15 o. Presents EPA policy on solid waste management and waste reduction. Advocates industry initiatives in reducing waste generation. 461 PROCEEDINGS: 1975 CONFERENCE ON WASTE REDUCTION. Environmental Protection Agency. 1975. 152 p. Transcripts of speeches, questions and answers on government, industry, labor and public perspectives on waste reduction, technical options for reducing product waste and beverage container legislation. -8- ------- 500 REDUCE THE INCENTIVE TO WASTE. Skinner, J.H. Presented at the 80th National Meeting, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Boston, September 8, 1975. 9 p. Discusses the need for waste reduction and the Federal role in waste reduction. 601 RECYCLING. Chapter 8 from Government and the Nation's Resources, Report of the National Commission on Supplies and Shortages. December 1976. (See Overview -- General for description) 632 THE IMPACT OF SOURCE SEPARATION AND WASTE REDUCTION ON THE ECONOMICS OF RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES, Skinner, J. H. Reprinted from Resource Recovery & Energy Review, March/April 1977. 5 p. (See Overview -- General Information for description.) STOPPING WASTE BEFORE IT STARTS. Peterson, C. Reprinted from Technology Review, February 1977. lp. Distributed by the Resource Recovery Division (WH-563), Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. 20460. Addresses waste reduction issues. WASTE REDUCTION (continued) Packaging 364 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, RESIDUAL MANAGEMENT, AND RESOURCES. Darnay, A.J. March 1974. Information on packaging waste reduction. 437 AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND COSTS OF REGULATORY AND FISCAL POLICY INSTRUMENTS ON PRODUCT PACKAGING Bingham, J.H. et al. 1974, 301 p. Evaluates regulations which would require use of recycled materials in packaging and several types of taxes on packaging. 442 PACKAGING SOURCE REDUCTION: CAN INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT COOPERATE? Claussen, E.L. Presented at the Packaging Institute Annual Forum, October 1974. 17 p. Discusses pros and cons of reducing packaging waste. -9- ------- AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF DISCRIMINATORY TAXATION ON THE USE OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RAW MATERIALS. Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Inc. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication Mo. PB-240 988. Describes and quantifies the value of current Federal tax policy as it relates to competition between virgin and secondary materials. WASTE REDUCTION (continued) Beverage Containers 405 RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE ANALYSIS OF NINE BEVERAGE CONTAINER ALTERNATIVES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1974. 178 p. Analyzes seven different impact categories for each manufacturing and transportation step in the life of a beverage container. 459 STATEMENT BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE. Quarles, J., Jr. May 7, 1974. 14 p. Presents EPA position on beverage container legislation. •462 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON RETURNABLE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS FOR BEER AND SOFT DRINKS. Environmental Protection Agency, June 1975. 9 p. Gives answers to frequently asked questions on deposit legislation and its impacts. 463 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT-GUIDELINES FOR BEVERAGE CONTAINERS. Federal Register, September 20, 1976. (40 CFR Part 244). Guidelines for implementing a deposit system on beverage containers sold on Federal facilities. 487 BEVERAGE CONTAINERS: THE VERMONT EXPERIENCE. Loube, M. 1975. 16 p. Analyzes the impact of the Vermont beverage container 1egislation. 531 PRICE SURVEY OF BEVERAGES IN REFILLABLE AND NONREFILLABLE CONTAINERS. Peterson, C. October 1976. 33 p. Summary of price comparison survey of beverages in refiliable and nonrefillable containers. -10- ------- 532a YOSEMITE TEST OF BEVERAGE CONTAINER NEWS RELEASE. July 1976. 1 p. News release stating progress on test implementation of beverage guidelines on a Federal facility. 572 UNTRASHIN6 YOSEMITE PARK. Pierce, C. Reprinted from EPA Journal, October 1976. Review of the Yosemite National Park's experience with returnable beverage containers. TESTIMONY BEFORE THE MARYLAND GOVERNOR'S BEVERAGE TASK FORCE. Butler, H.P. April 27, 1977. Distributed by the Resource Recovery Division (WH-563), Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C, 20460. Testimony presents data on returnable beverage container systems. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT EXPERIMENT; FINAL REPORT. Research Triangle Institute. 1977. 43 p. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, Va,22151. Publication No. PB-270 266. Reviews and analyzes the operational and economic aspects of a returnable beverage container system at a Federal facility. -11- ------- TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETS General Information 378 ENERGY CONSERVATION THROUGH IMPROVED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. Lowe, R.A. Appendices by M. Loube and F.A. Smith. April 1974. 