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Recycling (Waste, etc.)

Here are entered works on the processing of waste paper, cans, bottles, etc. Works on reclaiming and reusing equipment, parts, structures, etc. are entered under Salvage (Waste, etc.)

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• Conservation of natural resources
• Refuse and refuse disposal

• Waste products
• Energy conservation
• Salvage (Waste, etc.)

• Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Congresses
• Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- United States
• Agricultural wastes -- Recycling
• Beverage containers -- Recycling
• Containers -- Recycling
• Organic wastes -- Recycling
• Water reuse

• Conversion of waste products
• Recovery of natural resources
• Recovery of waste materials
• Resource recovery
• Waste recycling
• Waste reuse

• Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling: Proceedings of an Iranian-American Workshop (2005), by National Research Council Committee on US-Iranian Workshop on Water Conservation and Recycling (HTML and page images with commentary at NAP)

• Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling: Proceedings of an Iranian-American Workshop (2005), by National Research Council Committee on US-Iranian Workshop on Water Conservation and Recycling (HTML and page images with commentary at NAP)

• Materials and Energy From Municipal Waste: Resource Recovery and Recycling From Municipal Solid Waste and Beverage Container Deposit Legislation (Washington: GPO, 1979), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment
  • page images at HathiTrust
  • PDF files at Princeton

• The Use of Organic Residues in Rural Communities (Tokyo: United Nations University Press, c1983), ed. by Cyril A. Shacklady (HTML at UNU Press)

• Materials and Energy From Municipal Waste: Resource Recovery and Recycling From Municipal Solid Waste and Beverage Container Deposit Legislation (Washington: GPO, 1979), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment
  • page images at HathiTrust
  • PDF files at Princeton

• The Use of Organic Residues in Rural Communities (Tokyo: United Nations University Press, c1983), ed. by Cyril A. Shacklady (HTML at UNU Press)

• Groundwater Recharge with Reclaimed Water: Birth Outcomes in Los Angeles County, 1982-1993, by Elizabeth M. Sloss, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Ronald D. Fricker, Sandy A. Geschwind, and Beate R. Ritz (PDF files at rand.org)

Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.

• The Waste Products of Agriculture (1931), by Albert Howard and Yeshwant D. Wad (text in Australia; NO US ACCESS)

• Extraction of Germanium and Gallium from Coal Fly Ash and Phosphorus Furnace Flue Dust (report of investigations #6940; Washington: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, 1967), by Roy F. Waters and H. Kenworthy (page images at HathiTrust)

• Fire Suppression Substitutes and Alternatives to Halon for U.S. Navy Applications (1997), by National Research Council Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications (page images with commentary at NAP)

• Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture: Farmer Innovation with Mucuna, by Daniel Buckles, Bernard Triomphe, and Gustavo Sain (PDF and HTML at idrc.ca)

• Bats and Bat Exclusion (2004), by Illinois Department of Public Health (page images at HathiTrust)
• Guano: A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers, Containing Plain Directions How to Apply Peruvian Guano to the Various Crops and Soils of America, With a Brief Synopsis of Its History, Locality, Quantity, Method of Procuring, Prospect of Continued Supply, and Price; Analysis of its Composition, and Value as a Fertilizer, Over All Other Manures (New York: The author, 1853), by Solon Robinson
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at Cornell
  • page images at HathiTrust

• The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure (third edition, c2005), by Joseph C. Jenkins (PDF files with commentary at jenkinspublishing.com)
• The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure (second edition, c1999), by Joseph C. Jenkins (illustrated HTML at weblife.org)
• The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure (first edition, c1994), by Joseph C. Jenkins
  • illustrated HTML at webpal.org
  • PDF at webpal.org

• The Compost Manufacturers Manual: The Practice of Large Scale Composting (Philadelphia: Pfeiffer Foundation, c1956), by Ehrenfried Pfeiffer (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure (third edition, c2005), by Joseph C. Jenkins (PDF files with commentary at jenkinspublishing.com)
• The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure (second edition, c1999), by Joseph C. Jenkins (illustrated HTML at weblife.org)
• The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure (first edition, c1994), by Joseph C. Jenkins
  • illustrated HTML at webpal.org
  • PDF at webpal.org
• Organic Gardener's Composting, by Steve Solomon
  • PDF at soilandhealth.org
  • Gutenberg text
• An Agricultural Testament (1943 edition), by Albert Howard (text in Australia; NO US ACCESS)

