Garbage in the Garden State.

Garbage in the Garden State is the only book to examine the history of waste management in New Jersey. The state has played a pioneering role in the overall trajectory of waste management in the US. Howell's book is unique in the way that it places the contemporary challenges of waste managemen...

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Autore principale: Howell, Jordan P.
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Chicago : Rutgers University Press, 2023.
Serie:Ceres: Rutgers studies in history.
Accesso online:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.18530871
Sommario:
  • Cover
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Origins of Waste Management Planning in New Jersey
  • 3. Planning, Siting, Operating, and Financing Landfills
  • 4. Recycle or Incinerate?
  • 5. Limits to the System
  • 6. Conclusions and Looking Forward
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index