Table of Contents
CHAPTER I WASTE: ITS RELATION TO COMMERCE AND NATIONAL ECONOMY
CHAPTER II THE GERMAN CONQUEST OF WASTE
CHAPTER III SALVAGE FROM THE ARMY SWILL-TUB
CHAPTER IV THE RECLAMATION OF MILITARY ORGANIC WASTE
CHAPTER V INVENTION IN ITS APPLICATION TO WASTE RECOVERY
CHAPTER VI SAVING THE SCRAP FROM THE SEA
CHAPTER VII WINNING WEALTH FROM SLAUGHTER-HOUSE OFFAL, CONDEMNED MEAT BONES, AND BLOOD
CHAPTER VIII TURNING WASTES INTO PAPER
CHAPTER IX SUPPLYING INDUSTRIES FROM THE DUST-BIN
CHAPTER XI POTATO WASTE AS AN ASSET TO INDUSTRY
CHAPTER XII CONVERTING NITROGENOUS REFUSE INTO SOAP
CHAPTER XIII TURNING OLD OIL INTO NEW
CHAPTER XIV BY-PRODUCTS FROM THE WASTE-BIN
CHAPTER XV THE LIFTING-MAGNET AS A WASTE DEVELOPING FORCE
CHAPTER XVI RECLAIMING 321,000,000 GALLONS OF LIQUID FUEL FROM COAL
CHAPTER XVII FERTILIZERS FROM WASTES
CHAPTER XVIII SAVING THE SEWAGE SLUDGE
CHAPTER XIX HOUSE-BUILDING WITH WASTES
CHAPTER XX THE FUTURE OF THE WASTE PROBLEM: POSSIBILITIES FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT