| Title |
Plastics waste management : disposal, recycling, and reuse / edited by Nabil Mustafa. |
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| Imprint |
New York : M. Dekker, c1993. |
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| Description |
vii, 413 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Environmental science and pollution control series ; 5
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The legacy of the landfill : perspectives on the solid waste crisis / David T. Brown -- Landfills and legislation : overview of regulations affecting in-ground disposal of nonhazardous solid waste in Canada and the United States / David T. Brown -- Plastics : a technical overview / Joseph Hansmann and Nabil Mustafa -- Plastic identification / Marek Gnatowski -- Plastics production and consumption / Faris Shammas -- Plastic waste, composition, quantities, and disposal alternatives / Clément Audet and Bertrand Langlet -- Compatablity of plastic polymers / Joseph Hansmann and Nabil Mustafa -- Postconsumer plastic waste recycling ; Tertiary recycling of plastics / Nabil Mustafa and Joseph Hansmann -- Recycling of plastics by surface refurbishing ; Plastics aging / Marek Gnatowski -- Plastics, packaging, and environmentally friendly products / David T. Brown and Lisa J. Morgan -- Energy from waste / Ron Maraghi. |
| Subject(s) |
Plastic scrap -- Recycling.
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Refuse and refuse disposal.
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Plastics industry and trade.
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| Alternate Author |
Mustafa, Nabil, 1943-
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