Garbage and Recycling: Opposing Viewpoints 3420646 191444830 2008-02-14T16:42:29Z ClueBot 4928500 Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contributions/69.74.33.158|69.74.33.158]] to version by Karaboom. False positive? [[User:ClueBot/FalsePositives|report it]]. Thanks, [[User:ClueBot]]. (219424) (Bot) '''''Garbage and Recycling: Opposing Viewpoints''''' is a book, in the [[Opposing Viewpoints series]], presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints (of an array of scholars, political analysts, scientists, and journalists) on whether [[Waste|garbage]] and [[toxic waste]] are serious problems, the effectiveness of [[recycling]], and the innovations that will reduce waste. It was edited by [[Helen Cothran]]. It was published by [[Greenhaven Press]] ([[Farmington Hills]]) in [[2003]] as a 218-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7377-1230-9) and paperback (ISBN 0-7377-1229-5). ==Contents== {| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background: #dcdcdc;" !Chapter !Viewpoint !Author !Notes |- | Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? | | | |- | Introduction | | | |- | rowspan=6 | '''Chapter 1: Is Garbage a Serious Problem?''' | 1. Better Waste Management Strategies Are Needed to Avert a Garbage Crisis | [[Arthur H. Purcell]] | Excerpt from "[http://www.worldandi.com/specialreport/1998/november/Sa17669.htm Trash Troubles]," ''[[The World & I]]'', November 1998. |- || 2. The Garbage Crisis Has Been Averted | [[Marian R. Chertow]] | Excerpt from "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2267/is_n1_v65/ai_20574333 Waste, Industrial Ecology, and Sustainability]," ''[[Social Research]]'', Spring, 1998. |- || 3. Landfills Are Dangerous | [[Peter Montague]] | Excerpt from "[http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:zGEmoi4BgZ8J:www.garynull.com/Documents/erf/landfills_are_dangerous.htm++%22landfills+are+dangerous%22&hl=en Landfills Are Dangerous], ''[[Rachel's Environmental & Health Weekly]]'', [[September 24]] [[1998]]. |- || 4. Landfills Have Become Safer | [[Bud Angst]] | Excerpt from "What Is Inside a Landfill?," in ''[[Insight on the News]]'', [[April 1]] [[2003]]. |- || 5. Interstate Garbage Shipping Is Harmful | [[Paul E. Kanjorski]] | |- || 6. Interstate Garbage Shipping Is Beneficial | [[Bruce Parker]] | |- | rowspan=6 | '''Chapter 2: Is Recycling Effective?''' | 1. Recycling Benefits the Environment | [[Sam Martin]] | |- || 2. Recycling Does Not Solve Environmental Problems | [[Robert Lilienfeld]] and [[William Rathje]] | |- || 3. Recycling Is Economical | [[Allen Hershkowitz]] | |- || 4. Current Recycling Programs Are Too Expensive | [[Clark Wiseman]] | |- || 5. Mandatory Recycling Wastes Resources | [[Doug Bandow]] | |- || 6. Mandatory Recycling Programs Work | [[William J. Cohen]] | |- | rowspan=8 | '''Chapter 3: Is Toxic Waste Disposal a Serious Problem?''' | 1. Hazardous Waste Cleanup Projects Have Been Successful | [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]] | |- || 2. Hazardous Waste Cleanup Projects Usually Fail | [[R. Allan Freeze]] | |- || 3. Nuclear Waste Disposal Is a Serious Problem | [[Greenpeace]] | |- || 4. Nuclear Waste Disposal Is Not a Serious Problem | [[Nuclear Energy Institute]] | |- || 5. Radioactive Metal Recycling Is Beneficial | [[S.Y. Chen]] | |- || 6. Radioactive Metal Recycling Endangers Human Health | [[David E. Adelman]] | |- || 7. Recycling Sewer Sludge Into Fertilizer Is Beneficial | [[Lori Irvine]] and [[Anne Bonelli]] | |- || 8. Recycling Sewer Sludge Into Fertilizer Is Harmful | [[Sheila R. Cherry]] | |- | rowspan=4 | '''Chapter 4: What Innovations Will Help Reduce Waste?''' | 1. Strategies to Minimize Medical Pollution Can Reduce Toxic Waste | [[Charlie Cray]] | |- || 2. Designing for Disassembly Will Help Reduce Waste | [[Gene Bylinsky]], [[Alicia Hills Moore]], and [[Karen Nickel Anhalt]] | |- || 3. New Plastics Sorting Technology Will Reduce Waste | [[Conard Holton]] | |- || 4. Microorganisms Can Help Clean Up Toxic Waste | [[Todd Zwillich]] | From "[http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/289/5488/2266 Hazardous Waste Cleanup: A Tentative Comeback for Bioremediation]," ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'', [[29 September]] [[2000]]. |- | Glossary | | | |- | For Further Discussion | | | |- | Organizations to Contact | | | |- | Bibliography of Books | | | |- | Index | | | |- |} [[Category:2003 books]] [[Category:Waste management concepts]] [[Category:Books in the Opposing Viewpoints series]]