Includes bibliographical references and index.

Recycling overview and growth -- Legislative evaluations -- Characterization of waste streams -- Setting recycling goals and priorities -- Separation and collection systems performance monitoring -- Processing facilities for recyclable materials -- Marketing development problems and solutions -- Financial planning and management of recycling programs and facilities -- Need for aggressive public awareness programs -- The psychology of recycling -- Papers -- Aluminum cans -- Glass beverage bottles -- Plastics -- Scrap metal and steel cans -- Yard waste -- White goods -- Tires -- Batteries -- Construction and demolition debris -- Household hazardous wastes -- Drop-off stations and buy-back centers -- Transfer station -- Materials recovery facilities -- Integrating recycling with landfills and incinerators -- Processing yard wastes -- Collection equipment and vehicles -- Processing equipment -- Recycling program planning and implementation -- Public awareness programs -- Training personnel and managers -- Recycling program factors and decisions -- Data collection and cost control -- Quality control monitoring for recyclable materials -- Case histories.