Life cycle assessment of integrated recycling schemes for plastic containers and packaging with consideration of resin composition

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-64

  Nishijima, Asako ^a,b   Nakatani, Jun ^c   Yamamoto, Kazuo ^c   Nakajima, Fumiyuki ^c  

^a JAPAN WEATHER ASSOCIATION   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Feedstock recycling; Independent plastic tray recycling; Material recycling; Residue recycling; Voluntary collection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857918905     PISSN: 14384957     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-011-0032-y     Document Type: Article

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