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- English
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Household Waste Recycling
About this book
Households in the UK each generate around one tonne of waste per year, and the successful management and disposal of this waste is becoming an increasingly important issue. In many cases, recycling is the most sensible option, and the UK government has set a target to recycle a quarter of all household waste by the year 2000. This book gives an overview of the waste management and disposal options currently available, and provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of how recycling could develop. The author – one of the UK's leading experts – looks at how much of the waste is potentially recyclable, shows the various ways in which recyclable materials can be separated and reprocessed, and assesses the existing markets for recyclable materials. He gives an in-depth account of the important subject of packaging recycling, and compares the UK's progress and performance with what is happening elsewhere in Europe. He also discusses how the performance of current recycling schemes can be measured and costed, and forecasts future developments in the industry. Dr Richard Waite is a former Specialist Advisor to the House of Commons Environment Select Committee and is currently a consultant with Coopers & Lybrand. He established one of the first commercial MRFs in the country, and has advised many local authorities, central government departments (including the European Commission) and private sector organisations on recycling issues. Originally published in 1995
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figures
2.1 | How waste management is organised |
4.1 | A standard refuse collection vehicle |
4.2 | A refuse collection vehicle discharging |
4.3 | Typical features of a modern landfill site |
4.4 | Recycling versus energy recovery |
5.1 | The interdependence of the three stages of recycling |
5.2 | Individual collection containers |
5.3 | A typical recycling centre |
5.4 | Blue Box collection containers |
5.5 | A Blue Box collection vehicle |
5.6 | Divided wheeled bins |
5.7 | A horizontally divided refuse collection vehicle |
5.8 | Green Bag collection |
5.9 | A vertically divided refuse collection vehicle |
5.10 | A combined compactor and compartmentalised collection vehicle |
5.11 | The ease of use of different collection methods |
5.12 | Recycling collection options |
6.1 | Materials hierarchy |
6.2 | Manual paper, board and plastic film separation |
6.3 | A manual sorting operation |
6.4 | Commingled sorting plant (limited automation) |
6.5 | A partly automated MRF |
6.6 | Magnetic and eddy current separation |
6.7 | Magnetic and eddy current separation |
6.8 | Automatic glass/plastic bottle separation |
6.9 | Automatic plastic bottle separation |
6.10 | Combined manual/automated MRF technology |
8.1 | The markets for recyclable and recycled materials |
8.2 | Proposed EU logo for recoverable packaging |
8.3 | Proposed EU logo for recycled material |
9.1 | The basis for the cost of recycling |
9.2 | Collection and sorting costs |
11.1 | Duales System Deutschland (DSD) |
11.2 | The operation of Eco-Emballages |
11.3 | The packaging supply chain |
11.4 | The packaging supply loop |
Tables
1.1 | Annual UK waste arisings (million tonnes) |
1.2 | Examples of packaging light-weighting |
3.1 | Analysis of household waste (dustbin waste) |
3.2 | Analysis of household waste (civic amenity site waste) |
3.3 | The recyclability of household waste (dustbin waste) |
3.4 | The recyclability of household waste (dustbin waste) |
4.1 | Methods of waste treatment |
4.2 | Predicted effect of source separation on the calorific value of waste |
4.3 | The effect of various recycling programmes upon waste heating values |
4.4 | The effect of recycling on the gross calorifi... |
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Original Copyright page
- Content
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- How Waste Management is Organised
- What can be recycled?
- Waste Management Options
- Collection options for recycling
- The separation of recyclable materials
- How recyclable materials are reprocessed
- The markets for recyclable materials
- The cost of recycling
- Measuring recycling Performance
- Packing and packaging waste
- The future developement of recycling in UK
- References
- Index