Plastic wastes
Subtitle: management, control, recycling, and disposal
By: by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, T. Randall Curlee, Sujit Das (Oak Ridge National Laboratory).
Contributors: Curlee, T. Randall; Das, Sujit.; United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Series: Pollution technology review,; no. 201
Publisher: Noyes Data Corp.
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Park Ridge, N.J., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 479
Subjects: Plastic scrap.
Description: Plastic wastes in the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream and in the industrial sector are discussed. 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.