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Title: Recycle your plastic waste

Abstract

This paper discusses how source reduction and recycling are alternatives to managing waste. This includes the recycling of material before it leaves the manufacturer or reducing the size of the product being made. In-plant reprocessing of plastic materials is one method of source reduction. Included are such applications as where an injection molder collects the spur, regrinds it, and feeds it back to make an injection molded part. When a polystyrene sheet is thermoformed to make cups, after cutting, the remaining sheet is recycled, chopped up and reextruded to make a sheet to again be fed to the thermoformer. The alternative would be to sell the waste or send it to the city dump.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. DeWitt and Co., Houston, TX (US)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6953104
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Hydrocarbon Processing; (USA)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 69:5; Journal ID: ISSN 0018-8190
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; POLYSTYRENE; RECYCLING; ENERGY RECOVERY; MINIMIZATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; WASTES; ENERGY SOURCES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; POLYOLEFINS; POLYVINYLS; RECOVERY; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; 320305* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Industrial Waste Management; 320301 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Energy Sources

Citation Formats

Kuhlke, W C. Recycle your plastic waste. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Kuhlke, W C. Recycle your plastic waste. United States.
Kuhlke, W C. 1990. "Recycle your plastic waste". United States.
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title = {Recycle your plastic waste},
author = {Kuhlke, W C},
abstractNote = {This paper discusses how source reduction and recycling are alternatives to managing waste. This includes the recycling of material before it leaves the manufacturer or reducing the size of the product being made. In-plant reprocessing of plastic materials is one method of source reduction. Included are such applications as where an injection molder collects the spur, regrinds it, and feeds it back to make an injection molded part. When a polystyrene sheet is thermoformed to make cups, after cutting, the remaining sheet is recycled, chopped up and reextruded to make a sheet to again be fed to the thermoformer. The alternative would be to sell the waste or send it to the city dump.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6953104}, journal = {Hydrocarbon Processing; (USA)},
issn = {0018-8190},
number = ,
volume = 69:5,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990},
month = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990}
}