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U.S. Department of Natural Resources, 193
U.S. Forest Service, 374
U.S. GDP, 445 446
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), 193, 488
U.S. Public Health Service (PHS), 28
U.S. state of operation, 221
U.S. Steel, 415
U.S. Supreme Court, 25
U.S. waste generation, international waste generation vs., 34 41
Used auto part recycling, 496
Utility costs, 162
Utility networks, 345

Validation (in general):
of minimization programs, 199 201
process(es), 199 201
of regressive assumptions, 272 273
of SIC code grouping, 244 245
Validation (of integrated environmental model), 305 313
cost benefit analysis case study, 313
data sources for, 305 307
performance parameter case study, 311 312
process of, 307 310
Value stream analysis, 395
Vandoren, Christine, 460 462
Vapor phase processing, 431
Variance analysis technique, 250
Variances (of solid waste composition percentages), 240 243
Vendors, recycling, 187 188, 190
Vermi composting, 359, 485
Video conferencing, 115
Visual Basic, 303
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), 387
Volkswagen AG, 434, 516 518
Volume, 5
Volvo, 51

Walters, James, 227
War and interwar period, solid waste management during, 24 25
Warehousing industry (see Transportation and warehousing industries, waste management in)
Washing (of paper), 57
Waste analysis, 5
Waste Analysis and Minimization Research Project (Lucas County, Ohio), 67 69, 71 72, 230 232
Waste audits (see Audits)
Waste exchanges, 44 49
and Environmental Protection Agency, 366
history/background of, 45
in North America, 46 48
success of, 48
for used auto parts, 496
Waste groups (see specific headings)
Waste hauling (see Hauling)
Waste Management, Inc., 509
Waste minimization (see Minimization)
Waste Minimization Opportunity Manual, 152
Waste Reduction Awards Program, 405
Waste reduction plants, 24
Waste reduction volume, 199 200
Waste streams, major (see Major waste streams case study)
Waste treatment, 10
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), 33, 385