39 p. ERRATA SHEET. 1976. 4 p. (See Overview for description) 438 RECYCLED MATERIALS MARKETS: FEBRUARY 1975 — A SUMMARY. Lingle, S.A. April 1975. 8 p. Provides a brief review of the market demand for materials recovered from municipal solid waste. Reviews market conditions during 1973-1974 period and describes factors underlying longer term trends in recycled materials markets. 458 ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF SOLID WASTE AND SEWAGE SLUDGE TO METHANE. Hitte, S.J. 1975. 13 p. A discussion of the biological conversion of solid waste to methane. Discusses markets, current research, benefits, economics, and environmental impacts. 490 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES — GUIDELINES FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES. Federal Register, September 21, 1976 (40 CFR Part 245). A regulation that requires Federal agencies that are involved with solid waste disposal activities to establish or utilize resource recovery facilities to dispose of the waste and recover the material and energy contained in the waste. 499 RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANT IMPLEMENTATION: GUIDE FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS-MARKETS. Garbe, Y., and S.J. Levy. 1976. 74 p. (See Waste Reduction for description) 518 MARKET LOCATIONS FOR RECOVERED MATERIALS. Howard, S. 1976. 88 p. Contains lists of actual or potential users of recycled paper, steel, glass, and aluminum. Certain key data is presented when available for each facility, including whether they use recycled materials and their yearly capacity. 528 DEMONSTRATING RESOURCE RECOVERY. EPA (Staff). Reprinted from Waste Age, June 1976. A summary of EPA's resource recovery demonstration projects. Discusses problems encountered and gives current status. 550 RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANT IMPLEMENTATION: GUIDE FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS-TECHNOLOGIES. Levy, S.J. and H.G .Rigo. 1976. 81 p. (See Waste Reduction for description) -12- ------- 570 A REVIEW OF ENERGY RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES. Levy, S.J. and S.A. Lingle. Reprinted from Waste Age, November 1976. (See Overview -- General Information for description.) 600 RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WASTE REDUCTION. FOURTH REPORT TO CONGRESS Environmental Protection Agency. 1977. 142 p. (See Overview -- General Information for description.) 620 RESOURCE RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATIONS, A STATUS REPORT. Levy, S.J. and L. McEwen. Reprinted from Resource Recovery and Energy Review, January -- February 1977. (See Overview -- General Information for description.) 638 A NEW ENGLAND RECYCLING DIRECTORY. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I. 1977. 49 p. Discusses aspects to consider in implementing a recycling program. Lists N.E. solid waste management programs, communities with recycling programs, and N.E. markets for purchasing these products. TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETS (continued) Source Separation and Paper Recycling 343 THE NATIONAL BUYERS GUIDE TO RECYCLED PAPER. Environmental Educators, Inc. October 1973. 208 p. Directory of paper companies and their distributors who manufacture products containing recycled paper. Products and recycled contents are listed. 381 SEPARATING PAPER AT THE WASTE SOURCE. Lingle, S.A. April 1974. 16 p. Discussion of techniques for separate collection of newspaper, corrugated, and office wastepaper, as well as associated market, environmental and conservation issues. 397 TRENDS IN WASTEPAPER EXPORTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON DOMESTIC MARKETS. Smith, F.L., Jr. 1974. 17 p. An economic evaluation of the impact of wastepaper exports on domestic paper markets. 400 A NEW LOOK AT THE ECONOMICS OF SEPARATE REFUSE COLLECTION. SCS Engineers and EPA staff. Reprinted from Waste Age, May/June 1974. Discusses the economic implications of separate refuse collection. -13- ------- 420 PAPER RECYCLING IN THE UNITED STATES. Lingle, S.A. Reprinted from Waste Age, Nov. 1974. 4 p. An overview of the wastepaper market in the United States, covering supply, demand and price. 446 WHAT YOU CAN DO TO RECYCLE MORE PAPER. Environmental Protection Agency. 1975. 12 p. Guide for citizens interested in ways to recycle paper. 465 PAPER RECYCLING 1973: A DRAMATIC YEAR IN PERSPECTIVE. Lingle, S.A. In Fiber Conservation and Utilization: Proceedings; Pulp and Paper Seminar, Chicago, May 1974. Reprinted, San Francisco, Miller Freeman Publications, Inc., 1975. 11 p. Discusses four key issues in the recycled paper markets in 1973. 473 MATERIALS RECOVERY: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR SOURCE SEPARATION. Federal Register, April 23, 1976. (40 CRF Part 246) Guidelines for source separation in Fedearal facilities. 486 RESIDENTIAL PAPER RECOVERY: A MUNICIPAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE. Hansen, P. 1975. 