REFERENCES 1. Potts, James E., Robert A. Clendinning and Watson B. Ackart (Union Carbide Corp.) "An Investigation of Biodegradability of Packaging Plastics" Environmental Protection Agency Report - R2-72-046. August 1972, contract No. CPE-70-124. 2. Rodriquez, F. (Cornell University) "Prospects for biodegradable plastics” in MODERN PLASTICS, September 1971. 3. Worne, Howard, E. (Enzymes Inc.) "Biodegradability of synthetic organic polymers" in PROCEEDINGS: PLASTICS AND ECOLOGY – INFLUENCE ON POLLUTION, FLAMMABILITY AND SAFETY. Sponsored by SPE, Palisades Section, October 27-28, 1970. 4. Union Carbide Corporation "New Polycaprolactone Thermoplastic Polymers PCL-300 and PCL-700" undated. 5. Davidson, Robert Land Marshall Sittig (Editors) "Water-Soluble Resins", Reinhold Book Corp., New York, Second Edition, 1968. 6. Rossman, James M. (Hercules Inc.) "Now: A plastic to eat or simply dissolve in water" in PACKAGING ENGINEERING, July 1971. 7. Hercules Inc. "Chemical and Physical Properties - Klucel - Hydroxypropyl Cellulose", 1971. 8. Union Carbide Corp. 9. Staff "Polyox Water Soluble Resins". F42506, June 1969. "Technology concentrates degradable polybutadiene". in C&EN, November 29, 1971. 10. DeBell and Richardson 11. Staff Letters dtd 28 Nov 1972. Subject: UV Degradation Catalysts. S/Roy A. White to "New additives make sunshine work" in SPE JOURNAL. April 1971, Vol. 27. 12. Staff 13. Staff "Additives render polymers photodegradable at controllable rates" in SPE JOURNAL, January 1971, Vol. 27. "This mulch will self-destruct" in CHEMICAL WEEK, February 16, 1972. 14. Princeton Polymers Laboratories "Photodegradable Plastics - A Novel Low Cost Additive For Controllable Degradation of Plastics”, undated. "Ecolyte: Bio-Cyclic Plastics" by James E. Guillet, undated. ABOUT THE AUTHORS LAUREL LUNT PRUSSING Mrs. Prussing is an economist with research and practical experience in the economics and politics of recycling. Her academic background includes A.B., Wellesley College, A.M., Boston University, and graduate study at the University of California, San Diego. She is presently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. official of Champaign County, Illinois, she is charged with the responsibility of finding solutions to county solid waste problems. She was formerly an Urban and Regional Economist with Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts and an Economist at the Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois. As an elected JOHN E. PRUSSING Dr. Prussing is an Associate Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His academic degrees are S.B., S.M., and Sc.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research and teaching interests are in optimal control of dynamic systems, a field in which he has published numerous articles in professional journals. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Illinois, Dr. Prussing was Assistant Research Engineer and Lecturer at the University of California, San Diego and at M.I.T. I have just had the opportunity to review your bill S. 3560, the "Solid Waste Utilization Act of 1974." It is the most progressive, beneficial, and systematic proposal that I have seen in the important area of solid waste management, resource and energy recovery. The environment, our nation, business, and the American public will benefit when S. 3560 becomes law. Please know that your leadership is appreciated and we fully support the "Solid Waste Utilization Act of 1974." The B. F. Goodrich Company appreciates the opportunity to comment on S. 3560, the Solid Waste Utilization Act of 1974, and S. 3549, the Energy Recovery and Resource Conservation Act of 1974. The B.F. Goodrich Company is a diversified manufacturer with major manufacturing facilities in fifteen states. Our products generally fall into two main categories: tires and related products; and chemicals, plastic materials, and synthetic rubbers. As a result of our diversity in products and manufacturing operations, the impact and implications of this proposed legislation is most important for our company. The Company supports the timeliness and need for legislation dealing with the proper management of disposal and treatment of solid and hazardous wastes and the utilization of energy recovery systems. this regard, we would like to submit the following comments: 1. Because of the complexities of the problem, it is important In the case of hazardous wastes, we recommend Congress direct the Federal Environmental Protection Agency to prepare criteria for classifying wastes as "hazardous" subject to formal rule-making procedures. In order to maximize the procedure of identifying hazardous wastes and the designation of safe disposal practices, we suggest that Congress In ...in pursuit of excellence |