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Recycling

By Finn Arne Jorgensen
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By Finn Arne Jorgensen
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An overview of recycling as an activity and a process, following different materials through the waste stream.
Is there a point to recycling? Is recycling even good for the environment? In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Finn Arne Jørgensen answers (drumroll, please): it depends. From a technical point of view, recycling is a series of processes—collecting, sorting, processing, manufacturing. Recycling also has a cultural component; at its core, recycling is about t...

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Science & TechnologyEngineeringEcology & Environmental SciencesEnvironmental EngineeringEnvironmental Conservation & ProtectionEnvironmental Conservation & Protection - General & MiscellaneousRecycling Technology