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Summary: Decent material, but not enough of it for the price
Review: The first 90 pages of this book are the best. They include an overview of recycling and issues, then go into some detail how the various materials (metals, glass, papers, etc) are recycled and re-used. This section has many interesting collected factoids ("Today's average beverage bottle contains 30% recycled glass"), but they are not organized or synthesized into a coherent picture.The remainder of this 330-page book is padded with less-useful and boring reference material: recycling laws by state, recycling associations by state, and a list of references (books, articles, journals and web sites). Overall I think the price is steep for what is essentially a 90-page booklet. A more worthy book on (paper) recycling can be found in "Recycled Papers: The Essential Guide" by Claudia Thompson.
Rating:
Summary: Decent material, but not enough of it for the price
Review: The first 90 pages of this book are the best. They include an overview of recycling and issues, then go into some detail how the various materials (metals, glass, papers, etc) are recycled and re-used. This section has many interesting collected factoids ("Today's average beverage bottle contains 30% recycled glass"), but they are not organized or synthesized into a coherent picture. The remainder of this 330-page book is padded with less-useful and boring reference material: recycling laws by state, recycling associations by state, and a list of references (books, articles, journals and web sites). Overall I think the price is steep for what is essentially a 90-page booklet. A more worthy book on (paper) recycling can be found in "Recycled Papers: The Essential Guide" by Claudia Thompson.
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