Recycling Postconsumer Nylon Carpet: A Case Study of the Economics and Engineering Issues Associated with Recycling Postconsumer Goods

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 117-126

  Lave, Lester ^a   Conway Schempf, Noellette ^a   Harvey, James ^a   Hart, Deanna ^a   Bee, Timothy ^a   MacCracken, Christopher ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpet recycling; Landfill cover; Materials properties; Nylon recycling; Recycled carpet plastic (RCP); Recycling economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001928135     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jiec.1998.2.1.117     Document Type: Article

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