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Five-year Price Forecasts for Recovered Paper Grades Atlanta-based Moore & Associates has announced the availability of its latest "5-year Price Forecasts" for recovered paper grades, #8 old newspapers (ONP) and #11 old corrugated containers (OCC). For the past four years, Moore & Associates, a paper recycling consulting firm, has used its "ForeSight" statistical regression modeling for price forecasting. To purchase a copy, contact: Moore & Associates, 8935 Ridgemont Dr., Atlanta, Ga., 30350. Phone: (770) 518-1890. Fax: (770) 518-2779. E-mail: MARecycle@ aol.com.

Commercial Truck and Transportation Equipment Buyers Guide Directory The National Truck Equipment Association, Farmington Hills, Mich., recently has published the 2000 edition of the "Membership Roster & Product Directory." The 188-page book features more than 1,550 companies that manufacture, distribute, install, sell and repair commercial trucks, truck bodies, truck equipment, trailers and accessories. The book can be purchased for non-NTEA members at $50 each and $10 for additional copies for current NTEA members from NTEA, 37400 Hills Tech Drive, Farmington, Mich., 48331. Phone toll-free: (800) 441-NTEA. Fax on demand: (800) 700-2099 and select #2 to request document index. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ntea.com

In addition, the NTEA has published "Driving the Commercial Truck and Transportation Equipment Industry -A profile of the National Truck Equipment Association." This free, 16-page booklet describes how the NTEA continuously is improving and expanding services and programs. Previously published in 1989, the NTEA has also printed the 1999 "Truck Equipment Handbook." The handbook details various formulas involved in matching chassis and bodies, center of gravity, tire sidewall data, equipment terminology and regulations. Phone toll-free: (800) 441-6NTEA for pricing details and ordering.

Municipal Yearbook UK 2000 Newman Books, London, has published a comprehensive reference of key personnel in local UK government in hard copy and CD-ROM: "The Municipal Yearbook Millennium Edition." Published annually since 1897, this year's resource details more than 473 councils, 45,000 officials, and those responsible for waste management. Contact: Sales Department, Newman Books, 32 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 2SS. Phone: 020-7973-6624. Fax: 020-7233-5057. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.newmanbooks.co.uk

Comprehensive Composting Encyclopedia "The Science of Composting," recently has been produced by the Lancaster, Pa.-based Technomic Publishing Co. The 503-page, hardcover encyclopedia covers compost's role in waste management, humus formation, plant growth, conservation and the environment. The book can be purchased for $179.95. Contact: Technomic Publishing Co., 851 New Holland Ave., Box 3535, Lancaster, Pa., 17604. Phone toll-free: (800) 233-9936. Fax: (717) 295-4538. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.techpub.com

Statistical Abstract Summary "The Statistical Abstract of the United States 1999" has been published by the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Va. With more than 1,000 pages, this summary is the standard for social, political and economic condition statistics. The hardbound edition can be purchased for $41 (use order number PB99-965301KPT); or in softbound for $34 (use order number PB99-965801KPT). A $5 handling fee will be added to each order. The CD-ROM version will be available once released by the Bureau of the Census. Contact: The National Technical Information Service, Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, Va., 22161. Phone toll-free: (800) 363-2068. Fax: (703) 605-6900. E-mail: orders@ ntis.fedworld. gov Website: www.ntis. gov

Business and Legal Reference Business and Legal Reports, Old Saybrook, Conn., has published a concise summary of both federal and state compliance requirements for hundreds of environmental topics in the "Environmental Compliance," a report tailored for individual states. The reference, which includes a monthly newsletter, allows managers to check the legality of a company's programs, policies and practices against the law. Available for a 30-day preview, the reference can be purchased for $595 per year. Contact: Business and Legal Reports, 141 Mill Rock Road East, Old Saybrook, Conn., 06475. Phone toll-free: (800) 727-5257. Fax: (860) 510-7220.

State of the World 2000 W.W. Norton & Co., New York, has published Washington, D.C.-based Worldwatch Institute's book, "State of the World 2000." The book examines trends "that have put the global economy on a collision course with the Earth's ecosystems." Contact: World- watch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20036-1904. Phone: (202) 452-1999. Fax: (202) 296-7365. E-mail for general correspondence: worldwatch@world watch.org E-mail for ordering publications/customer service: www.pub@ worldwatch.org Website: www.world watch.org

Hazwaste Introduction Columbus, Ohio-based Battelle Press has published "An Introduction to the Management and Regulation of Hazardous Waste," a 150-page book that includes hazardous waste types, handling technologies and the legalities facing hazwaste managers. The text also covers the ramifications of the Federal laws governing hazardous wastes: the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). To order, contact Battelle Press, 505 King Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43201-2693. Phone toll-free: (800) 451-3543, or visit the Website at www.battelle. org/bookstore