Timeline of Waste Management 3

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Timeline of Waste Management 3

Timeline of Waste Management 3 of 3 from 1905 to 2000 at Timeline Help.

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New York City uses a garbage incinerator to provide electricity to light the Williamsburg Bridge.

Landfills become the disposal method of choice for garbage. Wetlands are filled with garbage and dirt as a method of reclaiming the land.

Compactor garbage trucks allow more garbage to be transported efficiently.

Wartime salvage efforts reduce waste as most materials are recycled.

A guide for sanitary landfills is published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, suggesting that compacting the garbage and covering it with soil every day will reduce rodents and odors.

Sam Yorty wins the mayoral race of Los Angeles, California on a platform to end the inconvenience of separating recyclables from garbage.

Federal Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection Agency created. First Earth Day.

Oregon passes the first bottle bill for recycling.

The EPA issues criteria for landfills to prohibit the open dumping of garbage.

The University of Arizona – Tucson starts excavating a landfill like an ancient archeological site to study how much is biodegradable.

140 recycling laws are passed in 38 U.S. states.

California cities are required to recycle 50% of their waste.

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Bibliography of the Timeline of Waste Management 3

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Reed, S, Crites, R and Middlebrooks, E (1998). Natural Systems for Waste Management and Treatment.
Ayerve, J (2008), Nuclear Waste Management Club.
Tchobanoglous, G (2002). Handbook of Solid Waste Management.
Hansen, T (2007). Recycling of Demolished Concrete and Masonry.
De Kadt, M (1989). Garbage Challenge for New York City.
Davies, A (2008). Geographies of Garbage Governance.
Grigg, N S (2002). Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Infrastructure Management.
Tammemagi, H Y (1999) The Waste Crisis, Landfills, Incinerators, and the Search for a Sustainable Future.

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