An economic analysis of the determinants of metal recycling in the United States: a case study of secondary copper.

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• Personal Author:
  Bonczar ES ; Tilton JE
• Description:
  Research was conducted to identify and assess the relative importance of major factors affecting the supply and demand of secondary copper, which in turn determine the amount of copper scrap recycled. The analysis is confined to the American secondary copper industry and to the post-World War II period. The report briefly reviews several econometric models of relevance to this study, describes the institutional framework of the secondary copper industry in the United States, and examines the nature of costs in the industry. The report also describes the econometric model and the results it produces, summarizes the major findings, considers a few of the implications for public policy, and identifies avenues for future research. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Copper Economics Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Recycling Safety
• Keywords:
  Copper; Copper compounds; Recycling; Industrial environment; Industrial processes; Economic analysis; Economics; Models; Costs; Policy
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Open File Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WO - Washington Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-88
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10008069
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB245832
• Citation:
  NTIS: PB 245 832 Available for Reference At Bureau Libraries, 1975; :1-88
• CAS Registry Number:
  Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Performing Organization:
  Pennsylvania State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NTIS: PB 245 832; Available for Reference At Bureau Libraries
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/245379/cdc_245379_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]