Opportunities for bio-polymer resource conservation through closed loop recycling

Society of Plastics Engineers - Global Plastics Environmental Conference 2010, GPEC 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Colwill, J A ^a   Wright, E I ^a   Clegg, A J ^a   Rahimifard, S ^a   Thomas, N L ^a   Haworth, B ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOPS; ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS; END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MATERIAL SELECTION; NON-RENEWABLE; PACKAGING SUPPLY CHAINS; PLASTIC PACKAGING; POLYMER SCIENCE; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE CONSERVATION;

BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ELASTOMERS; ENGINEERS; LIFE CYCLE; PACKAGING MACHINES; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; RECYCLING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STAINLESS STEEL; SUGARS; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ELASTOMERS; LIFE CYCLE; PACKAGING MACHINES; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; RECYCLING; SUGAR; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 79952941327     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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