Bernan Press
Pages: 346
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Trim: 7 x 10
978-1-64143-302-0 • Paperback • August 2018 • $104.00 • (£80.00)
978-1-64143-303-7 • eBook • August 2018 • $98.50 • (£76.00)
Amy Cabaniss, Ph.D., M.B.A., has more than 30 years of experience as an environmental educator with applied research in conservation psychology. As adjunct faculty in the School of Business MBA Program at Southern Connecticut State University, Amy teaches Business Ecology and Sustainability and The Research Project. She is the editor of the Handbook on Household Hazardous Waste, past-president of NAHMMA-Northeast Chapter, and former NAHMMA board member.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Amy Cabaniss, Victoria Hodge
Chapter 1: What Is Household Hazardous Waste?
Ionie Wallace, Dave Galvin, Philip Dickey
Chapter 2: The History and Current Status of HHW Management
Ryan Kellogg, David Nightingale, Dave Galvin
Chapter 3: The Mechanics of HHW Collection and Management
Shelly Fuller, Dan N. King, Sue Bruning, Mike O’Donnell
Chapter 4: HHW Collection Facilities
David Nightingale, Bill Lewry
Chapter 5: Creative Collection and Management Options
Jim Quinn, Sue Bruning
Chapter 6: Designing Outreach Programs that Change Behavior
Jennifer J. Tabanico, P. Wesley Schultz
Chapter 7: Product Stewardship: Shared Responsibility for Managing HHW
Scott Cassel
Chapter 8: Summary and a Look Ahead
Dan N. King, Jim Hanna
Appendix A: HHW—An Updated Industry Perspective
Steven Bennett
Appendix B: Green Chemistry: California Chemicals Policy and Hazardous Products
Michael P. Wilson
Appendix C: Household Hazardous Waste Resources
Anne Reichman
Index
Essential resource for anyone involved in supporting, starting, managing, overseeing, or running a household hazardous waste program. The Handbook provides extremely thorough and well-written coverage of the history of HHW programs in the U.S.; the mechanics of running a program; approaches to addressing the many challenges facing these programs; and the future opportunities for waste reduction, toxics reduction, product stewardship, and green chemistry.
— Terri Goldberg, Executive Director, Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association
I had a professor who told me I didn’t need to know everything, I just needed to know where to find accurate information when I needed it. The ‘Handbook on Household Hazardous Waste’ has been that for me—a thorough reference guide for many years.”
— Kalliope Erin Chute, Hazardous Materials Environmental Specialist, Barnstable County Hazardous Materials Program
The Handbook on Household Hazardous Waste is one of the primary go-to references on my shelf for running my operation.
— Richard J. Lobinske, Ph.D., Hazardous Waste Manager, Department of Resource Stewardship
The ‘Handbook on Household Hazardous Waste’ is a must-read for everyone, from homeowners to HHW employees. Then keep a copy on your shelf, for answers to difficult questions!
— Greg Boe, MPA, REHS, Environmental Services Manager, Department of Environmental Services