The recycling of plastic wastes from discarded TV sets: comparing energy recovery with mechanical recycling in the context of life cycle assessment

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 458-470

  Dodbiba, Gjergj ^a   Takahashi, Kunihiko ^a   Sadaki, Jun ^a   Fujita, Toyohisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Energy recovery; Life cycle assessment; Mechanical recycling; Plastic wastes; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTES;

ENERGY RECOVERY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MECHANICAL RECYCLING; PLASTIC WASTES;

RECYCLING;

EID: 36048952822     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.08.029     Document Type: Article

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