This paper discusses the recycling of chemicals with an emphasis on agricultural chemicals. It points out the failings and fallacies of American law and culture with respect to recycling in general. The need for research, social changes and innovative solutions is emphasized. A design for an effective waste exchange is presented.
Technical appendices show how to monitor official restrictions on pesticide usage.
A list of excess agchems held by growers in one California county in 1991 is dissected and discussed. Paul Palmer is a chemist who pioneered chemical recycling as a general technique twenty years ago. He is president of Chemsearch Corporation in Sonoma County, California. A succinct guide describing how control over solid waste management is wrested away from the community. Garbage Hauling Large garbage haulers may commingle rate payer supported programs with auxiliary businesses, such as fencing and portable toilets, to gain competitive advantage over locally owned businesses.