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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.iii

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION.1

Purpose of this Study 1

Types of Wood Residues and Wastes Included in the Study 2

Definitions .2

SECTION II: NATIONAL WOOD WASTE ASSESSMENT SUMMARIES .5

Characterization of Building-Related Construction and

Demolition Debris in the United States .7

Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1997 Update 11

Lignocellulosic Feedstock Resource Assessment 15

Urban Tree Residues: Results of the First National Inventory19

Urban Wood Waste Resource Assessment 23

Biomass Residue Supply Curves for the United States (Update)27

The Changing Solid Waste Wood Resource in the United States, 1990-1998 31

SECTION III: ESTIMATES OF NATIONAL WOOD WASTE QUANTITIES AND PRICES37

Methodology Used to Develop Estimates of Quantities and Prices 37

Results .45

APPENDIX A: BibliographyA-1

APPENDIX B: Matrix TableB-1

APPENDIX C: Calculated Delivered Residue Cost and Graph of DRC Versus Cumulative Percent

Available C-1

APPENDIX D: Calculation of Weighted Average Landfill and Incinerator Tipping Fee .D-1