Decisionmaker"s guide to recycling plastics

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Decisionmaker's guide to recycling plastics. [Oregon. Department of Environmental Quality. Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling Section.; United States.

Environmental Protection Agency. Region X. Solid Waste Program.;]. The relatively few tons of plastic collected won't in- crease overall program costs significantly. Finally, with markets paying $ to $ per ton, plastics are the second most valuable recyclable material, after aluminum.

12 Decisionmaker's Guide to Recycling Plastics. Understanding Plastics Recycling shows the true and often-underestimated market potential of plastics recycling, with analysis from economic, ecological, and technical perspectives. It is aimed at both technical and non-technical readers, including decision makers in material suppliers, plastic product manufacturers, governmental agencies, educators, and anyone with a general interest in.

DECISION MAKER'S GUIDE TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT—Vol. II (continued) Chapter 5: Source Reduction Table Number Page Results of the Feather River Company's Polystyrene Peanut Reuse Program Results of Nicolet's Reusable Mug Program Chapter 6: Recycling A Component Recycling Program Plan Tonnages of.

This book is intended for all those who are interested in recycling of post consumer plastic waste. Although, this book discusses technical aspects of recycling, the Authors have endeavoured to make this book easily understandable to anyone interested in the subject.

This book enables the reader to gain a thorough grounding in all the subjects discussed and each chapter has a bibliography to allow follow 5/5(2). Recyclable. Rinse out before putting in the bin. A bottle with a cap or an opening the same size or smaller than the base of the bottle is probably going to be recyclable.

Bottles used for laundry detergent and personal care products such as shampoo and soap are all recyclable. Since both books and magazines are mixed paper, the first step in recycling is to separate these products from cardboard, office paper and newspaper grades.

The mixed paper is then baled and sent to a mill. At the mill, there are machines called pulpers that introduce water and chemicals to break down the paper into fibers. Then, any ink and. Deliberate programs for recycling water include use of wetlands as areas to filter harmful wastes from the substance, or using partly treated sewage for raising fish.

Municipal sewage- and water-treatment plants, of course, are fundamental recycling agents. The individual consumer plays a large part in recycling.

Plastic Recycling. Did you know recycling just ten plastic bottles saves enough energy to power a laptop for more than 25 hours. Recycle plastics #1 thru #7. Look on the bottom of containers for a number inside the recycling arrows.

Acceptable Items. Milk jugs (no cartons) Water/Soda containers Shampoo/Soap/Detergent bottles.