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Title: WASTE MANAGEMENT IN TRANSPORTATION: THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE
Accession Number: 00783813
Record Type: Component
Abstract: This paper presents both current and forward-looking views of waste and waste-related problems confronted by the transportation industry. In the first of two primary sections, both commonly used and advanced ways in which governments, transportation agencies, and private industry address waste management issues today are described. In the second, the focus is on the future, and the following topics are addressed: the utilization and management of waste in the future, integrating the efficient management and minimization of waste into transportation operations and maintenance, and the statutory and regulatory changes needed to protect the public while allowing for flexible and commonsense solutions to waste management problems.
Supplemental Notes: This paper is available on the CD-ROM, Transportation in the New Millennium: State of the Art and Future Directions, Perspectives from Transportation Research Board Standing Committees. It is also available on the TRB Website. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board Authors: Springer, SPagination: 9 p.
Publication Date: 2000
Serial:
Transportation in the New Millennium
Publisher: Transportation Research Board TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Policy; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Feb 24 2000 12:00AM
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