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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457800303321

Autore

Thomson Vivian E. <1956->

Titolo

Garbage in, garbage out [[electronic resource] ] : solving the problems with long-distance trash transport / / Vivian E. Thomson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2009

ISBN

1-283-57433-0

9786613886781

0-8139-2871-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Disciplina

363.72/85560973

Soggetti

Refuse and refuse disposal - United States - Management

Refuse and refuse disposal - Transportation - United States

Refuse and refuse disposal - Government policy - United States

Waste disposal sites - United States - Management

Interstate commerce - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Everything is trash -- All garbage is local : trash management in the United States -- Waste not, want not : are Americans the world's premier waste makers? -- Costs and benefits of interstate trash transport : landfill capacity, schools, and environmental justice -- Regulatory and legislative efforts to limit the movement of trash -- Solving the genuine problems of long-distance trash transport.