• Underutilized Resources as Animal Feedstuffs (1983), by National Research Council Committee on Animal Nutrition (page images with commentary at NAP)

• Marine Anthropogenic Litter (Cham et al.: Springer Open, c2015), ed. by Melanie Bergmann, Lars Gutow, and Michael Klages (PDF and Epub with commentary at Springer Open)

• Freshwater Microplastics: Emerging Environmental Contaminants? (Cham: Springer Open, c2018), ed. by Martin Wagner and Scott Lambert (PDF and EPub with commentary at Springer)

• Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air (electronic edition, c2009), by David J. C. MacKay (PDF and HTML with commentary at withouthotair.com)
• Soft-Tech (c1978), ed. by J. Baldwin and Stewart Brand (page images at wholeearth.info)

• The Efficient Use of Energy Resources (Cowles Foundation monograph #26; New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1979), by William D. Nordhaus (PDF at Yale)

• Energy Efficiency Technologies for Central and Eastern Europe (1993), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)

• Energy Efficiency Technologies for Central and Eastern Europe (1993), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)

• Energy Efficiency: Challenges and Opportunities for Electric Utilities (1993), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)

• Cleaner Energy, Cooler Climate: Developing Sustainable Energy Solutions for South Africa (2009), by Harald Winkler (PDF with commentary at OpenUCT)

• Energy Efficiency in Federal Facilities: Update on Funding and Potential Savings (1994), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)
• Conservation and Solar Energy Programs of the Department of Energy: A Critique (1980), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)
• Materials and Energy From Municipal Waste: Resource Recovery and Recycling From Municipal Solid Waste and Beverage Container Deposit Legislation (Washington: GPO, 1979), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment
  • page images at HathiTrust
  • PDF files at Princeton
• The Conservation of Fuel in the United States: An Outline for a Proposed Course of Lectures in Higher Educational Institutions, Prepared for the United States Fuel Administration, Washington, DC (New Haven: Wilson H. Lee Co., 1918), by L. P. Breckenridge (page images here at Penn)
• Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs and Security (2004), by Amory B. Lovins, E. Kyle Datta, Odd-Even Bustnes, Jonathan G. Koomey, and Nathan J. Glasgow (PDF with commentary at oilendgame.com)

• Energy Technology Choices: Shaping Our Future (1991), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)

• Energy Efficiency in the Federal Government: Government by Good Example? (1991), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)

• Building Energy Efficiency (1992), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)

• Industrial Energy Efficiency (1993), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment
  • page images at HathiTrust
  • PDF files at Princeton
• Industrial Energy Use (1983), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)

• Regional Guidelines for Building Passive Energy Conserving Homes (Washington: Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1978), by AIA Research Corporation (page images at HathiTrust)

• Natural Energy and Vernacular Architecture: Principles and Examples with Reference to Hot Arid Climates, by Hassan Fathy, ed. by Walter Shearer and 'Abd al-Rahman Sultan (illustrated HTML at UNU)

• The Lighting Pattern Book for Homes (online edition, 2007), by Russell P. Leslie and Kathryn M. Conway (PDF files with commentary at RPI)

• Energy Efficiency in Federal Facilities: Update on Funding and Potential Savings (1994), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)

• Energy Efficiency of Buildings in Cities (1982), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)

• Energy Efficiency in Federal Facilities: Update on Funding and Potential Savings (1994), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)

• Energy Efficiency in Federal Facilities: Update on Funding and Potential Savings (1994), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)

• Greening IT: How a Greening IT Can Form a Solid Base for a Low-Carbon Society (c2009), ed. by Adrian T. Sobotta, Irene N. Sobotta, and John Gøtze
  • PDF with commentary at wfsf.org
  • multiple formats at archive.org

More items available under broader and related terms at left.