Essays about: "Brian E.c. Mccarthy"

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  1. 1. Developments in the End-of-Life management of plastics A Western European Overview: moving away from disposal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Brian E.C. McCarthy; [2005]
    Keywords : Plastics waste management; bio-polymers; mechanical recycling; feedstock recycling; chemical recycling; recovery options; policy intervention; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Plastic materials come in a variety of forms from non-renewable resource based thermosets and thermoplastics to renewable resource based bio-plastics each of which have unique qualities and properties. These materials are seeing ever increasing production and consumption rates throughout Western Europe, being utilized in a growing number of products which inevitably enter the waste stream upon end of life. READ MORE