Book Description Contents
Book Description

Taking Out the Trash is a practical and useful guide to how individuals, businesses, and communities can help alleviate America's garbage crisis.

Contents

Preface
 
Introduction
Chapter 1. Where We've Come From
Chapter 2. The Basics of Recycling
Chapter 3. Common Recyclables
Chapter 4. Uncommon Recyclables
Chapter 5. What You Can Do: Reduce . . . Reuse . . . Recycle . . . Reject
Chapter 6. How to Set Up a Recycling Program
Chapter 7. What's Being Done?
Chapter 8. A Look at the Recycling Industry
Chapter 9. Recycling into the Future
 
Appendix A: Useful Addresses
Appendix B: Some Sources of Recycled Products
Appendix C: Periodicals
Glossary
Bibliography
Index