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~ Susan Selke (Author) "Every day we hear more and more complaints about the damage that packaging, especially plastic packaging, is doing to our environment..." (more)
Key Phrases: bottle deposit legislation, commingled plastics, primary recycling, United States, New York, Waste Age (more...)
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This is one of the most comprehensive books . . . on the subject to date . . . very readable by both the professional as well as all concerned.
-Ralph H. Thomas Sr., Thomas Packaging Consultants, in Polymer News

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The leading book on packaging and the environment-now expanded and updated This is a detailed examination and objective analysis of all aspects of environmental problems related to packaging: resource depletion, pollution, solid waste management, recycling, degradability, package design considerations, and legislation. The author is a leading authority on the subject. The presentation is well documented and non-partisan. This new edition is expanded and completely updated.

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bottle deposit legislation, commingled plastics, primary recycling, secondary recycling, obsolete scrap, degradable packaging, drop off programs, reusable packages, aluminum beverage cans, recycling research, sorbent injection, plastics recycling, municipal solid waste, degradable plastics, paperboard packaging, home scrap, recycling rate, virgin resin, industrial scrap, largest single use, solid waste stream, packaging industry, waste composting, base cup, beverage bottles
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United States, New York, Waste Age, Recycling Times, Modern Plastics, Environmental Protection Agency, American Paper Institute, Chemical Engineering, New Jersey, Resource Recycling, Worldwatch Paper, Thompson Publishing Group, Worldwatch Institute, Rhode Island, Conservation Foundation, Bureau of Mines, Franklin Associates, Resource Conservation Consultants, Science of Composting, Future Business Opportunity, North America, West Germany, American Chemical Society, Biodegradable Materials, Business Week
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