Federal Options For Reducing Waste Disposal

Examines several policy options that would be more practical and effective when applied at the federal rather than the state or local level. The options would reduce the amount and toxicity of household waste through the use of economic incentives that would affect households, manufacturers, or collectors of waste and recyclable materials. 11 charts and tables.

Contains information on how the states are addressing issues such as financing the high costs of managing solid waste & where the states see the need for a federal role in addressing solid waste issues - for example, in authorizing the states to control intrastate & interstate shipments of solid waste.