26 p. Discusses minicipal separate collection in terms of methods of collection, public vs. private collection, success factors, pilot vs. full-scale programs, and mandatory vs. voluntary separation. 510 DEMONSTRATION MULTIMATERIAL SOURCE SEPARATION IN SOMERVILLE AND MARBLEHEAD, MASSACHUSETTS. Hansen, P. and Resource Planning Associates. Reprinted from Waste Age, Feb. 1976. Describes two demonstration projects, funded in part by EPA, where source separated materials are collected for recycling. 511 WASTEPAPER RECYCLING: REVIEW OF RECENT MARKET DEMAND AND SUPPLY. Smith, Fred. Reprinted from Pulp & Paper, Sept. 1975. Discusses the causes and patterns of unstable U.S. wastepaper market during 1973 to 1975; foresees little to prevent future fluctuations. 551 SOURCE SEPARATION: THE COMMUNITY AWARENESS PROGRAM . Resource Planning Associates. 1976. 81 p. Describes the public education campaign conducted to kick-off the source separation programs in Somerville and Marblehead, Mass. -14- ------- 553 RESIDENTIAL PAPER RECOVERY: A COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM. National Center for Resource Recovery, Inc. 1976. 20 p. Describes how to conduct a public education campaign implementing a community source separation program.. This is a companion document to #486 above. 571 OFFICE PAPER RECOVERY: AN IMPLEMENTATION MANUAL. SCS Engineers. 1977. 53 p. Describes how to implement high-grade paper recovery programs. 575 RESOURCE RECOVERY THROUGH MULTI-MATERIAL SOURCE SEPARATION. Hansen, P. Reprinted from Waste Age, October 1976. Review of Somerville and Marbleheaa, Mass., source separation demonstrations. 622 WASTE PAPER; A NEW LOOK AT RECYCLING . Report on conference held by Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality (Washington, D.C.) May 1977. 88 p. Resume of conference and resulting recommendations. ANALYSIS OF SOURCE SEPARATE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE SOLID WASTE. (2 vols.) SCS Engineers. 1974. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication Nos. PB-239 775 and PB-239 776 Final report of detailed case studies of separate collection and recycling centers. Discusses economics, equipment, public response and other influencing factors. OPTIMIZATION OF OFFICE PAPER RECOVERY SYSTEMS. SCS Engineers. 1977. 82 p. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication No. PB-264 214. Gives an overview of office paper recovery programs and companies through recycling methods: the dual waste basket, central container and desk top container systems. ANALYSIS OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY FOR SECONDARY FIBER IN THE U.S. PAPER AND PAPERBOARD INDUSTRY. (3 vols.) A.D. Little, Inc. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication Nos. PB-250 758; PB-250 905; PB-250 802. Compiles a comprehensive technical and economic data bank of information on the U.S. pulp and paper industry with specific attention to the role of secondary fiber in the industry. -15- ------- EVALUATION OF A COMPARTMENTALIZED REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLE FOR SEPARATE NEWSPAPER COLLECTION. SCS Engineers. 1976. 94 p. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication No. PB-257 969. Presents information on the economic viability of a compart- mentalized refuse collection vehicle for separate newspaper col lection. A NEW LOOK AT RECYCLING WASTE PAPER. Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality. 1976. 88 p. Distributed by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20460. No. 040-000-00369-0. $1.55/copy, 25% discount for orders of 100 or more. Report on a conference held May 11, 1976, sponsored by NCRR, involving key people knowledgeable on the subject of the recycled-paper problem. WASTEPAPER RECYCLING . 12 p. WASTEPAPER RECYCLING FOR FOR COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. 12 p. WASTEPAPER RECYCLING FOR CIVIC AND CHARITABLE GROUPS 12 p. OFFICE WASTEPAPER RECYCLING. 12 p. Distributed by the American Paper Institute, Paper Stock Conservation Committee, 260 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016. Four brief brochures outlining considerations for starting municipal, civic, office or industrial paper collection programs. TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETS (continued) Materials Recovery 408 THE FRANKLIN, OHIO DEMONSTRATION PROJECT: WET PROCESSING SOLID WASTES FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY. Arella, D.G. 1974. 26 p. A summary description of the Franklin, Ohio demonstration project—equipment, process flow, and economics. 491 MINERAL RECOVERY FROM WASTES. Garbe, Y. 1975. 14 p. Summary report of technology which was to be demonstrated at Lowell, Massachusetts, including equipment description, process flow and economics. Explanation of Lowell withdrawal from grant. -16- ------- 558 COLOR SORTING WASTE GLASS AT FRANKLIN, OHIO. Garbe, Y.M. Reprinted from Waste Age, September 1976. An evaluation of the waste glass color sorting subsystem at the Franklin, Ohio, resource recovery demonstration project. 