Garbage and waste / Charoes P. Cozic, book editor.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-208) and index.

Industries produce massive amounts of toxic waste / Bruce Selcraig --The cleanup of nuclear weapons waste is a growing problem / Linda Rothstein -- Waste threatens the world's seas / Ann Platt -- The garbage crisis is a myth / John Tierney -- America does not have a garbage problem / Richard Shedenhelm -- America's garbage problem is improving / Norm Crampton -- Pesticides do not contaminate America's drinking water / Max Schulz -- Dioxin is extremely hazardous to humans / Brian Tokar -- Toxic waste disproportionately contaminates minority communites / Dorceta E. Taylor -- Sewage sludge fertilizer endangers human health / Joel Bleifuss -- Chemical contamination affects wildlife / Gerald A. LeBlanc -- Dioxin is not hazardous to humans / Joseph L. Bast, et al --The toxic threat to minorities is exaggerated / Christopher Boerner and Thomas Lambert --Wastewater and sewage sludge are safe fo use on cropland / Nationial Research Council -- Chlorine is not a health hazard / David Rothbard and Craig Rucker -- Recycling can benefit businesses / Laura M. Litvan -- Curbside recycling is effective / John F. Ruston and Richard A. Denison -- Families are avidly recycling to reduce waste / Carol Leonetti and Jim Motavalli -- Technology is improving plastics recycling / Robert Steuteville -- The effectiveness of recycling is exaggerated / Roger Starr -- Curbside recycling is not effective / Jeff Bailey -- Recycling is often wasteful / Lawrence Reed -- Legislators should not gut environmental regulations / Phillip Shabecoff -- Government programs and regulations can revitalize abandoned urban brownfields / Barbara Ruben -- An improved superfund program can help clean up the environment / Richard J. Mahoney -- Markets can ensure environmental protection / Lynn Scarlett -- Environmental policy should recognize common law and community needs / Bruce Yandle -- The superfund program should be privatized / James V. DeLong.

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