Recycle your plastic waste

Journal Article · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Hydrocarbon Processing; (USA)

OSTI ID:6953104

Kuhlke, W C ^[1]

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1. DeWitt and Co., Houston, TX (US)

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.

• OSTI ID: 6953104
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Processing; (USA), Vol. 69:5; ISSN 0018-8190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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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
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& Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Industrial Waste Management
320301 - Energy Conservation
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& Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Energy Sources