559 MAGNETIC SEPARATION -- RECOVERY OF SALABLE IRON AND STEEL FROM MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE. National Center for Resource Recovery. 1977. 24 p. Overview of recovery of ferrous metals from waste. 577 RE-REFINING WASTE LUBRICATING OIL: THE FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE. McEwen, L. Reprinted from Resource Recovery Magazine, November -- December 1976. 4 p. A discussion of the re-refining industry and the impact of recent Federal actions. 600 RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WASTE REDUCTION: FOURTH REPORT TO CONGRESS. Environmental Protection Agency, 1977. 142 p. (See Overview -- for description.) A TECHNICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE "WET PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR THE RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE." Systems Technology Corporation. 1975. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication No. PB-245 674. An evaluation of the hydrasposal and fiber recovery systems developed by Black Clawson Co. for an EPA demonstration facility in Franklin, Ohio. A TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDY OF WASTE OIL RECOVERY. Teknekron, Inc. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication No. PB-251 716. A summary of Federal programs affecting waste oil and a technical and economic analysis of the re-refining industry. TIRE RECYCLING AND REUSE INCENTIVES. International Research and Technology Corporation. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication No. PB-252 602. Identifies alternatives for recycling tires plus possible incentive schemes. -17- ------- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF VIRGIN AND RECYCLED STEEL AND ALUMINUM. Calspan Corporation. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication No. PB-253 487. A technical and economic assessment comparing the impacts of using virgin and recycled steel and aluminum. MATERIALS RECOVERY FROM POST-CONSUMER SOLID WASTE. Levy, S.J. Presented at the Third Annual U.S. -- Japan Conference on Solid Waste Management, May 12-14, 1976. 33 p. Distributed by the Resource Recovery Division (WH-563), Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. 20460. Discusses materials recovery equipment and promising approaches to glass, metals and paper by source separation and separate collection. TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETS (continued) Energy Recovery 264 ENERGY RECOVERY FROM WASTE. Lowe, R.A. November 1973. 24 p. Describes the St. Louis energy recovery demonstration, funded in part by EPA, where solid waste is processed and used as a supplementary fuel in power plant boilers. 387 INTERIM PROGRESS REPORT: REFUSE AS A SUPPLEMENTARY FUEL FOR POWER PLANTS. NOVEMBER 1973 THRU MARCH 1974. Sutterfield, G W. City of St. Louis, Missouri, July 1974. 25 p. This third interim report summarizes the operating experience from November 1973 thru March 1974, providing a technical description of added equipment and summarizing operating problems and costs incurred during this period. 417 PYROLYSIS OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE. Levy, S.J. Reprinted from Waste Age, Oct. 1974. 6 p. Describes pyrolysis in general and the pyrolysis systems being developed and built by several private companies. 442 SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEMONSTRATES OIL PYROLYSIS. Lew. S J 1975 27 p. Describes the San Diego County pyrolysis demonstration project where a 200 ton per day plant will convert organic solid waste into an oil-like liquid fuel. -18- ------- 467 USE OF SOLID WASTE AS A FUEL BY INVESTOR OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES: PROCEEDINGS. EPA/EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTES MEETING. Edited by R.A. Lowe. July 1975. 27 p. Discusses technical aspects, air pollution, economics and financing, and contract negotiations and terms for using solid waste as a supplementary fuel in electric utilities. 537 BALTIMORE PYROLYSIS PLANT STATUS REPORT. Sussman, D. Reprinted from Waste Age, July 1976. A status report on the Baltimore demonstration project covering the period of January 1-June 30, 1976. 537 AIR EMISSIONS FROM SOLID WASTE-FIRED STEAM GENERATORS IN THE U.S. Sussman, D. Reprinted from Waste Age, July 1976. A list with discussion compiled from various sources of particulate emmission data from 100 percent solid waste-fired steam generators. 581 EPA RESOURCE RECOVERY DEMONSTRATION: SUMMARY OF AIR EMISSIONS ANALYSES. Holloway, J.R. Reprinted from Waste Age, August 1976. Summary of St. Louis RDF project particulate, and bacteria and virus emissions testing at processing plant, and particulate and gaseous emissions at power plant. 582 DEMONSTRATION OF PYROLYSIS AND MATERIALS RECOVERY IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. Garbe, Y.M. Reprinted form Waste Age, December 1976. 4 p. Updated status report on the progress of the San Diego project. 