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'''''Garbage and Recycling: Opposing Viewpoints''''' is a book, in the [[Opposing Viewpoints series]], presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints (of an array of scholars, political analysts, scientists, and journalists) on whether [[Waste|garbage]] and [[toxic waste]] are serious problems, the effectiveness of [[recycling]], and the innovations that will reduce waste. It was edited by [[Helen Cothran]].
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It was published by [[Greenhaven Press]] ([[Farmington Hills]]) in [[2003]] as a 218-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7377-1230-9) and paperback (ISBN 0-7377-1229-5).
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| Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?
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| Introduction
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| rowspan=6 | '''Chapter 1: Is Garbage a Serious Problem?'''
| 1. Better Waste Management Strategies Are Needed to Avert a Garbage Crisis
| [[Arthur H. Purcell]]
| Excerpt from "[http://www.worldandi.com/specialreport/1998/november/Sa17669.htm Trash Troubles]," ''[[The World & I]]'', November 1998.
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|| 2. The Garbage Crisis Has Been Averted
| [[Marian Chertow]]
| Excerpt from "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2267/is_n1_v65/ai_20574333 Waste, Industrial Ecology, and Sustainability]," ''[[Social Research]]'', Spring, 1998.
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|| 3. Landfills Are Dangerous
| [[Peter Montague]]
| Excerpt from "[http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:zGEmoi4BgZ8J:www.garynull.com/Documents/erf/landfills_are_dangerous.htm++%22landfills+are+dangerous%22&hl=en Landfills Are Dangerous], ''[[Rachel's Environmental & Health Weekly]]'', [[September 24]] [[1998]].
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|| 4. Landfills Have Become Safer
| [[Bud Angst]]
| Excerpt from "What Is Inside a Landfill?," in ''[[Insight on the News]]'', [[April 1]] [[2003]].
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|| 5. Interstate Garbage Shipping Is Harmful
| [[Paul E. Kanjorski]]
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|| 6. Interstate Garbage Shipping Is Beneficial
| [[Bruce Parker]]
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| rowspan=6 | '''Chapter 2: Is Recycling Effective?'''
| 1. Recycling Benefits the Environment
| [[Sam Martin]]
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|| 2. Recycling Does Not Solve Environmental Problems
| [[Robert Lilienfeld]] and [[William Rathje]]
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|| 3. Recycling Is Economical
| [[Allen Hershkowitz]]
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|| 4. Current Recycling Programs Are Too Expensive
| [[Clark Wiseman]]
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|| 5. Mandatory Recycling Wastes Resources
| [[Doug Bandow]]
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|| 6. Mandatory Recycling Programs Work
| [[William J. Cohen]]
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| rowspan=8 | '''Chapter 3: Is Toxic Waste Disposal a Serious Problem?'''
| 1. Hazardous Waste Cleanup Projects Have Been Successful
| [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]]
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|| 2. Hazardous Waste Cleanup Projects Usually Fail
| [[R. Allan Freeze]]
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|| 3. Nuclear Waste Disposal Is a Serious Problem
| [[Greenpeace]]
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|| 4. Nuclear Waste Disposal Is Not a Serious Problem
| [[Nuclear Energy Institute]]
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|| 5. Radioactive Metal Recycling Is Beneficial
| [[S.Y. Chen]]
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|| 6. Radioactive Metal Recycling Endangers Human Health
| [[David E. Adelman]]
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|| 7. Recycling Sewer Sludge Into Fertilizer Is Beneficial
| [[Lori Irvine]] and [[Anne Bonelli]]
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|| 8. Recycling Sewer Sludge Into Fertilizer Is Harmful
| [[Sheila R. Cherry]]
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| rowspan=4 | '''Chapter 4: hey yo chill bill just be cool
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|| 2. Designing for Disassembly Will Help Reduce Waste
| [[Gene Bylinsky]], [[Alicia Hills Moore]], and [[Karen Nickel Anhalt]]
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|| 3. New Plastics Sorting Technology Will Reduce Waste
| [[Conard Holton]]
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|| 4. Microorganisms Can Help Clean Up Toxic Waste
| [[Todd Zwillich]]
| From "[http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/289/5488/2266 Hazardous Waste Cleanup: A Tentative Comeback for Bioremediation]," ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'', [[29 September]] [[2000]].
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| Glossary
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| For Further Discussion
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| Organizations to Contact
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| Bibliography of Books
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| Index
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[[Category:2003 books]]
[[Category:Waste management concepts]]
[[Category:Books in the Opposing Viewpoints series]]
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