Recycling and Waste 
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Paper Grocery Bags Require More Energy Than Plastic Bags
Paper vs. plastic debate shows how good environmental intentions coupled with bad information lead us astray
April 17, 2008Recycling Law Needs to be Thrown Out
California's plastic bag bill
August 24, 2006"Pay-as-you-throw" Waste Management
Answers to frequently asked questions
July 1, 2002Variable-Rate or Pay-as-you-throw Waste Management
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
July 1, 2002Future of Waste Technology
Market forces drive changes
February 7, 2001Industrial Ecology on the Horizon
The search for waste reductions
December 5, 2000View Resources by Type
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- Paper Grocery Bags Require More Energy Than Plastic Bags
Paper vs. plastic debate shows how good environmental intentions coupled with bad information lead us astray
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
April 17, 2008 - Recycling Law Needs to be Thrown Out
California's plastic bag bill
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
August 24, 2006 - Future of Waste Technology
Market forces drive changes
Lynn Scarlett
February 7, 2001 - Industrial Ecology on the Horizon
The search for waste reductions
Lynn Scarlett
December 5, 2000 - E-Waste Politics
Users should decide how to discard products
Lynn Scarlett
October 4, 2000 - Garbage Mess: Private Sector is Cleaning Up
Private landfill management grows
Geoffrey Segal
September 12, 2000 - Diversion and Consolidation
Predictions of future waste management efforts
Lynn Scarlett
August 4, 2000 - Landfill Challenges and Environmental Justice
Landfills will face high hurdles
Lynn Scarlett
March 6, 2000 - Waste Minimization, Resource Conservation, and Environmental Progress
Voluntary models of shared responsibility
Lynn Scarlett
December 1, 1998 - Green Hand of Progress
Recycling often encourages inefficient resource use
Lynn Scarlett
January 13, 1998 - Recycling Yes, Mandates No
Mandates are wrongheaded
Lynn Scarlett
September 5, 1997
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