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RECORD NUMBER: 22 OF 30Main Title | Returns from the Empire State. | |||||||||||
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Author | Hertzberg, R. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. | |||||||||||
Publisher | Apr 85 | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1985 | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB95-235396 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | New York ; Beverage containers ; Container deposits ; Metal recycling ; Solid waste management ; Rates(Costs) ; Reprints ; | |||||||||||
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Collation | 10p | |||||||||||
Abstract | This article relates some of the history surrounding beverage container deposit legislation in New York and then considers several key topics: mechanics of the law; return rates; container mix; the situation in New York City; the role of distributors; third-party sorting operations; unresolved problems; proposals for change; and the connection among deposit legislation, broader solid waste management and recycling planning efforts. |