Considering that the test is adapted for soils, sample analysis involved visual observations, focusing on common pavement defects such as disaggregation, wheel track depressions, consolidation settlements, corrugation, or the formation of potholes. Results were categorized into approval concepts (very good...
In the US, ten states (California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon, and Vermont) have adopted deposit laws. States with bottle bills have gained a beverage container recycling rate of approximately 60%, while recycling rates achieved in non-deposit ...
The theory of collective action and the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework, that have been originally used in resource management, are two concepts that can be adapted to organize recycling/recovery initiatives. This manuscript discusses what recycling/recovery programs can learn from...