Chapter+22+-++Waste+Management

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=Life cycle assessment resources:=

a Life cycle analysis of a paper bag and plastic bag

an overview of life cycle assessment

first chapter of an EPA paper on life cycle assessment

the story behind Apple's environmental impact

Washington Post story on LCA

Environmental impact of products from Johnson & Johnson

Life cycle assessment of forest products

A technical paper on LCA from MIT, with numerous examples

Superfund background information

[|Superfund sites where you live] This EPA site allows you to search for Superfund sites

Proposed sites on the National Priorities List, another part of Superfund

National Priorities List These are the worst of the worst--the highest priority sites for cleanup

Great NY Times article on the Passaic River Superfund site

Garbage exhibit

View this video on how a waste incinerator works

Here are some resources on waste management:

[|8 Myths of Recycling] This is an article from PERC, the Property and Environment Research Center, which bills itself as ``all about improving environmental quality through markets.''

[|Anti-recycling myths]From Environmental Defense Fund, a leader in promoting recycling, answering some of the myths.

Is recycling worth it? an article from Popular Mechanics

Recycling's benefits and costs a study from Tennessee

Recycling benefits a fact sheet from South Carolina

Recycling is more than a feel-good experience

Municipal Solid Waste, 2010This is an EPA report with facts and figures about the waste Americans generate and how much is disposed of, recycled, composted, etc.

[|60 Minutes: e-waste story] This link will take you to the ``60 Minutes story (12:30) about electronics ``recycling. Worth a watch.

[|NY TIMES - Nudging recycling from less waste to none]