Chapter 4
Source Separation for
Materials and Energy Recovery
Contents
Page
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Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..69
Definitions and Issues Addressed. .. ...69
Advantages, Disadvantages, and
Impedimentsto Source Separation. ...69
TheTechnicalandRevenue,Potentials
of Source Separation. . . . . . . . . . .......70
MaterialsRecovery. . . . . . . . . . .......71
EnergySavings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....7I
Revenue PotentialofSource Separation
programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......72
Status of Source Separation Programs in
the United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . .......72
Source Separation Methods and
Approaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......72
Curbside Separate Collection Programs.73
Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......73
Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......74
Inconvenience and Aspectsof
Householder Cost . . . . . . . . . .......75
Separate Collection ofOneRecyclable
at Curbside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....76
Multimaterial Programs . . . . .......77
Multimaterial Recoveryin Community
Recycling/Reclamation Centers, .. ....79
Multimaterial RecoveryinIndustry
Sponsored RecyclingPrograms. .. ....80
Wastepaper RecoveryThrough Office
Recycling Programs. . . . . . . . ., ......81
Commercial and IndustrialMethods
of source separation. . . . . . . . . .........81
Marketing Recovered Materials . . .......81
Interaction of Source Separation and
Other Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....82
Source Separation and Beverage
Container Deposits . . . . . . . . . .......82
Source Separation and Centralized
Resource Recovery . ..............,83
Source Separation and Economic
Incentives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., .......85
Federal Policy and Source Separation ....86
No Additional Federal Action . . .......86
Direct Federal Action . . . . . . . . .......86
Mandated Source Separation of
Materials by FederalAgencies .....86...