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DIR001 
CLEANING UP TOXICS
Video
A series containing practical suggestions on reducing the amount of hazardous substances introduced into the environment from homes and businesses.  25 minutes.


DISPOSAL OF DOMESTIC WASTE
Slide Set
This set deals with the collection and disposal of domes-tic waste and the various options open as disposal methods, i.e. controlled tipping onto land, transfer loading, pulverisation, composting, total incineration, incineration along with sewage sludge and the new high-density baling method. 40 slides.


DIR009 
DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR   TRASH IS?  — RECYCLING
Video
The land of plenty has plenty left over that can be put back into the system by recycling.  We can save our resources, save on energy, save money.  This video tells us how much is wasted and how we can recover some of it ourselves.  Recycling programs for glass, metal, paper, wood and plastic are all covered as is kitchen and yard waste.  5 minutes.

 

DIR011 
DOWN IN THE DUMPS
Video
This program examines the technological approaches to the garbage dilemma, including composting, resource recovery and high-tech incinerators and public reaction to the creation of new waste treatment facilities.  26 minutes.

 

DIR013 
GARBAGE EXPLOSION
Video
Americans create more garbage than any other people in the world.  This program explains that our cities are running out of landfill space and shows alternate ways to manage waste.  15 minutes.

DIR015 
GLOBAL DUMPING GROUND
Video
Reveals how toxic exports have become big business — and a serious health hazard to the citizens of foreign nations.  Stricter regulations and higher disposal costs have made it more difficult to dispose of toxic waste in the United States.  This is a hard-hitting, investigative documentary which raises important environmental and regulatory concerns.  With 152 page book.

DIR019 
HAZARDOUS WASTE: WHO BEARS THE COST
Video
Looks at the oldest toxic waste dump site as a case study of a community affected by the presence of hazardous waste.  28 minutes.


DIR023 
RECYCLING
Video
Presents an overview of our wasteful habits and the need for recycling, then focuses primarily on how students can be a part of the solution.  Student groups describe how they set up a recycling program in their schools and communities, providing practical pointers for how other students can do the same.  A fascinating look at a paper recycling plant links the students’ actions with a concrete, positive outcome.  The program also stresses the importance of reducing the waste we generate and buying recycled products to “complete the loop.”

DIR025 
RUSH TO BURN
Video
Every minute over one million pounds of hazardous waste are produced by American industry — over 525 billion pounds a year.  Rather than encouraging industry to produce less waste, the Environmental Protection Agency is forcing states to license and live with hazardous waste incineration.  This Video examines whether incineration is safe, whether the government is adequately regulating this process, and the alternatives to toxic burning.  It also tells the story of citizens from many parts of the country who have discovered the dangers of these incinerators and are fighting to stop them.


DIR029 
TOXIC WASTES
Video
This two-part video includes the history of toxic wastes in the biosphere.  It points out that the “good old days” had serious toxic waste problems, too.  In Part 2, entitled “Toxic Wastes Today and Tomorrow”, it explains basic scientific concepts needed to convert fear into intelligent action.  Includes manual.  36 minutes.


DIR037 
WASTE NOT:  REDUCING  HAZARDOUS WASTE
Video
Looks at the progress and the promise of efforts to reduce the generation of hazardous waste at the source.  Includes company profiles.  35 minutes.


Alternative Energy River Pollution
Environmental Issues, Ecology, and Conservation
Marine Ecology  Industrial Hazards
Environmental Audits  Nuclear Issues
Waste Disposal and Recycling Water and Wastewater

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