Plastics Waste Management: Disposal, Recycling, and Reuse [Hardcover]

Nabil Mustafa (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0824789202 | ISBN-13: 978-0824789206 | Edition: 1

This volume discusses the structure and growth of the plastics industry, comprehensively displaying the complete cycle of plastics from raw materials to waste and solutions related to this waste - presenting practical cost scenarios for the collection and disposal of waste.;Examining the issue of plastics waste in a broad social and environmental context, Plastics Waste Management: considers the regulations imposed on waste disposal and aspects of pollution control acts; provides a technical overview of polymers, classifications, and properties as well as the plastics industry, polymer production, and consumption; addresses extrusion basics and polymers' compatibility in a mixture of plastic waste; describes the recycling of mixed plastics waste; and explores design considerations and product life cycles with respect to environmentally friendly products in packaging applications.;Furnishing more than 400 bibliographic citations, Plastics Waste Management is a reference for pollution control, plastics, environmental, polymer and chemical engineers; recycling facility operators; plastics designers; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 413 pages
• Publisher: Marcel Dekker, Inc.; 1 edition (April 28, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824789202
• ISBN-13: 978-0824789206
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,361,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)