Waste generation, characterization, collection, transfer, and disposal
Description
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 William Mollere, of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality; Marty Tittelbaum, of the University of New Orleans; and other experts, first to define the constituent parts of the municipal solid waste stream and then to discuss methods of collecting, transferring, and disposing of them. The impact of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act is assessed.
Runtime
45 min
Series
Subjects
- Refuse and refuse disposal (122)
- Conservation of natural resources (540)
- Environmental protection (361)
- Water (318)
- Toxicology (87)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2005], c1999
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