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Required Resources Required Text
1. Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet
a. Chapter 23: Materials Management
Article
1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2013). Municipal solid waste . Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/municipal/index.htm
FURTHER READINGS AND RESOURCES
Ashley, S. It’s not easy being green. Scientific American, April 2002, pp. 32–34. A look at the economics of developing biode- gradable products and a little of the chemistry involved.
Brookins, D.G. Mineral and Energy Resources (Columbus, Ohio: Charles E. Merrill, 1990). A good summary of mineral resources.
Kesler, S.F. Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1994). A good book about mineral resources.
Kreith, F. ed., Handbook of Solid Waste Management (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1994). Thorough coverage of municipal waste management, including waste characteristics, federal and state legislation, source reduction, recycling, and landfilling.
Watts, R.J. Hazardous Wastes (New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1998). A to Z of hazardous wastes.
