Management, Control, Recycling and Disposal To order this title, and for more information, click here
By T. Randall Curlee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA Sujit Haber, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA
Description Plastic wastes in the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream and in the industrial sector are discussed in this book. Quantities of plastic
wastes generated, characterization of the wastes, their environmental impact, and management of the waste stream are described. Also
covered are costs of recycling processes, technology, and energy considerations.
Audience
Environmental engineers and technicians concerned with plastic waste in municipal and industrial sectors.
Contents Part I. Wastes in the Municipal Solid Waste Stream
Executive Summary - Findings and Conclusions
Scope of the Report
Summary of Major
Findings and Action Items
1. Introduction
2. Production, Use, and Disposal of Plastics and Plastic Products
2.1 Summary of Key Findings
2.2 Technological Overview
2.3 Production and Consumption Statistics
2.4 Major End Use Markets for Plastics
2.5 Disposition of
Plastics into the Solid Waste Stream
References
3. Impacts of Plastic Debris on the Marine Environment
3.1 Summary of Key Findings
3.2 Types and Sources of Plastic Debris
3.3 Fate of Persistent Marine Debris
3.4 Effects of Plastic Debris
3.5 Summary
References
4. Impacts of Post-Consumer Plastics Waste on the Management of Municipal Solid Waste
4.1 Summary of Key Findings
4.2 Landfilling
4.3 Incineration
4.4 Litter
References
5. Options to Reduce the Impacts of Post-Consumer Plastics Wastes
5.1 Summary of Key Findings
5.2 Introduction to the Examination of Plastic Waste Management Strategies
5.3 Source Reduction
5.4 Recycling
5.5 Degradable
Plastics
5.6 Additional Programs to Mitigate the Effects of Plastic Waste
References
6. Objectives and Action Items
6.1 Objectives
for Improving Municipal Solid Waste Management
6.2 Objectives for Handling Problems Outside the MSW Management System
Appendix A: -
Statutory and Regulatory Authorities Available to EPA and Other Federal Agencies
A.1 Summary of Findings
A.2 Legislation Controlling
the Disposal of Plastic Wastes from Vessels into Navigable Waters
A.3 Legislation Controlling the Disposal of Plastic Wastes from Land
Sources to Navigable Waters
A.4 Disposal of Plastic Waste from Any Source onto Land
A.5 Other Legislation that Influences the Manufacture
or Discard of Plastic Materials
References
Appendix B: - State and Local Recycling Efforts
References
Appendix C: - Substitutes for
Lead and Cadmium Additives for Plastics
C.1 Introduction
C.2 Substitute Colorants and Their Properties
C.3 Substitute Stabilizers
and Their Properties
References
Part II. Recycling in the Industrial Sector
Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. Plastic Waste Projections
2.1 Projected U.S. Resin Production and Use
2.2 Projections of Manufacturing Nuisance Plastics
2.3 Projections of Post-Consumer
Plastic Wastes
3. The Energy Content of Plastic Wastes
3.1 The Energy Content of Plastics
3.2 The Aggregate Energy Content of Manufacturing
and Post-Consumer Plastics
4. The Cost of Recycling Versus Disposal
4.1 Summary of Previous Assessment
4.2 Recent Estimates of the
Cost of Disposal
4.3 Recent Estimates of the Cost of Recycling
5. An Update of Recent Institutional Changes that May Promote Recycling
5.1 Industry Sponsored Groups
5.2 Public Sector Actions
6. Recent Legislative and Regulatory Actions
6.1 Local and State Actions
6.2 Federal Actions
6.3 Implications for Plastics Recycling
7. The Potential for Divertable Plastic Waste
7.1 Scenario Development
7.2 Estimated Quantities of DPW
7.3 Summary
8. Plastics Recycling from the Current Industry's Perspective
9. Conclusions
Appendix:
- Plastic Waste Projections: Methodology and Assumptions
A.1 Introduction
A.2 Historical and Projected U.S. Resin Production and
Use
A.3 Post-Consumer Plastic Waste Projections
Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 493 pages, publication date: DEC-1991
ISBN-13: 978-0-8155-1265-3
ISBN-10: 0-8155-1265-1
Imprint: WILLIAM ANDREW
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