Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Amendments of 1991: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Environmental Protection of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, on S. 976 ... June 5, 6, 18; July 24 and 25, 1991U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 - 3 pages |
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... incentives . The bill sets a national goal of 25 percent recycling by 1995 , 50 percent by the turn of the century . But overall goals alone are not enough . If we are to make recycling a permanent fixture in American society , our ...
... incentives . The bill sets a national goal of 25 percent recycling by 1995 , 50 percent by the turn of the century . But overall goals alone are not enough . If we are to make recycling a permanent fixture in American society , our ...
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... incentives to conserve our natural resources . Recycling is integral to any waste management strategy . The degree to which our nation reduces its reliance on landfilling and diverts valuable materials from waste to products made with ...
... incentives to conserve our natural resources . Recycling is integral to any waste management strategy . The degree to which our nation reduces its reliance on landfilling and diverts valuable materials from waste to products made with ...
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... incentives may be appropriate to encourage develop- ment of the infrastructure needed to support expanded recycling activities and to ensure adequate capacity for secondary materials . The Federal Government must also consider the ...
... incentives may be appropriate to encourage develop- ment of the infrastructure needed to support expanded recycling activities and to ensure adequate capacity for secondary materials . The Federal Government must also consider the ...
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... incentives . In Seattle we found that people's behavior changes occur when you hit them in the pocketbook . We also find that's true in the commercial sector . We believe there could be a fuller array of incentive - based material ...
... incentives . In Seattle we found that people's behavior changes occur when you hit them in the pocketbook . We also find that's true in the commercial sector . We believe there could be a fuller array of incentive - based material ...
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... incentives more vigorously to stimu- late the right behavior . We've found in Seattle that incentives work . Thank you . Senator BAUCUs . Thank you very much . OK , Louise , you are our final speaker on this panel . STATEMENT OF LOUISE ...
... incentives more vigorously to stimu- late the right behavior . We've found in Seattle that incentives work . Thank you . Senator BAUCUs . Thank you very much . OK , Louise , you are our final speaker on this panel . STATEMENT OF LOUISE ...
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