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Title: Recovery and recycling of plastic wastes. (Latest citations from Pollution abstracts). Published Search

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:415864

The bibliography contains citations concerning the recycling of plastics from municipal waste streams, landfills, and scrap from industrial processes. Topics include major advances in industry-led plastics recycling, equipment needed for reprocessing scrap plastic into useful materials, and markets for recycled products. The citations also discuss the types of plastics most economical to recycle and those least likely to be contaminated with toxic or carcinogenic materials which would make reprocessing hazardous. Successful recycling programs developed in Japan and western European countries are detailed. (Contains 50-250 citations and includes a subject term index and title list.) (Copyright NERAC, Inc. 1995)

Research Organization:
NERAC, Inc., Tolland, CT (United States)
OSTI ID:
415864
Report Number(s):
PB-97-850424/XAB; TRN: 63311786
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: Updated with each order. Supersedes PB--96-851662; PBD: Oct 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English