Regionalization ; Solid waste management success stories

Summary

With more than half of America's landfills already closed this program looks at the pooling of municipal resources across political boundaries, as a partial solution to solid waste disposal. Discus...

With more than half of America's landfills already closed this program looks at the pooling of municipal resources across political boundaries, as a partial solution to solid waste disposal. Discusses such topics as creating economies of scale, gaining political buy-in, and developing partnerships between the public and private sectors. Concludes with examples of notable successes in diverting recyclables, greenwaste and special waste from the municipal solid waste stream.

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