In this concise, engaging, and at times provocative work, Richard
Porter introduces readers to the economic tools that can be applied
to problems involved in handling a diverse range of waste products
from business and households.
Emphasizing the impossibility of achieving a zero-risk
environment, Porter focuses on the choices that apply in real world
decisions about waste. Acknowledging that effective waste policy
integrates knowledge from several disciplines, Porter focuses on
the use of economic analysis to reveal the costs of different
policies and therefore how much can be done to meet goals to
protect human health and the environment. With abundant examples,
he considers subjects such as landfills, incineration, and illegal
disposal. He discusses the international trade in waste, the costs
and benefits of recycling, and special topics such as hazardous
materials, Superfund, and nuclear waste.
While making clear his belief that not every form of waste
presents the same amount of risk or should be taken with the same
amount of seriousness, Porter stresses the need for open-minded
approaches to developing new policies. For students, policymakers,
and general readers, this book provides insight and accessibility
to a subject that others might leave out-of-sight, out-of-mind, or
buried under an impenetrable prose of statistics and jargon.
"A comprehensive, careful, and interesting treatment." --Terry
M. Dinan, Congressional Budget Office
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