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Managing Greenwaste and Special Waste

Keeping greenwaste and nonbiodegradable, bulky, and hazardous wastes out of the municipal solid waste stream is a growing priority in the U.S. In episode one of this program, experts on recycling discuss the technical, economic, and political challenges of backyard and community composting, underscoring the importance of increasing public awareness through education efforts and publicity. In episode two, state officials, Household Hazardous Waste Day staff, and others talk about ways to collect tires; white goods, such as refrigerators, washers, and water heaters; and hazardous materials, including paints, solvents, oil, pesticides, and batteries. (49 minutes)



 
    

Item#: BVL11472
Copyright date: ©1999



Part of the Series : Our Urban Environment: Solid Waste Management
     
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Waste Generation, Characterization, Collection, Transfer, and Disposal
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The U.S. produces 200 million tons of municipal solid waste per year-and the landfill area used by the nation's ten largest cities alone is larger than the entire state of Indiana. Divided into two episodes, this program draws on the knowledge of Wil...(more details)
 
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Non-Point Source Water Pollution: An Overview of Runoff
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This program investigates sources of runoff and the pollution that occurs when it washes contaminants such as pesticides, bacteria, oil, and unwanted nutrients into aquatic ecosystems. Cost-effective initiatives to divert and filter runoff are also s...(more details)
 
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Non-Point Source Water Pollution: A Focus on Stormwater
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First-flush runoff from a rainstorm can be as bad, in quality, as raw sewage. What are municipalities doing about it? In this program, Ray Allen, executive director of Coastal Bend Bays Estuaries Program; stormwater engineer Valerie Gray; and many ot...(more details)
 
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Business and Residential Recycling and Waste Minimization

All across America, children and adults are learning three new R's: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Episode one of this program describes how companies can divert office, industrial, and manufacturing waste from the solid waste stream, while episode two ...(more details)
 
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Regionalization / Solid Waste Management Success Stories
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With more than half of America's landfills already closed, it is predicted that 22 states will soon run out of landfill capacity. Episode one of this program presents regionalization, the pooling of municipal resources across political boundaries, as...(more details)
 
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