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"Chapter 33: Solid Waste and Recycling"
Author: Melnick, Phillip R.
Published In: Facilities Management: A Manual for Plant Administration, third edition
Date: 1997

Defines solid waste and outlines various approaches to solid waste disposal, recognizing the necessity of an integrated approach that relies on the hierarchy of reduction, reuse, recycling, and disposal needed to effectively manage each institution's municipal solid waste.  Discusses legal aspects, different solutions for different wastes, municipal solid waste disposal, establishing a recycling program , educating campus community, and waste reduction.  A waste stream analysis is illustrated.



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