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Plastic wastes : management, control, recycling, and disposal

by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, T. Randall Curlee, Sujit Das (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

(Pollution technology review, no. 201)

Noyes Data Corp., c1991

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Plastic wastes in the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream and in the industrial sector are discussed in this book. Quantities of plastic wastes generated, characterization of the wastes, their environmental impact, and management of the waste stream are described. Also covered are costs of recycling processes, technology, and energy considerations.

Table of Contents

Part I. Wastes in the Municipal Solid Waste StreamIntroductionProduction, Use, and Disposal of Plastics and Plastic ProductsImpacts of Plastic Debris on the Marine EnvironmentImpacts of Post-Consumer Plastics Waste on the Management of Municipal Solid WasteOptions to Reduce the Impacts of Post-Consumer Plastics WastesObjectives and Action ItemsAppendix A: - Statutory and Regulatory Authorities Available to EPA and Other Federal AgenciesAppendix B: - State and Local Recycling EffortsAppendix C: - Substitutes for Lead and Cadmium Additives for PlasticsPart II. Recycling in the Industrial SectorIntroductionPlastic Waste ProjectionsThe Energy Content of Plastic WastesThe Cost of Recycling Versus DisposalAn Update of Recent Institutional Changes that May Promote RecyclingRecent Legislative and Regulatory ActionsThe Potential for Divertable Plastic WastePlastics Recycling from the Current Industry's PerspectiveConclusionsAppendix: - Plastic Waste Projections: Methodology and Assumptions

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  • NCID
    BA19192614
  • ISBN
    • 0815512651
  • LCCN
    90023207
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Park Ridge, N.J., U.S.A.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 479 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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