A review of plastics recycling in the USA with policy recommendations

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 298-306

  Hadjilambrinos, Constantine ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Plastics recycling; Policy; Technologies; USA

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; RESIN;

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; POLICY; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030433994     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0376892900039151     Document Type: Article

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