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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface: In Defense of Recycling - by Governor George E. Pataki
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Upstream Benefits: Reducing Pollution and the Use of Virgin Resources
Chapter 2: The Downstream Benefits: Decreasing Garbage and the Need for Landfill Space
Chapter 3: The Costs of Recycling
Chapter 4: What the Future Holds
Conclusion
Epilogue
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Report Credits and Acknowledgments

Tables
Table 1: Energy Savings and CO2 Impacts from Recycling and Incineration
Table 2: Recovery Rates for Materials Found in the U.S. Municipal Waste Stream

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Too Good To Throw Away : Recycling's Proven Record. By Allen Hershkowitz. April 1997. Print version, $7.50. Order print copies .

last revised 4/9/1997