Plastics recycling and waste management in the US

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 253-263

  Subramanian, P M ^a  

^a SPM Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Incineration; Integrated waste management; Landfill; Life cycle analysis; Municipal waste; Plastics recycling; Waste management; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; LAND FILL; LIFE CYCLE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES;

PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMBUSTION; COMPOSTING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENT; GAS; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE; LIFESTYLE; MANAGEMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033984680     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(99)00049-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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