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By Herbert Lund. Offers an overview of recycling, including the
current laws that govern recycling, the strategic goals of recycling
programs, and the need to boost public awareness of the value of
recycling. Examines a wide range of recyclable materials including
papers, plastics, cans, household wastes, and construction and demolition
debris. For each material, it discusses collection and separation
procedures, costs, the potential for re-use, the projected market,
problems, and solutions to those problems. 
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By Norm Crampton. An A to Z guide to disposing and recycling all
varieties of common household trash, from broken appliances to spent
smoke detectors, cell phones and pet waste. Discusses the most environmentally-friendly
methods of dealing with household waste, points out that some trash
may be someone else's treasure, and when there are multiple disposal
options, describes the ins and outs of each alternative. 
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By Carol Inskipp. Part of the Improving Our Environment educational
book series for youth. Provides recycling and waste-related activities
as well as charts, diagrams, suggested ways to get involved, a glossary,
a bibliography, and web site links. 
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By Kathy Stein. Describes 336 environment-friendly, money-saving
ways to re-use 70 types of common products, most of them not currently
accepted for recycling. It also helps readers locate businesses
and non-profit organizations that accept products not suited for
average household re-use. 
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By Carl A. Zimring. Integrating findings from archival, industrial,
and demographic records, it provides a history of scrap recycling
from colonial times to the present. Because it was particularly
common for immigrants to own or operate a scrap business in the
nineteenth century, the history of the industry reveals much about
ethnic relationships and inequalities in American cities. 
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By Charlotte Guillain. Teaches children about reusing and recycling
common household materials including paper, glass, plastic, and
metal. 
