Recycling in America : a reference handbook / Debra L. Strong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strong, Debra L.

Series:

Contemporary world issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Recycling (Waste, etc.)--United States.

Recycling (Waste, etc.).

Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Law and legislation--United States.

Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Law and legislation.

Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Information services.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvi,330 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [1997]

Summary:

ABC-CLIO's Contemporary World Issues series comprises comprehensive, balanced, one-volume reference handbooks on important topics related to science, technology, and medicine; the environment; society; politics, law, and government; criminal justice; and gender and ethnicity.

Each volume offers: -- An authoritative introductory essay on the subject-- A chronology of events, legislation, movements, and initiatives-- Biographies of activists, advocates, and legislators-- A compilation of relevant facts in the form of tables, figures, and documents-- A directory of leading organizations and agencies-- An annotated list of print resources-- An annotated list of valuable nonprint resources, such as computer databases, information available on the Internet, and audiovisual materials-- A glossary of relevant terms-- A comprehensive subject index-- Well suited for circulating collections as well as reference shelves

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0874368898

OCLC:

37688379