Main Title |
Choices for conservation : Resource Conservation Committee final report to the President and Congress, July, 1979. |
CORP Author |
United States. Resource Conservation Committee.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Solid Waste. |
Publisher |
The Committee ; available from Solid Waste Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, |
Year Published |
1980 |
Report Number |
EPA SW-779 |
Stock Number |
PB96-163233 |
OCLC Number |
06816038 |
Subjects |
Environmental policy--United States
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Additional Subjects |
Sludge disposal ;
Waste management ;
Energy sources ;
Hazardous wastes ;
Solid wastes ;
Ground disposal ;
Water pollution control ;
Taxes ;
Policies ;
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA SW-779 |
c.1 |
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
12/13/2012 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA SW-779 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ESAD |
EPA SW-779 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
05/11/2010 |
NTIS |
PB96-163233 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
xxii, 130 p. : ill., charts ; 23 cm. |
Abstract |
This report presents the results of the resource conservation committee established by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for the purpose of studying present and proposed federal policies that might affect the choices of individuals, industry, and government to consume or conserve material resources. Discusses material conservation Issues: patterns and trends in material use, adequacy of material supplies and related issues, and environmental protection and waste management. Addresses tax policies affecting the extraction industry. Discusses resource recovery policies: Subsides for resource recovery, railroad freight rate discrimination and product regulations. Presents product use and disposal policies, including beverage container deposits, deposits and bounties on durable and hazardous goods, and a national litter tax. Address pricing policies for municipal solid waste, including local user fees and a national solid waste disposal charge. Appendices include the legislative charter for the committee and a list of resource conservation committee reports and records. |
Notes |
"SW-779"--P. [2] of cover. "Resource Conservation Committee reports and records": p. 122-129. Includes bibliographical references. |
Place Published |
Washington, D.C. Cincinnati, OH |
PUB Date Free Form |
1980 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
80601284 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20121217095635 |
Language |
eng |
SUDOCS Number |
EP 1.17:779 |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
MERGE |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01266cam 2200337 i 45020 |