Introduction to Plastics Recycling - Second Edition

Vannessa Goodship

ISBN 10: 184735078X / ISBN 13: 9781847350787

Published by Smithers Rapra Publishing, 2007

About this Item

Paperback - clean, clean cover, no marks -from a private collection - As in the successful first edition, this book provides straightforward information on plastic materials and technology, including the options for recycling plastics, with special focus on mechanical recycling. This new edition reflects the great strides that have been made to increase recycling rates worldwide in recent years. It considers the expansion of infrastructure in the UK to support plastic recycling and major achievements that have been made in gaining widespread public support and participation for recycling schemes; specifically the need to manage waste on an individual household level. Current issues surrounding council recycling of plastic bottles, and the practice of providing free plastic carrier bags by supermarkets, are also considered. Biopolymers are expected to have a major impact on plastic markets in the future and therefore some of the issues of biodegradability versus recycling are expanded in this second edition, as is the wider context of life cycle analysis and legislation.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Plastics Recycling - Second Edition
• Publisher: Smithers Rapra Publishing
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184735078X
• ISBN 13: 9781847350787
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

As in the successful first edition, this book provides straightforward information on plastic materials and technology, including the options for recycling plastics, with special focus on mechanical recycling. This new edition reflects the great strides that have been made to increase recycling rates worldwide in recent years. It considers the expansion of infrastructure in the UK to support plastic recycling and major achievements that have been made in gaining widespread public support and participation for recycling schemes; specifically the need to manage waste on an individual household level. Current issues surrounding council recycling of plastic bottles, and the practice of providing free plastic carrier bags by supermarkets, are also considered. Biopolymers are expected to have a major impact on plastic markets in the future and therefore some of the issues of biodegradability versus recycling are expanded in this second edition, as is the wider context of life cycle analysis and legislation.