602 THE UTILIZATION OF SOLID WASTE FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER. Sussman, D. January 1977. Reprint of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Power Engineering Society. General overview for the generation of energy. 605 CAN NASHVILLE'S STORY BE PLACED IN PERSPECTIVE? McEwen, L.B. and S.J. Levy. Reprinted from Solid Waste Management, August 1976. An evaluation of the technical problems encountered by the Nashville Thermal Transfer Corporation's waterwall incineration facility. 641 A TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF THE BALTIMORE LANDGARlf® SYSTEM. Helmstetter, A.J. and D.B. Sussman. Reprint of paper presented at the 1977 annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. November 1977. General discussison of the Baltimore demonstration project. -19- ------- SYSTEMS EVALUATION FOR REFUSE AS A LOW SULFUR FUEL. Envirogenics and EPA Staff. 1971. (2vols.) Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication Nos. PB-209 271 and PB-209 272. These volumes assess the fuel properties of refuse and the mechanics and technology involved with the utilization of refuse as a fuel. SOLID WASTE AS FUEL FOR POWER PLANTS. Horner & Shifrin. 1973. 146 p. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication No. PB-220 316. Summarizes a 1969 study for the City of St. Louis that determined the technical and economic feasibility of burning municipal solid waste as supplementary fuel in large suspension-fired utility boilers. ST. LOUIS/UNION ELECTRIC REFUSE FIRING DEMONSTRATION AIR POLLUTION TEST REPORT. Midwest Research Institute. August 1974. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication No. PB-237 630. The result of EPA's air emission test conducted in December 1973 as part of the St. Louis energy recovery demonstration. WHERE THE BOILERS ARE. Gordian Associates. May 1974. 329 p. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication No. 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. ST. LOUIS REFUSE PROCESSING PLANT: EQUIPMENT, FACILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATIONS. Midwest Research Institute. 1975. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication No. PB-243 634. Describes partial results of test and evaluations at the St. Louis facility from September 1974 to January 1975. Includes energy balance, performance evaluation, operating costs, particulate emission tests, evaluation of plant washdown water and a plant sound survey. -20- ------- STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF FUELS PRODUCED BY SOLID WASTE. A.D. Little, Inc. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication No. PB-255 695. A list with discussion of Federally-owned steam generators and their capability of using solid waste as a supplemental fuel. REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF PYROLYSIS AS A MEANS OF RECOVERING ENERGY FROM MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE. Levy, S.J. Presented at the Third Annual U.S.-Japan Conference on Solid Waste Management May 12-14, 1976. 29 p. Distributed by the Resource Recovery Division (WH-563), Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. 20460. A technical review of four pyrolysis systems currently being marketed in the United States. USE OF REFUSE-DERIVED SOLID FUEL IN ELECTRIC UTILITY BOILERS. Lingle, S.A. and J.R. Holloway. Presented at the Fifth National Congress on Waste Management Technology and Resource Recovery sponsored by the National Solid Waste Management Association, Dallas, Texas, December 9, 1976. Distributed by the Resource Recovery Division (WH-563), Office of Solid Waste, Washington, D.C 20460. Discusses the status of electricity utility use of solid waste as a supplemental boiler fuel, the concerns of the utilities and a method for estimating value of solid waste as a fuel. TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETS (continued) Co-Disposal of Solid Waste and Sewage Sludge 639 CO-DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE AND SOLID WASTES — IT WORKS. Sussman, D.B. Reprinted from The American City and County, October 1977. 4 p. Summary of the operating systems that dispose of both sewage sludge and solid waste. A REVIEW OF TECHNIQUES FOR INCINERATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE WITH SOLID WASTES. Roy F. Weston, Inc. 1976. Distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, Va. 22151. Publication No. EPA 600/ 2-76-268. 223 p. Review of sludge disposal techniques with emphasis on incineration. -21- ------- For complete indexed catalog of all reports and other -information materials3 including fi~lmss published by EPA's Office of Solid Waste from 1966 to October 1977 3 send for Solid Waste Management: Available Information Materials, Order No. 202. Mal404b SW-536.2 -22- ------- Order Blank for RESOURCE RECOVERY AND WASTE REDUCTION Current Reports Name S t ree t City, State, Zip order nos publication titles (FOLD HERE) (List additional publications on reverse side) Place Stamp Here SOLID WASTE INFORMATION U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CINCINNATI, OH 45268 Staple here ------- |